Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, a notable member of spoken-word collective The Last Poets passed away on Monday (June 4). He was 74 years old. The cause of death has yet to be revealed, Rolling Stone reports. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information “It is with extreme sadness and a heavy heart that the family of Jalal Nuriddin […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hip-Hop and Spoken Word are like two sides of the same LP. All one have to do is listen to Gil Scott Heron or The Last Poets, and they would clearly see the thread between those poets and rappers like Kendrick and Nas. It is the rhythmic recitation of a […]
Even while on a 20-year hiatus, their influence could still be felt. The likes of Notorious B.I.G., NWA, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and countless others have sampled their timeless sound. A sound crafted in East Harlem in the 1970s that shaped hip-hop during it’s earliest stages. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
This past Friday (Mar. 9), on the 21st anniversary of the death of Biggie Smalls, a copyright lawsuit-plagued against the B.I.G. Estate was dismissed. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In March 2016, spoken-word legend Abiodun Oyewole from The Last Poets filed a suit over The Notorious B.I.G.’s smash hit “Party and Bullshit” alleging that the […]
Esteemed South African poet and political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile, also the father of rapper Earl Sweatshirt, has passed away at the age of 79. Also known by his pen name, Bra Willie, he scummed to a short illness at a Johannesburg hospital on January 3rd. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Kgositsile became an “instrument of […]
