The ‘Grandfather of Rap’ Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of The Last Poets Has Passed Away

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, a notable member of spoken-word collective The Last Poets passed away on Monday…

THE SOURCE PARTNERS WITH WORDS SHOWCASE & OPEN MIC AT THE NUYORICAN CAFÉ TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL POETRY MONTH

Hip-Hop and Spoken Word are like two sides of the same LP. All one have to…

The Resurgence: The Last Poets ‘Understand What Black Is’

Even while on a 20-year hiatus, their influence could still be felt. The likes of Notorious…

The Last Poets’ ‘Party and Bullshit’ Copyright Lawsuit Against The Notorious B.I.G. Estate Has Been Dismissed

This past Friday (Mar. 9), on the 21st anniversary of the death of Biggie Smalls, a…

Legendary Poet Keorapetse Kgositsile, Father of Earl Sweatshirt, Has Died at 79

Esteemed South African poet and political activist Keorapetse Kgositsile, also the father of rapper Earl Sweatshirt,…