Last Poets CD discography. In 2002, Light in the Attic released Artist/This Is Madness, which contained two albums -- Artist (1970) and This Is Madness (1971), both originally issued on Douglas -- by the Artist on a two-disc set. ~ Wade...

The extraordinary 38-track collection THE LEGEND: THE BEST OF THE Artist brings together the all-time greatest recordings from the renowned NYC slam poetry group known as the Artist. Surveying the group's three-decade trajectory and various incarnations, THE LEGEND...

Often cited (along with Gil Scott-Heron) as the artists most directly responsible for the genesis of hip-hop music, the slam poetry trio known as the Artist emerged in late-1960s New York from the black nationalist wing of the civil...

Essentially, this Recall collection compiles the first four Artist recordings on two discs. This is "real rap," to be sure. Many may regard Gil Scott-Heron as the "godfather of hip-hop," but the Artist were its true progenitors. Their...

The 1970s and '80s work of hip-hop pioneers the Artist is featured on this 20-track compilation, which also includes a rare recording with Jimi Hendrix. This Charly anthology of the seminal Artist packages tracks from their Douglas albums recorded...

In 2002, Light in the Attic released Artist/This Is Madness, which contained two albums -- Artist (1970) and This Is Madness (1971), both originally issued on Douglas -- by the Artist on a two-disc set. ~ Wade...

The foundation work for latter-day rappers -- Afro-centric themes, improvisational vocal styles, obscenity, and a political slant. ~ Ron Wynn

Hip-hop pioneers The Artist reunite in this live concert at the 2008 Banlieues Bleues Festival in Paris. In late-'60s Harlem, these writers united to form the group that fused their spoken-word poetry with jazz and funk. Though rap wouldn’t...

Contains remixes of earlier Artist material. Producers: T. Matarazzo, Choco, Clive Smith.