Comments for Hassan, Umar Bin, Be Bop or Be Dead

Solo album by Umar Bin Hassan, member of the legendary Last Poets.Last Poets was arguably the forerunners or rap (they used jazzand African percussion to comp their "poet" reading). The disc contained remakes of two Poet`s classic: "Niggers are scared of revolution" and "This is madness". Storng political messages aboutBlack Americans. Absolutely fat grooves provided by P-funkstersBernie Worrell (keyboards), Bootsy Collins (on guitars!) and Bill Laswell on bass. An amazing rhythm section consists of Buddy Miles, African percussion masters Aiyb Dieng, Anton Fier (the Golden Palominoes)and a host of others created this funky disc with an urgent message.