Willard's Wormholes

Holy Terror (1993)
Bill Laswell & Rap’s 60s Messengers

The Last Poets stirred the shit back in the late 60s – practically inventing modern rap while boldly confronting society’s unspoken black & white taboos. Armed with words, bongos and a bad attitude, they (unsurprisingly) managed to radicalized themselves to the outer edge of the mainstream… and nearly out of the business altogether. Minimized after a couple of decades on the movement’s sidelines, Bill Laswell brought together Umar Bin Hassan & Abiodun Oyewole (original members of The Last Poets) and backed them with his bass, his production and his small band of ultra-cool pals; Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell, Aiyb Dieng and Melle Mel. A lean crew by Laswell’s standards, and mean, too. Listen to the irresistible funk groove of “Homesick.” The words matter most, but the Laswell gang’s presence makes this album easily one of The Last Poets’ best. Out of print and cheap at Amazon (HERE), which is more criminal than downloading. Anyone got the extra 12″ mixes of “Homesick?”

Invocation
Homesick
Black Rage
Men-Tality
Pelourinho
Funk
If We Only Knew
Illusion Of Self
Talk Show
Black And Strong (Homesick)
Last Rites