How crucial an influence were the Watts Prophets on hip-hop? Put it this way: Not too many poets have been sampled by both Digable Planets and Dr. Dre. A West Coast version of NYC’s Last Poets, the ...
The Watts Prophets performing group, formed by three young poets in the wake of the 1965 Watts riots, was known for hard-edged commentary. But perhaps the most feisty of the trio was Richard Dedeaux, ...
Any look back at the days of outrage and violence in Watts 50 years ago would be incomplete without including the Watts Prophets. Southern California's 60s-era spoken-word artists chronicled the ...
Amde Hamilton, founding member of the Watts Prophets, on growing up in South LA and the power of art
Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from ...
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