Holy Terror

by The Last Poets

Holy Terror cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Rykodisc
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:07
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Holy Terror' marks a powerful resurgence for the pioneering spoken word collective, directly bridging their foundational revolutionary poetry with the contemporary hip-hop landscape they helped inspire. The politically charged delivery is matched by dense, experimental jazz-rap production, proving their enduring relevance.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, political, rap, spoken-word, conscious, live

Tracklist

  1. Invocation (2:00)
  2. Homesick (8:20)
  3. Black Rage (5:17)
  4. Men-tality (5:13)
  5. Pelourinho (5:16)
  6. Funk (6:05)
  7. If We Only Knew
  8. Illusion Of Self (8:16)
  9. Talk Show (5:31)
  10. Last Rite (1:09)

Credits

  • The Last Poets - primary artist
  • Mati Klarwein - artwork
  • Aiyb Dieng - congas, bells, talking drum, tambourine, gong, percussion
  • Bootsy Collins - guitar, bass
  • Bernie Worrell - keyboards
  • Abiodun Oyewole - voice
  • Grandmaster Melle Mel - voice
  • Umar Bin Hassan - voice

More from The Last Poets: full discography