Sulaiman El-Hadi

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Sulaiman El-Hadi was an American poet and performer best known for his influential work with the pioneering spoken-word and proto-rap group The Last Poets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
performer
poet
rapper
spoken word artist
associatedAct The Last Poets
associatedWith Black Arts Movement
New York City
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creativeWorkType performance poetry
culturalContext African-American culture
Black Power era arts
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork hip hop culture
performance poetry
spoken word
genre poetry
proto-rap
spoken word
hasRole lyricist
poetry performer
vocalist
influenced hip hop music
rap music
spoken word poetry scene
knownFor contributions to proto-rap
influential work with The Last Poets
pioneering spoken-word performance
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf The Last Poets
movement proto-rap
spoken word movement
notableFor politically conscious performance
socially engaged poetry
notableWork performances with The Last Poets
occupation performer
poet
rapper
spoken word artist
partOf early hip hop and rap tradition
performingArtsDiscipline oral poetry
stage performance

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The Last Poets member Sulaiman El-Hadi