The Black Panthers had their own funk band that traveled the country spreading their revolutionary message? Here is a brief history of The Lumpen's storied career.
. Vincent says he's never heard the full album—which he calls a"unicorn"—but did transcribe the lyrics from eight songs he gleaned from a cassette copy while researching his book.
The Lumpen, he says,"represented the music, but they also represented the Black Panther Party at that time. … They represented a moment of truth where the music, the politics, the possibilities were all sort of reaching a peak at the same time.".""That was the record that laid out this explicit discourse across the racial divide," he explains."The explicit use of race—all that sort of evolved from late '69 into '70.
The Lumpen, Vincent argues, were unique."They weren't a group designed to perform for profit," he says."They were designed to perform for a specific political agenda that mirrored or reflected the Black Panther Party's vision of social change."Both Vincent and Ned note that the radio stations of the time were afraid to give the Lumpen airplay despite their talent. Ned adds that Panther leadership had other priorities besides promoting a funk band.
With a tinge of regret, Ned remarks,"What [Panther leadership] didn't understand at the time that we brought rehumanizing, opening up the doors for everyone to say, 'I'm a revolutionary too.'"permeated R&B and funk throughout the '70s —as well as the direct political speech of hip-hop groups such as the Coup, Public Enemy and dead prez. There have been inquiries, Ned says, from local artist Kev Choice and X Clan's Brother J about collaborating on a reunion show—suggesting there may be another chapter in the Lumpen's story.
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