Be Bop or Be Dead

Be Bop or Be Dead
Studio album by
Umar Bin Hassan
Released1993
GenreRap, jazz
LabelAxiom[1]
ProducerBill Laswell
Umar Bin Hassan chronology
Be Bop or Be Dead
(1993) 		To the Last
(2001)

Be Bop or Be Dead is the debut solo album by the American musician and Last Poet Umar Bin Hassan, released in 1993.[2][3] Hassan had spent many of the preceding years isolated from his group and his music while dealing with drug and personal issues.[4][5] The album was a commercial disappointment.[6]

  1. ^ "Jazzoetry". SF Weekly. September 20, 1995.
  2. ^ "Umar Bin Hassan Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "One of the Last Poets". Miami New Times.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 101.
  5. ^ Smith, Patricia (11 Oct 1993). "Return of the Last Poet sounds a wake-up call". Living. The Boston Globe. p. 39.
  6. ^ Santiago, Roberto (December 31, 1993). "Hip Hop Walks the Cutting Edge". Friday. The Plain Dealer. p. 12.