ArtistInfo

The Watts Prophets

Band, *1967 US, Watts, Los Angeles
Hip-Hop/Rap, Spoken Word and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Anthony Hamilton,Richard Dedeaux,Otis Smith The Black Voices

The Watts Prophets are a group of musicians and poets from Watts, Los Angeles, California. Like their contemporaries The Last Poets, the group combined elements of jazz music and spoken-word performance, anticipating hip-hop music. Formed in 1967, the group comprises Richard A Dedeaux, Father Amde Hamilton (born Anthony Hamilton), and Otis O'Solomon (also billed as Otis O'Solomon Smith) (O'Solomon removed the "Smith" from his name in the 1970s).

Members

	Richard Dedeaux
	Otis Smith
	Anthony "Amde" Hamilton voc