Der Song "All Hid" stammt von Camille Yarbroughs Album "The Iron Pot Cooker", das 1975 bei Vanguard Records erschienen ist und für lange Zeit ihr einziges Album blieb. Begleitet wurde sie bei den Aufnahmen von Linda Twine (Clavinet), Cornell Dupree (Guitar), James Benjamin (Bass), Jimmy Johnson (Drums, Percussion) und Leopoldo Fleming (Congas, Percussion). Die Texte des Albums waren Teil ihrer one-woman spoken word show "Tales And Tunes Of An African American Griot", mit der sie Anfang der 70er Jahre tourte. Spin Magazine: A hip hop foremother (…) in the spirit of Gil Scott-Heron and the Last Poets. Camille Yarbrough wurde 1938 in Chicago, Illinois geboren und lebt heute in New York City. She is an American musician, actress, poet, activist, television producer and author. International bekannt wurde Camille Yarbrough erst 1998, als Fatboy Slim alias Norman Cook mit dem Song "Praise You" in Kanada, Irland, Großbritannien und den US Billboard Alternative-Charts einen Top Ten-Hit landete. Der Song basiert zu einem großen Teil auf Samples von Camille Yarbroughs Song "Take Yo’ Praise" aus dem Jahre 1975. Camille Yarbrough hat mehrere Bücher veröffentlicht, ihr erstes Buch, "Cornrows", erschien 1979 beim Verlag Coward, McCann & Geoghegan Incorporation. Es ist ein Buch für Kinder mit Illustrationen von Carole Byard. In television and film, her credits include network television specials, soap operas, and the original movie "Shaft". Camille was also a featured dancer in the legendary Katherine Dunham Company of Dancers, Singers and Musicians. Im Jahr 2003 veröffentlichte Camille Yarbrough ihr zweites Album "Ancestor House" bei ihrem eigenen Label Maat Music, es wurde live in Joe’s Pub in New York mitgeschnitten. Nach dem Hit von Fatboy Slim erschien 1999 bei Vanguard Records die 12"-EP "Yo’ Praise" mit der Originalversion des Songs "Take Yo’ Praise" von Camille Yarbrough sowie einem Remix des Songs von Greg Doyle und einem Club Mix von Ethnicrobot alias Nick Tidy. Bei BGP Records erschien 2003 die Single "E.V.A. / Take Yo’ Praise", wobei die A-Side vom Electronic-Pionier Jean-Jacques Perrey stammt. "E.V.A." wurde zum ersten Mal 1970 auf Perreys Album "Moog Indigo" veröffentlicht. Das Album "The Iron Pot Cooker" wurde 2005 beim Label Ace Vanguard Masters als CD wiederveröffentlicht, der Song "All Hid" ist auch auf der 2002 bei Trikont Records erschienenen CD "Black & Proud Vol.1 - The Soul Of The Black Panther Era" zu finden. Da sind natürlich auch Songs von Gil Scott-Heron und den Last Poets drauf. Volume 2 dieser tollen Zusammenstellung erschien 2005 bei Trikont Records. Malcolm X: Stop singing, start swinging. Camille Yarbrough ist inzwischen stolze 81 Jahre alt, da bin ich mit meinen 63 Jährchen ja noch ein richtig junger Hüpfer, haha. So, jetzt noch ein etwas ausführlicheres Schlusswort von Camille Yarbrough: When I first became aware of these young people creating this form called hip-hop I was so happy so pleased because it was just a tradition. But I think because of the struggle that our people have been through today, we look on television and we see so many of us there doing a variety of things. We go to the movies and we see many movies by black producers, that's great. It didn't used to be that way. So, when hip-hop was coming into being I was pleased to see that we would have another medium from which to tell our story, but we have been in the Civil Rights movement. We have changed this country and I don't think many people have acknowledged that the greatness of people of African ancestry is our struggle. I don't think people see how we made it better for everybody. We opened doors and took down 'don't come in signs', 'no black' signs, we forced them down, and so we affected (offended) some people in doing that. There are some people right now in the political world talking about, 'We want our country back'. That means that they want the negative stuff back again and I think some of them decided to take power over hip-hop because hip-hop was so strong and so pervasive and positive. I think they wanted it not to be so powerful and so they introduce things into it like pornography. There was a VH1 episode them over to direct hip-hop videos, and then came the tits and ass thing, so that our story wasn't told as much in hip-hop as it was in music in the 70's and during the movement, when we had music that was inspiring all of us, not just the young, but all of us. So right now, I am not too pleased about it, I am glad that we have Common. He's been under attack for saying something that was true. They don't want that to become popular again, there are not many others who are really doing the kind of music that inspires young people. There is too much of the vulgarity and name calling and demeaning. Years ago we were referring to each others as kings and queens. Now we're hoes and bitches. I hope I think that it's changing. I think consciousness is coming back because that's our spirit, we always bring goodness into the world. So that's where I am at, I love our young people. We will always do this, they are not the first generation to bring their goodness, enlightenment, or their genius into the world. And if there is anything I can do to be of assistance by my example, then I will do that. Die beiden Black & Proud-Sampler sollten eigentlich in keiner Popsammlung fehlen. Yeah! Gil Scott-Heron ist darauf mit den Songs "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", "Who'll Pay Reparations On My Soul?" und "Lady Day And John Coltrane" vertreten und die Last Poets mit "Panther", "Black Wish" und "Down To Now". Ja, und Derrick Harriott singt seine "Message From A Black Man". Because of my color I struggle to be free / Sticks and stones may break my bones / But in the end you're gonna see my friend / No matter how hard you try you can't stop me now.