They are generally credited, along with Gil Scott-Heron, as being major influences on the development of hip hop.
In 2010, Albe Back released his mixtape Back 2 Dope which was executive produced by Jared Lee Gosselin and features rapper Maino, DMC, Macy Gray, and Albe's mentor and co-founder of The Last Poets, Abiodun Oyewole.
The group released their self-titled debut album Black Market Militia that same year, with production from Godz Wrath and Bronze Nazareth, and guest appearances from dead prez and Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets.
The same year, Sanders appeared on the Red Hot Organization's album, Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool, on the track "This is Madness" with Umar Bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole and the bonus track, "The Creator Has A Master Plan (Trip hop Remix)." The album was named "Album of the Year" by Time.