Tracklist
| A1 | Understand What Black Is |
| A2 | North East West South |
| B1 | How Many Bullets |
| B2 | She Is |
| B3 | What I Want To See |
| C1 | Certain Images |
| C2 | The Bridge |
| C3 | We Must Be Sacred |
| D1 | Rain Of Terror |
| D2 | The Music |
Credits
- Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Jason Yarde (tracks: A2, C2, D2)
- Artwork – New Analog Design
- Backing Vocals – John "Segs" Jennings* (tracks: D1)
- Baritone Saxophone – Sam Rapley (tracks: A1, A3 To C1, D1)
- Bass – Dub Judah
- Bass Clarinet – George Crowley (tracks: A1, A3 To C1, D1)
- Clarinet – Lluis Mather (tracks: A1, A3 To C1, D1)
- Drums, Written-By – Winston "Horseman" Williams*
- Engineer – Eber Pinheiro, Sean Amery
- Flute – Gareth Lockrane
- Guitar – Kashta Menliek Tafari*
- Mastered By – Frank Merritt
- Percussion – Afla Sackey, Lenny Edwards
- Piano – Ross Stanley (tracks: A1 To C2, D1 To D2)
- Piano, Keyboards [Hammond] – Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie
- Synthesizer, Keyboards [Rhodes] – Matthew Bourne (tracks: D1)
- Tenor Saxophone – James Allsopp (tracks: A1 To C2, D1 To D2)
- Trombone – Adrian Hallowell (tracks: A1, A3 To C1, D1), Tom White (tracks: A1, A3 To C1, D1), Trevor Mires (tracks: A1 To C2, D1 To D2)
- Trumpet – Alex Bonney (tracks: A1 To C1, C3 To D2), Percy Purseglove* (tracks: A2, C2, D2), Rory Simmons (tracks: A2, C2, D2)
- Tuba – Andy Grappy (tracks: A2, C2, D2)
- Vocals [Additional] – Shniece Mcmenamin* (tracks: C3, D1)
- Written-By – Abiodun Oyewole, Dub Judah, Riaan Vosloo, Umar Bin Hassan
- Written-By, Producer – Benedic Lamdin, Mike Pelanconi
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 5055373538402
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUDRCD009 | The Last Poets | Understand What Black Is (CD, Album) | Studio Rockers | STUDRCD009 | US | 2018 |
| STUDRCD009 | The Last Poets | Understand What Black Is (CD, Album, Promo, Pla) | Studio Rockers | STUDRCD009 | US | 2018 |










