Lightnin' Rod

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Born
24 July 1944
Born In
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
Died
4 June 2018 (aged 73)
Lightnin' Rod was a pseudonym used by Jalal Nuriddin (Jalaludin M. Nuriddin), a member of influential proto-rap group The Last Poets . Lightnin' Rod's much-sampled 1973 album Hustler's Convention (sic) consists of one long rhyming narrative, relaying the story of a young ghetto player and his partner in crime. Broken into twelve tracks or "chapters", the tale features backing from a host of funk, soul and jazz musicians including Kool & The Gang, Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree, Bernard Purdie and Richard Tee. Doriella Du Fontaine, a retrospectively-rel… read more
Lightnin' Rod was a pseudonym used by Jalal Nuriddin (Jalaludin M. Nuriddin), a member of influential proto-rap group The Last Poets . Lightnin' Rod's much-sampled 1973 album Hustler's Convention (sic) consists of one long rhyming narrative, relaying the story of a young … read more
Lightnin' Rod was a pseudonym used by Jalal Nuriddin (Jalaludin M. Nuriddin), a member of influential proto-rap group The Last Poets . Lightnin' Rod's much-sampled 1973 album Hustler's Convention (sic) consists of one long rhyming narrative, relaying the story of a young ghetto player and his partner in crime. Broken into twelve tracks or &qu… read more

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1 Play track Hustler's Convention Sport
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2 Play track Hustler's Convention Spoon
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3 Play track Hustler's Convention Four Bitches Is What I Got
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4 Play track Hustler's Convention Grit's Den
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5 Play track Hustler's Convention The Cafe Black Rose
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6 Play track Hustler's Convention Coppin' Some Fronts for the Set
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7 Play track Hustler's Convention Brother Hominy Grit
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8 Play track Hustler's Convention Sentenced to the Chair
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9 Play track Hustler's Convention The Break Was so Loud, It Hushed the Crowd
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10 Play track Hustler's Convention The Shit Hits the Fan Again
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  1. 6,505 listeners

    15 Aug 2011 · 12 tracks

    Hustlers Convention
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    1973 · 12 tracks

    Hustler's Convention
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  3. 305 listeners

    1984 · 2 tracks

    Doriella Du Fontaine
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  4. 4 listeners

    19 May 2014 · 12 tracks

    Hustlers Convention [Explicit]
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