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Hustlers Convention (Lightnin' Rod album)

This article is about the album by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin. For other uses, see Hustlers Convention.
Hustlers Convention
Studio album by
Lightnin' Rod
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreFunk
Length31:37
LabelCelluloid Records
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Hustlers Convention is an album recorded by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin under the pseudonym Lightnin' Rod. The album was a major influence on hip hop music[2] and combined poetry, funk, jazz and spoken word.[3] Hustlers Convention helped add a sociopolitical element to black music.[4] The album narrates the story of two fictional hustlers, named Sport and Spoon.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Sport"2:36
2."Spoon"1:14
3."The Cafe Black Rose"1:47
4."Brother Hominy Grit"2:43
5."Coppin' Some Fronts For The Set"2:24
6."Hamhock's Hall Was Big (And There Was A Whole Lot To Dig!)"4:09
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Bones Fly From Spoon's Hand"2:59
2."The Break Was So Loud, It Hushed The Crowd"3:12
3."Four Bitches Is What I Got"3:44
4."Grit's Den"1:34
5."The Shit Hits The Fan Again"3:35
6."Sentenced To The Chair"1:38

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Allmusic
  2. ^ Hess, Mickey (2009). Hip Hop in America: A Regional Guide. Abc-Clio. ISBN 9780313343216. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  3. ^ Hess, Mickey (2007). Is Hip Hop Dead?: The Past, Present, and Future of America's Most Wanted Music. Bloomsbury. ISBN 9780275994617. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. ^ Payne, Yasser Arafat; Gibson, LaMar Rashad (2009). "Hip-Hop Music and Culture". In Neville, Helen A.; Tynes, Brendesha M.; Utsey, Shawn O. (eds.). Handbook of African American Psychology. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781412956888. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
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