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Hustlers Convention (Lightnin' Rod album)

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Hustlers Convention
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreFunk
Length31:37
LabelCelluloid Records
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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

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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

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References

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  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.