Hustlers Convention (Lightnin' Rod album)

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Hustlers Convention
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Released1973
Recorded1973
Genre Funk
Length31:37
Label Celluloid 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.

Contents

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

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