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1LP Vinyl – CELL 6107

Lightnin’ Rod was the alias of Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, a member of the legendary The Last Poets, a collective of spoken-word artists who are considered the proto-rap group. The Brooklyn native was in one of the earlier configurations of the group and appeared on their first two albums. He released Hustlers Convention under the pseudonym Lightnin’ Rod as a side project in 1973, without revealing his identity. The album is about as detailed of a portrait of young Black men doing whatever it takes to survive on the streets as has ever been recorded.