Hustlers Convention (Lightnin' Rod album)
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[1] and combined poetry, funk, jazz, and toasting.[2] Hustlers Convention helped add a sociopolitical element to black music.[3] The album narrates the story of two fictional hustlers, named Sport and Spoon.
Track listing
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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 |
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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 |
References