Today @3pm est Director Quenlle Jones & Malik Al Nasir will talk about the Documentary Hustler Convention www.tenacityradio.com

Today @3pm est Director Quenlle Jones & Malik Al Nasir will talk about the Documentary Hustler Convention www.tenacityradio.com



The Grandfather Of Hip Hop," Jalal Nuriddin better known as "Lightnin' Rod" Of The Last Poets. In 1973, a fast-talking hustler named Sport spawned the birth of Hip-Hop. Lightnin' Rod a.k.a Jalal of The Last Poets, backed by Kool & The Gang and others, told an epic street tale of card sharks, gamblers, dope peddlers and thieves which changed the face of music forever.


Memorised by Melle Mel, Fab 5 Freddy and many others, it became what Chuck D called a ‘verbal bible to understand the streets'. Wu Tang, the Beastie Boys and Jungle Brothers have all paid homage to it https://hustlersconvention.crowdhoster.com/hustlers-convention-film


Al Nasir is a Poet, Music Producer, and Student of the late great Gil Scott Heron & "Lightnin' Rod" Jalal Nuriddi of The Last Poets. Al Nasir will discuss the upcoming documentary on the ground breaking "Hustlers Convention", which setup the groundworks for what we call hip hop today and documentary on "The Grandfather Of Hip Hop," Jalal Nuriddin better known as "Lightnin' Rod" Of The Last Poets.


Quenell Jones has an under-graduate degree in narrative cinematography and masters degree in documentary cinematography where he was able to study in Manchester England. While in Europe, Quenell was able to shoot several documentaries for local and national broadcast with subject ranging from Stained Glass Windows, Karaoke and also a documentary examining the consequences of Liverpool’s successful bid to be the European Capital of Culture. After graduate school, Quenell joined the International Cinematographers Guild, becoming one of the rotating DP’s on the TV show “30 Rock” shooting their web series for season 5-6-7.


 Quenell was also able to shoot the four year Auto-Biographical documentary, “Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears” on the legendary boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier. The film has been screened Internationally and Nationally by ESPN, featured in the New York Times and Hulu’s first ever Documentary of the Month. Other significant works include shooting films featuring the acclaimed actors Vincent D’Onofrio in a period film, several web spots for Essence Magazine and Oprah Magazine, several music videos with Grammy Winning Jazz singer Gregory Porter and other documentaries including “Public Discourse” a film about the birth of Street Art, The Critics Pick: Top 10 Films of 2013 “My Brooklyn” and also shooting documentaries for the NBA.