Friday March 14th @3pm EST " The Grandfather Of Hip Hop coming to Hip Hop Today Red Cup Radio www.tenacityradio.com

Lightnin' Rod" Jalal Nuriddi of The Last Poets & Malik Al Nasir & Director Quenell Jones will be joining the show to  talking about their upcoming film "Hustlers Convention.

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.
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