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Four Bitches Is What I Got by Lightnin' Rod

Artist Biography For Lightnin' Rod

Lightnin' Rod Was A Pseudonym Used By Jalal Nuriddin Jalaludin M. Nuriddin A Member Of Influential Proto-Rap Group The Last Poets . Lightnin' Rod's Much-Sampled 1973 Album Hustler's Convention Sic Consists Of One Long Rhyming Narrative Relaying The Story Of A Young Ghetto Player And His Partner In Crime. Broken Into Twelve Tracks Or "chapters" The Tale Features Backing From A Host Of Funk Soul And Jazz Musicians Including Kool & The Gang Eric Gale Cornell Dupree Bernard Purdie And Richard Tee. Doriella Du Fontaine A Retrospectively-Released Recording From 1969 Features Rod Rhyming Over A Guitar And Drums Backdrop Provided By Jimi Hendrix And Buddy Miles. In 1973 A Fast-Talking Hustler By The Name Of Sport Played A Huge Part In The Birth Of Hip-Hop. Brought To Life By Lightnin’ Rod A.K.A Jalal Of The Last Poets And Backed By Music Provided By Kool & The Gang Among Others. His Street Tales Of Card Games Throwing Dice And Chasing Women Influenced Wu Tang Ice T Public Enemy Jungle Brothers Black Moon And Many More.

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