LIGHTNIN' ROD - Hustler's Convention (2022 Repress) - LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl

LP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.

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 from Kool & The Gang, Buddy Miles, Billy Preston and more, Hustlers' Convention is a concept album documenting the rise and fall of Sport, a street gambler who ends up in jail after a shoot-out with the police. His street tales of card games, throwing dice and chasing women influenced Wu Tang, Ice T, Public Enemy, Jungle Brothers and many more while also playing a key role in establishing rap as an accepted modern musical art form. A documentary about the album and its pivotal role in the evolution of hip hop is currently being made. The film features interviews with Chuck D, Melle Mel, KRS One, Fab 5 Freddy and more. This vinyl edition is pressed on heavyweight (180g) vinyl and is packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Sport
2. Spoon
3. The Café Black Rose
4. Brother Hominy Grit
5. Coppin' Some Fronts for the Set
6. Hamhock's Hall Was Big (And There Was A Whole Lot To Dig!)

Side B
1. The Bones Fly from Spoon's Hand
2. The Break Was So Loud
3. It Hushed the Crowd
4. Four Bitches Is What I Got
5. Grit's Den
6. The Shit Hits the Fan Again
7. Sentenced to the Chair