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, 'Hustler's 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 the Wu Tang Clan, 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.
Track Listing:
1. Sport - Lightnin' Rod
2. Spoon - Lightnin' Rod
3. The Café Black Rose - Lightnin' Rod
4. Brother Hominy Grit - Lightnin' Rod
5. Coppin' Some Fronts for the Set - Lightnin' Rod
6. Hamhock's Hall Was Big - Lightnin' Rod
7. The Bones Fly from Spoon's Hand - Lightnin' Rod
8. The Break Was So Loud - Lightnin' Rod
9. It Hushed the Crowd - Lightnin' Rod
10. Four Bitches Is What I Got - Lightnin' Rod
11. Grit's Den - Lightnin' Rod
12. The Shit Hits the Fan Again - Lightnin' Rod
13. Sentenced to the Chair - Lightnin' Rod
Year of Production: 1973
