Hustler's Convention (LP) Maceo Parker and the great Idris Muhammad

and the great Idris Muhammad on drums

to little commercial success

After releasing Perry’s landmark album Blackboard Jungle Dub

and Richard Taninbaum (drums)

first made waves when he produced several songs on The Lox's Bad Boy Records debut album

Hustler's Convention (LP) Maceo Parker and the great Idris MuhammadLightnin' Rod is just one of the many pseudonyms used by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, often referred to as the "Grandfather of Rap." A prolific wordsmith and orator throughout the 1970s, Nuriddin was one of the founding members of the influential poetry collective known as The Last Poets, who have been cited as one of the earliest influences on the development of hip hop music, breaking ground for the genre with lyrical performances that were frequently