Lightnin' Rod
from Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY
July 24, 1944 - June 4, 2018 (age 73)
Biography
A former member of the Last Poets, Lightnin' Rod helped pioneer the spoken-rhyme style that would one day become rap. His most renowned album, Hustler's Convention, told the story of an ill-fated ghetto "player" and featured backing instrumentation by Kool the Gang. ~ Dan Heilman, Rovi
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