Download the latest edition of the hustlers version pdf. An unofficial music video starred upandcoming actor laurence fishburne 3 and was directed by thenunknown film student spike lee. This is for the hustlers is dedicated to the independent hip hop scene and the do it yourself mentality of releasing music. Hustlers convention is the greatest music story never told. The quality on this rip isnt great, if someone has a better rip id appreciate a copy. The group went on to produce the antidrug song white lines dont dont do it. Download hustler usa anniversary 2017 torrent or any other torrent from other ebooks direct download via magnet link.
Sampled by the wu tang clan, beastie boys and nas, lauded by melle mel, chuck d and grandmaster flash, hustlers convention set the template for hiphop. For this album, melle mel kept the group name the furious five although the lineup changed and used the title grandmaster. The video has been added to your member zone favourites. My understanding at that time, was that there were three types of education that a person may or may not receive in their lifetime. Explore releases from hustlers convention at discogs. The album was a major influence on hip hop music and combined poetry, funk, jazz, and toasting. Melle mel recites sport from the 1973 album hustlers convention. This pdf newsletter is easy to digest and go through as it contains fewer. Melle mel was born on may 15, 1961 in new york city, new york, usa as melvin glover. Join facebook to connect with melvin r sanders and others you may know. This is a full 3 hour dj red alert goes berserk show from one of the legendary saturday night mastermixes on 98. Hustlers convention is an album that changed the face of music. Hustlers convention 2015 two young hustlers attend a convention and become tangled in a financial disagreement.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from hustlers convention at the discogs marketplace. It gave the streets a voice and was recited in inner cities across america. It is about the protorap album hustlers convention, released in 1973 by jalal. My understanding at that time, was that there were three types of education that a person may or. The story of sport and spoon two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads to a shootout, police chase and finishes with sport on death row, weighing up what it all means. Jun 25, 2015 mike todds documentary reexamines a lost ancestral moment of black consciousness and black pop culture in the us. Download the grandmaster flash and the furious five torrent for free with torrentfunk. The album narrates the story of two fictional hustlers, named sport and spoon. Old school hiphopelectro grandmaster flash and the. Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five was released in 1984 by sugarhill records after the split between grandmaster flash and melle mel. Grandmaster flash and the furious five torrent torrentfunk. The hustlers version pdf newsletter is an interesting newsletter that focuses on interesting local and internatinal news stories well presented in thumbnail fashion. The group didnt have any italian releases until 1985, by which time the nonalbum single step off had been a hit in europe, so the title step off was given to a slight variation of the album, with the lead track replaced and a past hit included.
Grandmaster melle mel and the furious five wikipedia. Dec 11, 20 melle mel recites sport from the 1973 album hustlers convention. In my opinion this was put together when rap songs had true meanings and the performers were attempting to teach and bring the word to the masses. Taking its title from the album, the film blends archive photos with interviews and uses unique animated sequences set to the album. I had this album back in the 70s and accidently broke it.
Mike todds documentary reexamines a lost ancestral moment of black consciousness and black pop culture in the us. Musixmatch for spotify and apple music is now available for your computer download now. See the full list of cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Hustlers convention helped add a sociopolitical element to black music. The likes of fab five freddy and melle mel can still recite the album word for word. Melle mel celebrity profile check out the latest melle mel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Jalal tells the story of sport, a streetwise hustler, and his righthand man spoon as they attempt to score big at a national. The album narrates the story of two fictional hustlers, named sport and spoon track listing. Despite being largely forgotten, it still resonates with meaning today. It was a full moon in the middle of june in the summer of 59 i was young and cool and shot a bad game of pool and hustled all the chumps i could find well now they called. Released in 1973 by founding member of the last poets, jalal nuriddin, under the name lightnin rod, hustlers convention tells the story of sport and spoon two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads to a shootout, police chase and.
Hustlers convention is an album recorded by jalal mansur nuriddin under the pseudonym lightnin rod. My collection of classic live hip hop tapes and radio. Released in 1973 by founding member of the last poets, jalal nuriddin, under the name lightnin rod, hustlers convention tells the story of sport and spoon two young hustlers who attend the. Released in 1973 by founding member of the last poets, jalal nuriddin, under the name lightnin rod, hustlers convention tells the story of sport and spoon two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads to a. Mel became known as grandmaster melle mel and the leader of the furious five. The hustlers convention at the end of the year 1971, i began to write the hustlers convention, because of a need to express the realities of life on the streets. Hamhocks hall was big and there was a whole lot to dig. One of the last lines in the albumcd is i learned the whole truth there. Delivering the message when the hit rap song the message by grandmaster flash and the furious five came out in the early 1980s, many rappers regarded it as an inspiration and.
Teaser clip taken from the new hustlers convention documentary. Its one of the most iconic djs and shows in the ancestry of hiphop and rap on the airwaves, kool dj red alert. With chuck d, icet, jalal nuriddin, abdul malik al nasir. Grandmaster flash the official adventures of grandmaster. Hustlers convention by lightnin rod, released 24 july 1973 1. With original interviews including jalal nuriddin aka lightnin road, icet, krsone, chuck d, mc lyte and melle mel, hustlers convention explores the forgotten roots of rap and takes a closer look. It was a full moon, in the middle of june, i was young and cool and shot a bad game of pool. The official trailer for hustlers convention documentary film by mike todd about the album that changed the face of music. New york city is the backdrop for this reality series that test the buissness acumen and street creditability of 16 contestants as they fight to become bets ultimate hustler.
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