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Hustlers Convention

Synopsis

A feature documentary on the forgotten roots of rap. The story centers around Jalal Nuriddin of "The Last Poets" and the forgotten influence of his seminal record 'Hustlers Convention', an album that changed the face of music and still resonates with meaning today.
Hailed by Grandmaster Flash and Chuck D, sampled by the Beastie Boys, Wu Tang Clan, and Nas, Hustlers Convention was the foundation for todays hip-hop scene. This film tells of one of music’s buried masterpieces: the missing link between soul power and hip hop, which gave its creator the right to claim his title as the ‘grandfather of rap’.

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Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 91 mins
Director: Mike Todd
Producer: Quenell Jones, Lathan Hodge, Mike Todd, Geseth Garcia
Executive Producer: Carl Hall, Chuck D
Principal cast: Jalal Nuriddin (aka Lightnin’ Rod), Melle Mel, Ice T, KRS One, Chuck D

Genre

Music Dance

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Riverhorse

Geseth Garcia
Unit 21 Greenheys
Manchester Science Park
Pencroft Way
Manchester
M15 6JJ

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Sales Company

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution

6th Floor, 16 Dufours Place
London
W1F 7SP

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