Jalal Mansur Nuriddin (July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018), aka “The Godfather of Rap”, was one of the key members of revolutionary poetry group, The Last Poets, and was known for “On The Subway”, “E Pluribus Unum”, “Mean Machine”, “Opposites”, “White Man’s Got A God Complex”, “Bird’s Word”, “Jazzoetry”, “O.D.”, “Beyonder”, “True Blues”, “Death Row”, “Wake Up Niggers”, “Jones Comin' Down”, “Surprises”, “Tranquility”, “Reasoning” and many others, As a solo artist, he recorded under the names “Jalal” and “Lightnin' Rod”, in which he recorded the famous “Hustler’s Convention”, which had a significant influence on the development of rap, as well as “The Fruits of Rap”, “Pay Day” and “Discourse on Discord. The Last Poets were at the top of their craft! ”