- Aliases
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Lightnin' Rod
- Born
- July 24, 1944
- Died
- June 4, 2018
- Country
- United States
- IPI
-
00249660442 3 works
- Affiliation
- PRS
- Comments
- Black activist, poet and musician, who helped establish the foundation for hip-hop and rap as a member of The Last Poets and in his own solo work. Sometimes called 'The Grandfather of Rap'.
- Member of
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The Last Poets
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