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  1. Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, Rap Pioneer, Dead at 74

    by , 06-12-2018 at 05:19 AM


    Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, whose work in the spoken-word group the Last Poets helped earn him the title of the "Grandfather of Rap," died Monday. He was 74.

    "It is with extreme sadness and a heavy heart that the family of Jalal Nuriddin announce the passing of this great pioneer of the recording industry," his family said in a statement. "Jalal slipped ...