Group Members, Hip-Hop Historians, and More Mourn the Death of Rap Pioneer Jalal Mansur Nuriddin – Complex

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Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, the “Grandfather of Rap” and founding member of New York’s spoken-word hip–hop group The Last Poets, passed away on Monday at the age of 74. According to Rolling Stone, while a cause of death is yet to be revealed, Nuriddin’s …