One member of the group, Lightening Rod (stage name), left and used a musical score given to him by Kool and the Gang as a backdrop to his lyrical narrative of a day in the life of two hustlers. ... (Henderson, Errol A., 2) Herc credited Lightening Rod and James Brown with providing the foundation for hip-hop, but he was the one who gave it life. ...

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