Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and musician who was a primary influence for generations of hip-hop artists, died on May 27 at the age of 62. Scott-Heron has been called "the Godfather of Hip Hop music," ...

Jimmy Scott, Yasiin Bey (the former Mos Def), Roots mainstay Questlove, soul singer Bilal, pianist Robert Glasper and a promised share of special guests will celebrate the life and legacy of Gil Scott ...

Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology delves deep into Scott-Heron's artistic genius, highlighting his innovative fusion of jazz, blues, and spoken word. Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology shares the life and music of ...

To hardcore music fans, the name Gil Scott-Heron is synonymous with poetic soul. Even those who only know of him from his cutting track, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” would recognize him as ...

Award-winning performance artist Gia Scott-Heron, daughter of Lifetime Grammy Award winner Gil Scott-Heron, will perform selections from Gil Scott-Heron Bluesology at the one-night-only benefit “FROM ...

“YOU KEEP SAYING kick it, quit it, kick it, quit it/God, but did you ever try to turn your sick soul inside out so that the world, so that the world can watch you die?” A few decades after singing ...

an elusive character. A pioneer of Rap music he set the blueprint for the genre in 1971 with "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." He's a storyteller and poet with a piercing viewpoint on culture.

Kanye West paid tribute to the late Gil-Scott Heron at a memorial service at Harlem's Riverside Church last night. The rapper, dressed in head-to-toe black and wearing sunglasses, sang a poignant ...

All titles written by Gil Scott-Heron except where noted. Compact discs. Program notes (55 p. : ill.) in container. Contents Disc one. Songs. Lady Day and John Coltrane ; Home is where the hatred is ; ...

“All I want is for people to accomplish something (for self) instead of criticizing the people who didn’t get to do that for you yet .” – Gil Scott-Heron Over the course of four decades, Scott-Heron ...

Gil Scott-Heron is hardly a newcomer, but I’m New Here might introduce fans of his work to the man behind it. For 15 years, the legendary spoken-word artist/singer’s voice lay mute while he did time ...

In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron became one of the godfathers of hip-hop with the release of his debut album, Small Talk at 125th & Lenox. His playful wit and incisive rhetoric developed more fully on later ...