R.I.P. Gil Scott Heron (1949-2011)
“The Revolution will Not be Televised”
via: NYTimes
Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and recording artist whose syncopated spoken style and mordant critiques of politics, racism and mass media in pieces like “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” made him a notable voice of black protest culture in the 1970s and an important early influence on hip-hop, died on Friday at St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan. He was 62 and had been a longtime resident of Harlem. Checkout a few Hip Hop tweets for Gil Scott-Heron below:
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