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.

More an affectionate monument than a remix album, We’re New Here is Jamie “xx” Smith’s retreatment of Gil Scott-Heron’s instantly beloved 2010 LP I’m New Here. The alterations vary between lush ...

When drummer and producer Makaya McCraven got a call inviting him to rework Gil Scott-Heron’s final record, he recognized the magnitude of the task. He knew a lot about Scott-Heron, the poet, novelist ...

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 ...

Gil Scott-Heron is a tall calm singer. He smiles lightly from off stage and cocks his head. The sell-out crowd of blacks and whites in their 20s is on its feet calling for an encore. The audience is ...

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," ...

Gil Scott-Heron, vocals, piano ; with vocal and instrumental acc. Contents On coming from a broken home (part 1) -- Me and the Devil -- I'm new here -- Your soul and mine -- Parents (interlude) -- ...