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The opening track of I’m New Here is as political as spiritual. Heron has stated qualms with hip-hop in the past, and many of his fans have followed suit by damning Kanye West for a pair of fairly ... Read more

Gil Scott-Heron covert hier zowel oude bluesheld Robert Johnson als de veel minder oude cultheld Bill Callahan (Smog). Uit de pen van Callahan kwam nota bene het titelnummer van I’m New Here. Wat i... Read more

Når jeg hører navnet Gil Scott-Heron så er det umuligt at ikke tænke på 70'erne, og hans jazz/rap poesi, der var et intelligent oprør mod bl.a. medierne, politikerne, samfundet og racisme/civil rig... Read more

De laatste keer dat Gil Scott-Heron meewerkte aan een muziekalbum, was tien jaar geleden voor de klassieker Reflection Eternal van rapper Talib Kweli. Als cameo klonk zijn doorrookte stem, die iede... Read more

You would be forgiven for feeling skeptical at the very least prior to hearing this album from the soul-jazz legend. Coming 16 years after his last release, and having spent a lot of that time lock... Read more

What is the value of endurance? In a musical environment where bands go from buzzed-about to backlash in 24 hours, simply persisting is an accomplishment. In this climate, that a performer can evol... Read more

Since writing poetry as a teenager and making his first foray into songs on 1970's Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, Gil Scott-Heron's fusion of message and music has influenced countless activists an... Read more

In the ‘70s, Gil Scott-Heron bridged jazz, soul, protest music and poetry into a singular sound, one that anticipated hip-hop and influenced everyone from Chuck D to Michael Franti. But in the la... Read more

It's always easy to forecast others' doom, announces Gil Scott-Heron near the end of his first album since 1994. Never having been one for the easy route — remember that, working in the early '70... Read more

Gil Scott-Heron: man, man, wat een sfeer, wat een stem. Daar wordt een mens toch even oorgevoelig van. Voor ik het vergeet, iedere muziekliefhebber moet zijn song “The Revolution Will Not Be ... Read more