Jazz-funk poet Gil Scott-Heron always tackled big societal issues within his work, but 1974's 'The Bottle' remains perhaps his darkest and most profound.

The film takes its inspiration from the suite of songs on Torrini’s 2024 album Miss Flower, inspired in turn by a collection of passionate and romantic love letters sent to a friend’s mother ...

His most mainstream example of pop music protest is Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show, with its nod to Gil Scott-Heron’s early ’70s anthem “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” and its ...

The departure of the last Americans from Vietnam 50 years ago didn't only end a tragic war. It helped mark the end of a singular era of protest music.

“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” started out as a poem by Gil Scott-Heron, which he then turned into a song. He first recorded it in 1970, then re-released it as a B-side in 1971 ...

It features in the Gil Scott-Heron documentary Black Wax, which captures the poet and godfather of rap at his charismatic best, strolling along the Potomac, boombox on his shoulder, singing along to ...

Gil Scott-Heron — “Home Is Where the Hatred Is” — 1971 Poet and activist Gil Scott-Heron is sometimes referred to as the godfather of hip-hop.

Gil Scott-Heron is credited with laying the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised ...

Locks operates in a long lineage of Black spoken-word artists, from Gil Scott-Heron to Dr. Thomas Stanley.

Nearly 14 years after Gil Scott-Heron's death, his son is determined to protect his legacy and to make sure younger generations hear his messages.

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