When Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron was offered a lot of money to perform in Tel Aviv on May 25, 2010, he was asked by pro-Palestinian activists not to support the Zionist form of apartheid that was just ...

Toward the end of Resurrection, the documentary about Tupac Shakur, there is a striking quote. Normally I’d Google it and pull it word-for-word, but I’m not going to. It went something like: “I may ...

is old. For those born in the 1980s, you might have heard his “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” for the first time in a Nike commercial, which is about as silly as discovering “Born to Run” ...

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," ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. It's rare to be chastised by a CD even before you listen to it. However when you open the jewel case for Gil Scott-Heron's new album "I'm New Here" you are ...

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 ...