Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Messenger Menace: Hip Hop Reacts To Gil Scott Heron's Passing






Obviously, this is far from cutting edge news but just for once, let’s allow ourselves to dwell on a story for more than 48 hours before moving on to the next wannabe coffee-shop poet and cookie-cutter musician. Often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, Gil Scott Heron was a "bluesologist" and one of the first to set the stage and touch the heart and soul of hip hop. Left behind; his legacy will continue to permeate, influence and affect us.

To celebrate his life and legacy, I contacted a few artists and luminaries to reflect and remember the man and the legend. Rest in power Gil Scott Heron.


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