Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron has died at 62, leaving a lasting impact as the voice of black culture.

Written bySean Carroll
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Gil Scott-Heron has died at 62. I could mention how his spoken-word recordings were a noted precursor of hip-hop, but then the Onion would make fun of me. [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b2F-XX0Ol0[/embed] [embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbZVdj_d62M[/embed]

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