It all went down during the Coors Light Showcase at the Highland Ballroom. Peace to the God, Gil Scott-Heron.
It all went down during the Coors Light Showcase at the Highland Ballroom. Peace to the God, Gil Scott-Heron.

Chuuwee’s tribute to the late-great Gil Scott-Heron.
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Gil Scott-Heron died Friday afternoon in New York. He was 62. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of Hip-Hop, and is best known for the spoken-word piece “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” R.I.P.

You may remember a post of Nas remixing Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me” and now Mos Def puts his own rendition to work on this exclusive track, check it out.
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Nas comes through to respect his elders and remix Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me”. The original track can be found on Heron’s latest album, I’m New Here, in stores now.
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