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By verlan
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I've really been getting into the music of GSH recently. Anyone else feeling him? He is considered by many to be the link between jazz and hiphop. Sometimes spoken, sometimes sung, but always politically charged and pro-black, GSH is definitely an artist to know.

Here's two links with quite a bit of info:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/profiles/scottherongil.shtml
http://aalbc.com/authors/gil-scot.htm

And here's a few song titles to give a taste of his music:
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Whitey On the Moon
The Bottle
Lady Day and John Coltrane
Johannesburg
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his most famous poem RWNB as personal revelation has good point, something like ghetto time charismatic message or warning by black self-improvement expert, nevertheless his vibe was one of those that introduced me to the funk-jazz style, but I never have dealth with his messages deeply, probably have had aversion on the line of revolution which from start I am rezoning it as antichristian tendency! yet (depending on the ideology) seen like this (an inner change) this song has another meaning and effect i.e. revolution in our indifferent hedonistic and selfish hearts shaped as such through the secular liberal and neopagan trends in this modern world! Yes forget on them, focus upward to higher levels of existence and growth as much as You can ... dont get this remark as proselytizing, I just go with the flow with this info from the songfacts ...

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/gil-scott-heron/the-revolution-will-not-be-televised

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpxb4GWSYi8

probably as videoart it has fresher echo!?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiH8-vGkYhc

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