Originals: The Story of Gil Scott-Heron – Documentary (Watch here)

An interesting documentary I just stumbled across: Originally aired on the BBC in 2004, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: A Film About Gil Scott-Heron features contributions from disciples such as Chuck D and Mos Def as well as music from his career stretching back over 20 albums to the early ’70s.

Gil Scott-Heron is the Godfather of rap. His confrontational, no-nonsense street poetry and intelligent song writing skills have inspired the modern Hip-Hop generation and he is arguably one of the most significant musicians and poets in Afro-American history.

I found the documentary online in 6 parts…

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Part 6:

• Curren$y – Pilot Talk | Album Review
• Gil Scott Heron x Mos Def – “New York is Killing Me (Remix)”
• Album Review: Gil Scott-Heron – I’m New Here