Spoken-word pioneer Gil Scott-Heron, who always travels in his own time zone, finally made it to the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis -- 17 days and 32 minutes later than originally scheduled. Before a ...

Gil Scott-Heron would have been 68 years old on April 1st. I can still remember Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) coming up behind Scott-Heron and blindfolding him. Scott-Heron never flinched, even when ...

Feb. 25 - It's no surprise that the hip-hop generation is giving Gil Scott-Heron props for his influence - his wordplay anticipated the entirety of urban message music. The poet-turned-jazzy musician ...

The Chicago drummer and producer transforms Gil-Scott Heron's final album into a masterpiece of dirty blues, spiritual jazz, and deep yearning. Save this story Save this story Gil Scott-Heron’s final ...