Gil Scott-Heron

Gil Scott-Heron

"I'm New Here" (video)

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2010

A new video from New York spoken-word legend Gil Scott-Heron is available to check out. The video is for the title-track off of his latest...

Gil Scott-Heron

Pioneering Poet

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Gil Scott-Heron's voice has been described as a mixture of "mahogany, sunshine and tears," but recent decades have worn it down to a weary...

Gil Scott-Heron

I'm New Here

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2010

If, after a 17-year pause, you were expecting the triumphant return of Gil Scott Heron's uplifting jazz funk fronted by "I've conquered my...

Gil Scott-Heron Signs to XL for His First Album in over a Decade

PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2009

Maybe lightning will strike twice for XL Recordings. The venerable British indie label scored critical and commercial success with M.I.A.'s...

Gil Scott-Heron

New Morning: The Paris Concert

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2007

Though long hailed on a cult level as one of the most inspirational warriors of ’70s soul music for his pointed social commentary and richl...