SUBSIM Radio Room Forums - View Single Post - US musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62

vienna · 05-28-11, 01:37 PM

I heard a lot of his work in the 60's and 70's. I find it a little dismissive to label him as just "The Godfather of Rap". His work, while it may have influenced rap and hip-hop, was far broader in scope and had more substance than almost all that is called rap today. He was a true poet and not just a clever rhymester. Alongside the Last Poets, he had a voice that communicated beyond genres. RIP Gil...

05-28-11, 01:37 PM	#2
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,714 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I heard a lot of his work in the 60's and 70's. I find it a little dismissive to label him as just "The Godfather of Rap". His work, while it may have influenced rap and hip-hop, was far broader in scope and had more substance than almost all that is called rap today. He was a true poet and not just a clever rhymester. Alongside the Last Poets, he had a voice that communicated beyond genres. RIP Gil...