Comments on: Rap Forefather, Gil Scott-Heron, Passes Away http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away Hip-Hop On A Higher Level Sun, 19 May 2013 05:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: escobar9300 http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2233896 escobar9300 Tue, 31 May 2011 03:15:37 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2233896 “Before Hip-Hop became an advert for ignorance
Before it became Kamikaze
I’m half Gil Scott-Heron and half Talib Kwelli
You think getting shot makes you the next best thing
For every 50 cent there’s at least 50 MF Grimms
And that’s grim” Lowkey – The Essence

]]> By: Karlito's way http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2233496 Karlito's way Mon, 30 May 2011 16:11:28 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2233496 I was so Happy to introduce him on Stage at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in 2010. It was a honor. You will be missed!

Rest In Peace!

]]> By: the brown http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2233449 the brown Mon, 30 May 2011 14:53:32 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2233449 Yo! RIP to one of the greatest!

]]> By: R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron, a revolutionary voice who fought the powerful with jazz and spoken word | WDEP Magazine http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2232922 R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron, a revolutionary voice who fought the powerful with jazz and spoken word | WDEP Magazine Sun, 29 May 2011 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2232922 [...] large compendium of obituaries and remembrances is developing around the internet, and the breadth of what’s being written reflects how widely [...]

]]> By: Strand http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2232665 Strand Sun, 29 May 2011 11:12:24 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2232665 Damn! RIP to the Greatest!

]]> By: Hoss http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2232444 Hoss Sun, 29 May 2011 03:48:10 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2232444 Almost crying right now. One of my favourite artists to listen to. Very sad to hear of his passing. Some of the most thoughtful, soulful, and meaningful music I’ve heard.

]]> By: Blab Gavin http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2232199 Blab Gavin Sat, 28 May 2011 22:50:25 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2232199 RIP, we lost a great poet………… The world is still Johanessburg.

]]> By: DNN http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2011/05/rap-forefather-gil-scott-heron-passes-away/#comment-2231945 DNN Sat, 28 May 2011 16:41:08 +0000 http://www.xxlmag.com/?p=131412#comment-2231945 Very sorry to hear of this man’s death.

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