Gil Scott-Heron

Most rap fans growing up love to hang posters of their favorite rappers on their bedroom walls. Well, one creative designer took it to the next level and is hanging posters up on the Internet. Zaven Najjar is a 26-year-old illustrator-in-training who has come up with a fantastic Tumblr blog, which celebrates his favorite rap artists and songs through poster-like images...

Getty Images Legendary singer Diana Ross, hip-hop forefather Gil Scott-Heron and Apple founder Steve Jobs will be among those honored at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Ross, who was a member of Motown group The Supremes until she went solo in the '70s, has received 12 Grammy nominations throughout her career -- though she has never won -- and will be honored with the Grammy Lifetime Ach

Kanye West paid his respects to the late Gil Scott-Heron yesterday (June 2.) The Louis Vuitton Don, sporting shades and a black suit, attended Heron's funeral at the Harlem Riverside Church and closed out the memorial service with a performance of 'Lost in the World,' a track off his latest album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy...

Lupe Fiasco is a rapper of substance, which is why he would not let the passing of Gil Scott-Heron go by without paying tribute to the hip-hop pioneer. Inspired by Scott-Heron, who Lupe called a "guiding light of a human being," the Chicago MC expressed his sentiments on his blog, using the prolific poet and musician's 1970 work, 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,' as the spark neede

Gil Scott-Heron, renowned musician and hip-hop pioneer has died at age 62. 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' author passed away in New York from causes that are currently unknown. The news of Heron's death came by way of Twitter, through Jamie Byng, his UK publisher...

At 61, Gil Scott-Heron continues his welcomed comeback to music by branching out with Jamie Smith of alt-electro act The xx. Smith, aka Jamie xx, has sonically revamped thirteen tracks from Scott-Heron's thirteenth studio album, 'I'm New Here...

This past weekend, an "audiovisual remix" of legendary soul singer/poet Gil Scott-Heron's song, 'New York Is Killing Me,' was shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The "visual remix" was created by acclaimed director Chris Cunningham, who previously helmed classic videos for Bjork and Aphex Twin, and projected across three screens at the museum...

Gil Scott-Heron is about as a big of a hip-hop forefather as it gets. His eclectic mixture of spoken word and soul crooning over tight funk, hard beats and melodic horns was most popular in the early 1970s when Scott-Heron released 'Pieces of a Man' and 'Winter in America...