I'm New Here

Another great song--one of Scott-Heron's latest songs, "I'm New Here. " I find this song to be hauntingly moving and utterly beautiful, it truly portrays the caring man that Gil Scott-Heron was. We are all new somewhere at some point, "no matter how far one has gone, you can always turnaround," this song just sends chills down my spine.

Check it out: "I'm New Here:"

"He was Breaking Shit Down": Remembering Gil Scott Heron

by: Adam Mansbach

I’ve known for fifteen minutes now that Gil Scott-Heron is gone. Time enough to play “Winter in America” and “Pieces of a Man,” and to cry, and for the belief that his death is among the greatest tragedies I’ve ever known to harden inside me. That probably sounds ridiculous, and perhaps it is. Certainly, Gil died in slow motion: there is nothing to be surprised at here, no sudden violence ripping apart the fabric of a life. But the fact remains: the most incisive and salient political musician this country has ever produced – ever – is gone.

The fact that drugs took him under – and I don’t mean today, I mean over and over again ¬– makes it worse; makes me angry in a diffuse, perhaps unreasonable way: leads me into thought-rants like if he’d been acknowledged as the national treasure he was, if they (“they”) had given him a fucking MacArthur, then at least he would’ve been one of those enough-money-to-function drug addicts, and he’d be with us still, shadow-version of himself or not.

But all that is beside the point. First things first, the depth and scope of Gil Scott-Heron’s musical-political content is beyond compare. Nothing and nobody comes close: not Bob Dylan, not KRS-One, nobody. During the prime of his career (1970-1984), he was out in front on practically every major political issue – not just nationally, but globally. His commentary was incisive, nuanced, hilarious, and routinely prescient. He carved up the entire Nixon administration with a stainless steel scalpel, psychoanalyzed Reagan and Reagan-happy America better than anybody else I can think of. Challenged the South African government, clarioned the dangers of nuclear power, called out racist cops. Did environmentalism is the early seventies. Gun control in 1980. The Iranian Revolution, the No-Knock Law. Abortion.

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In Memory of Gil Scott-Heron

I can't do anything but listen and watch videos of Gil Scott-Heron's work. His work is just beautiful and powerful.

Check out "Winter in America:"

I'm Coming Home

Hello my fellow bloggers,

I'm back, I know it has been quite some time since I last blogged--I was very busy with school and life. A lot has happened since I last blogged, and to be honest, I am not quite sure if I will be able to update you all on every things that's happened (sorry). However, I will try my best to update you on the most important things--like graduation, graduate school, and maybe some more personal (relationship things)--who knows?! The summer is here, which means I have a ton of time on my hands. But, I am spending most of it relaxing, some traveling, and MOST of leisurely reading. Oh how exciting, right! In fact, I am just wrapping up Manning Marables book Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention , so far, the book is amazing--in many ways it has slightly changed the ways in which I view Malcolm X and his life (in various ways). Anyway, I plan to give a review of the book after I am done...so be looking out. That's all for now, I am very excited about blogging again so be looking out for more posts in the coming days.

Best,

LW