Gil Scott-Heron, “Godfather of Rap,” Dies at 62
May 28th, 2011
LISTENGil Scott-Heron, the “Godfather of Rap,” has died in a New York hospital.
He was 62.
Scott-Heron, whose mixture of poetry and music in the early 1970s is often credited with inspiring the birth of hip-hop later in the decade, was HIV-positive and had battled substance abuse in recent years.
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