Rap legend Gil Scott-Heron has died

American funk and Godfather of rap legend, Gil Scott-Heron, has died age 62.
Having just returned from Europe, he became ill and passed away on Friday in a NYC hospital.
Famous for his mix of funk, blues and jazz style… with such hits as ‘The Bottle’ and ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’, he was regarded as a major influence of generations of hip-hop, soul and rap artist.
“Gil Scott-Heron was doing rhyming and spoken word over a back-beat as long ago as 1970,” Russell explains. “The music that became hip hop and rap – that’s what he was doing. He is undisputedly one of the people who invented that type of music. And it’s gone on to be incredibly important, and affect the culture in an enormous way.”
Rumours of a “new” Gil Scott-Heron album, like the reunion of the Friends cast, have circulated for as long as anyone can remember.