Released: 28/07/23
In the early 1970s, Gil Scott-Heron was hailed as the most important Black voice since Martin Luther King Jr. and dubbed the "black Bob Dylan" for his powerful, witty, and angry poetry. The New York Times praised his street-smart style, while decades later he became known as the "Godfather of Rap." Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronx, Scott-Heron was a musician, poet, and activist who passed away in Harlem in 2011. His legacy includes a legendary 1981 concert in Bremen, Germany, recorded by Radio Bremen. His son Rumal Rackley describes the album as capturing the spirit that defined Scott-Heron’s global performances.