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Jay-Z And LL Cool J Further Cement Hip Hop In The Culture At 2021 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction

Jay-Z And LL Cool J Further Cement Hip Hop In The Culture At 2021 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction

Join BET.com for an inside view into this year’s ceremony, which also celebrated the musical contributions of Tina Turner, Clarence Avant, Billy Preston, Gil Scott-Heron, and more.
11/16/2021
Gil Scott-Heron Rest in Paradise - Legendary spoken word musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron passed away Friday [May 27] in New York at age 62. Known for making political statements in his work and for creating the blueprint for hip-hop, Scott-Heron was a music pioneer. In honor of the memorial service and public viewing being held today [June 2] and tomorrow, BET.com reflects on why Scott-Heron is known as "the godfather of rap" by highlighting his most noteworthy albums and a few of the many hip hop artists who've sampled his work. 

Gil Scott-Heron Recordings to Be Released as Nothing New LP

Limited-edition album and unheard tracks from the late poet.
04/03/2014
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Cold Shoulder: When Musicians Participate in Boycotts

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Gone but Never Forgotten - In the following pages, BET.com takes a look back at notable people we lost in 2011.

Gone but Never Forgotten

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Mitt Romney - In a USA Today op-ed, GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney outlined his plan to turn around the U.S. economy. Each of the 59 policy proposals “is rooted in the conservative premise that government itself cannot create jobs,” Romney wrote. They include marginal income tax rates and eliminating President Obama’s health care bill, and interest dividends and capital gains for middle-class taxpayers.(Photo: AP Photo/ Mary Ann Chastain)

Commentary: Mitt Romney’s Misleading Attack on President Obama

A deliberate misquote reveals the GOP candidate's character.
11/29/2011
Lupe Fiasco’s BET Hip Hop Award Performance   - Always one for controversy, Lupe Fiasco rocked a pro-Occupy Wall Street t-shirt and performed a heartfelt rendition of his powerful “Words I Never Said.” Providing vocal accompaniment was a burka-clad Erykah Badu. (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Summit on the Summit)

Read Lupe Fiasco's Tribute to Gil Scott-Heron

Fiasco pens tribute to Scott-Heron.
06/01/2011
Pieces of a Man [1971] - Scott-Heron's solo studio album, features the notable track "Home is Where the Hatred Is," a melodic narrative about living in the despair of the ghetto.\r(Photo: Flying Dutchman Records)

Gil Scott-Heron: Remembering The "Godfather of Rap"

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"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" -  \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \r \rRecorded once on 1970's Small Talk at 125th and Lenox, and used again on his follow up LP, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" was also sampled by Masta Ace on "Take a Look Around," Queen Latifah's "The Evil That Men Do," Salt-N-Pepa's "Whatta Man Luvbug Remix 1" and Professor Griff's "Real African People 'Rap,' Pt. 2." \r(Photo: Anna Webber/Getty Images)

Memorial Service Set for Gil Scott-Heron

Memorial will be held at Riverside Church in NYC.
06/01/2011
Long Agrees to Mediation - Bishop Eddie Long, whose sexual coercion lawsuits rocked headlines in September, recently agreed to go to mediation with his four accusers – Spencer LeGrande, 22, Jamal Parris, 23, Anthony Flagg, 21, and Maurice Robinson, 20 ¬¬– in February. The young men have accused the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church leader of abusing his spiritual authority and exchanging lavish gifts for sex while they were teenagers. If the mediation doesn’t go well, a tentative trial date is scheduled for July 11, 201

Bring That Week Back: Week of May 24

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Gil Scott-Heron Dies - Musician Gil Scott-Heron, probably best known for his poem/song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” passed away Friday at age 62. Scott-Heron had become sick after returning from a European trip, a friend told the Associated Press.(Photo: www.gilscottheron.net)

Gil Scott-Heron Dies At 62

The poet/musician inspired the hip hop generation.
05/28/2011
Gil Scott-Heron Dies - Musician Gil Scott-Heron, probably best known for his poem/song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” passed away Friday at age 62. Scott-Heron had become sick after returning from a European trip, a friend told the Associated Press.(Photo: www.gilscottheron.net)

Spoken-Word Musician Gil Scott-Heron Dies in NYC

Musician Gil Scott-Heron passed away Friday in New York.
05/28/2011