You may not know this brother but his poetry/music was amazing. Gil Scott-heron is often called the Father of RAP, but in many ways, he is the best of the RAPPERs by far. Not only was he a poet and Rapper, he was also an accomplished pianist. Here is his bio:
Here are some of his lyrics:
This is from "Work for Peace", he's talking about the military-industrial complex:
The Military and the Monetary
Get together whenever they think its necessary
They turn our brothers and sisters into mercenaries
They are turning the planet into a cemetery
In the same song he says:
Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. His own term for himself was "bluesologist", which he defined as "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues." His music, most notably on Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul.Here are some of his lyrics:
This is from "Work for Peace", he's talking about the military-industrial complex:
The Military and the Monetary
Get together whenever they think its necessary
They turn our brothers and sisters into mercenaries
They are turning the planet into a cemetery
In the same song he says: