The revolution will not be televised Scott-Heron was renowned for his vivid combination of music and poetry, defining new ways of incorporating spoken-word artistry within ambitious sonic settings right up until his death. He was a key figure in post-civil rights articulation of Black America, calling himself "an interpreter of the black experience," while his early works were a clear forerunner to hip-hop. Scott-Heron looms as large in the music of contemporary stars such as Kanye West (who largely based 'Who Will Survive in America?' on 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' on Scott-Heron's sampled voice and music) as he did on Public Enemy's Chuck D more than 20 years ago.
Yet, somehow, we keep finding new ways to get on line and post up videos. Maybe we only have a limited amount of time to do so, but we get it done (I’m doing my blog updates all at once; this internet connection is secure but it won’t last long and there’s a bit of a queue. Others are uploading videos on to youtube or mailing them to friends outside who will articulation of Black America, calling himself "an interpreter of the black experience," while his early works were a clear forerunner to hip-hop. Scott-Heron looms as large in the music of contemporary stars such as Kanye West (who largely based 'Who Will Survive in America?' on 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' on Scott-Heron's sampled voice and music) as he did on Public Enemy's Chuck D more than 20 years ago.
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