Gil Scott-Heron has died

Gil Scott-Heron, who died on May 27 aged 62, was a composer, musician, poet and author whose writings and recordings provided a vivid, and often stinging, commentary on social injustice and the black American experience; his declamatory singing style, allied to the overtly political content of his work, made him widely recognised as one of the inspirational figures of rap music.
Gil Scott-Heron, has died age 62.

Having just returned from Europe, he became ill and passed away on Friday in a NYC hospital.