Gil must have been really ashamed of some of the new songs out there. Gil generalized white man. Gil, was wrong in that. But it was an idea that was common at the time, and I can understand. I try not to generalize, because those pre conceived ideas are old. And they belong to old times. the way i see things.
Too bad the mass media media did not embrace Mr.Scott-Heron,his message hit too close to the target,hate,racism,war,poverty,but he remainded true to his beliefs.
Uh Tupac called women out of their name and sodomized women. He is not a black role model. He may have been an example of a torn musician/poet who had great potential, but certainly not an example! I met him in person and indeed could see he was a tortured soul. Maybe that is the reason you included his image because we had a love hate relationship with him.
Uh Tupac called women out of their name and sodomized women. He is not a black role model. He may have been an example of a torn musician/poet who had great potential, but certainly not an example! I met him in person and indeed could see he was a tortured soul. Maybe that is the reason you included his image because we had a love hate relationship with him.
Uh Tupac called women out of their name and sodomized women. He is not a black role model. He may have been an example of a torn musician/poet who had great potential, but certainly not an example! I met him in person and indeed could see he was a tortured soul. Maybe that is the reason you included his image because we had a love hate relationship with him.
This is the kind of talk that needs to spoken via the rappers, the singers, the pulpit pimps and the bottom whores called first ladies. The ignorant and shackled dope dealers, gangbangers, loud talking disrespectful black females who now call themselves b..... and the black men who call themselves dog, wakeup to the realization that you are doing the job the KKK (who have hung up their white robes) because the black race is self-destructing. We are a race of consumers for the most part-WAKE UP
God bless you Gil. You're attitude lives for ever my friend. The vehicle that we call the body is secondary. The real you is 4eva. Our love for you and your ideas is endless mate x
With his fro Nd beard he looks like afro samurai. This guy is a legend. Can't believe I stumbled by chance upon him so late.....better late than never though, and im hispanic, much respects to my brother...One
A Message froM a MessengeR... tongue graced by The SpiriT of DivinE InspiratioN. r.i.p KinG Gil Scott HeroN. PoetS..EmceeS aka The Nation of PreisT... inspire..speak Truth.. write it down & send it... bless
RIP Gil Scott-Heron. Always and still my hero who speaks the Truth with a clarity and an insight that is as other-worldly and riveting now as when we were young. Thank you, GSH. Go in Peace. Beautiful, Blqlite, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I Listen, still, as I had in the past. Now I have a voice and it won't be the last. New Gen Rappers drink your fill, of the teacher named Godfather we so fondly call Gil. Respect the language of the old and listen to the stories that have been told. Time is right up on us and the future is running from us. There is no easier way to say, that you, New Gen are the remaining balance of a brand new day.
@Nullsleep hey look up " 9/11: A Physical education" look up facts before you get all mad about it. RIP to the ones lost in 911 it was made to make you react that way & get angry..RIP TO Gil...no disrespect to anyone.
I thank all positive feedback about keeping true to the images I selected for this video and your words of praise. As a "Messenger" myself I give thanks for the years and what people like Master Gil Scott Herron and certainly my DAD, who for me was the greatest Messanger I have ever known taught me. Keep this in mind as you respond regarding anyone's comment(s). I STAND FIRM on the FREEDOM of SPEECH. Those who oppose our thoughts tend to strengthen our convictions if our opinon is at all valid!
@Blqlite BLACK POSITIVE CONSCIOUSNESS..BLU PHI GOMAB..HUEY P NEWTON AND BILL CLINTON ARE PHI BETA SIGMA....STAY BLACK CONSCIOUS AND KEEP THE NERVE...LOVE YOUR PICTORAL MESSAGING
@pammie038 The images were inspired by Gil's words which I am proud to say I have been inspired by people like Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, Nikki Giovanni just to name for what seems now all my life. This piece is one I believe many people (myself still included) will have multiple listens to. Every image I sought out or suggested itself and my purpose was frankly to reach those of MY generation because at the same time Gil is teaching younger folks "shame" on us for not KEEPING THE NERVE.
Allow me to elaborate just a bit more on that. We were a generation raised by a generation who's eye's had been open and who went to great lengths and painful trials to make sure we were not a victimized generation. More of the "Dream" they and those before them were directly denied. When I look at what is happening "WITH OUR YOUNG FOLKS TODAY" I wonder how WE ever LET it come to this. What is happening is by plan of the MAN. But no excuse. WE'VE allowed the HOODWINKING. AND WE KNEW BETTER!
Question ! Did anyone here ever read Noam Chomsky's book "Rethinking Camelot" where he uses archives from the Kennedy Administration to show you that JFK was no Lamb on the left side of politic, no he was a HAWK who also overthrew the Democratic elected Government of Brazil,and the day he was assassinated,he was at Fort Worth earlier pumping up spending for the Vietnam War,check it out on YouTube.
Powerful!!! No need to explain your image choices. As an artist it's about your perception/perspective and what you are trying to convey. It's up to the viewer to arrive at their own conclusion which will ultimately be determined by the breadth of their experiences and the depth of their knowledge and wisdom.
REAL MUSIC!!! R.I.P BROTHA GIL. You told the YOUNG BOYS what was going to go down in the past decade back in 1994 on this cut. I wish they had listened.
Whitey's take. K this means the niggAs wearing red cloth stop popping caps in niggAs wearing blue cloth and then the blue cloth wearers also follow Gil's message and don't shoot the red cloth wearers. Oh and don't pistol whip the neighborhood elderly on SSI check cashing day. Peace out.
AS AN INSPIRING WRITER AND POET MYSELF @SoulCriticPoet , THE INSPIRATION THE GIL LEAVES IN ME IS UNCANNY! THERE ARE NO OTHER WORDS THAN 'POETIC JUSTICE' BY A GENIUS!! SCOTT-HERON'S SPOKEN WORDS WILL FOREVER LIVE IN ME....YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NO FORGOTTEN!! R.I.P. GIL SCOTT-HERON.....
AS AN INSPIRING WRITER AND POET MYSELF @SoulCriticPoet , THE INSPIRATION THE GIL LEAVES IN ME IS UNCANNY! THERE ARE NO OTHER WORDS THAN 'POETIC JUSTICE' BY A GENIUS!! SCOTT-HERON'S SPOKEN WORDS WILL FOREVER LIVE IN ME....YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NO FORGOTTEN!! R.I.P. GIL SCOTT-HERON...
@nickfetchina but at least you DID. this goes for me too. feel like i missed out. but his work will forever be immortal so we werent left empty handed.
I think I learned more about hip-hop in this 4:56 minutes than in my entire life. It was out of my cultural background. The little I know ,was all very disappointing. I am a 35 yrs old white Hungarian living in Hungary. I did not know Gil Scott Heron until now but I will learn more of him because he deserves to be known. RIP.
R.i.P - this man will be greatly missed, a remnant of days where artists searched for truth and pointed out injustice - something that these fucks don't even think about let alone strive for..
Rap is officially dead, time for an artistic revolution - he deserves the tribute!!
Peace, Love, & Global Harmony to All of God's Rainbow Tribes... WOW, OMG, what a huge lost to the world. The gift of truth that he brought us is priceless...
to all you gun tokin, pants hangin off your butts, disrepecting females calling them bitches, and you females who allow it, the drugs. the degrading, the hopelessness you betray on others, listen to this legend, a true rrapper, and get your life together and your head on straight, set an example for our young, before there will be no more of US..................
@Nullsleep I used the image of the 9/11 REPORT (COVER) because "IF THEY REALLY KNEW THE TRUTH WHY WOULD THEY TELL YOU?" I could have used the WARREN REPORT with its disguised lies about the KENNEDY KILLING. But I appreciate your comment. It proves how many in society have been TRAINED to react to images more than the spoken or written word and miss the point of truth. In the trance of 9/11 we went to war with a people in a country that had no TRUE hand in it and no WMD's. Wake up.
@Blqlite all i've gotta say bout what you have here...weapons of mass destruction? if any of it were true, box cutter manufacturing should have been shut down. haha! it's just a snappy catch phrase for numb folks to cling to along with the bombardment of images. our minds were toyed with. people had better get much more cerebral in their everyday lives. too much belief thinking they're a part of place that's holier than thou.
it's not about racism, it's about white supremacy! - dick gregory
@Blqlite on 9/11 but even if they did..look at our history of opression in the muslim world, it's a matter of time till someone reacts. we supported suddam whn he killed his own shia people, we supported mubarak till the end, the head of tunisia, we over threw the democratic mosodaic (sorry cant spell) country and put up a opresssive one, we support Saudi Arabia (if im not mistaken lol ) and we support Israel. thats not even all of it, and thats just one part of the world, we do this all over.
@tanvo93 You know again I don't want to cloud the Message Gil was sending in this powerful piece by making it be too much about the images I selected and how I use them to amplify (for me) what he is saying. I heard the words and having grown up in the 60's 70's so on and so forth and frankly as a Poet myself these images are what his thoughts provoked for me. I have strong opinions about racism 9/11 and Saddam etc and I worked for 10 years on our ICBM WMD's. But that is not what this is about.
@Blqlite Ignore the government controlled gate keepers who are programmed to troll everything about 9/11: Some of the government-controlled trolls have been sent to scare folks over your 9/11 reference-- Okay, they must be pushing the Bush/Cheney conspiracy theory that Osama attacked the WTC in NYC, hit the Pentagon, shut down the Natl Security Hijack protection system AND brought down WTC Building 7 (which wasn't even hit by an airplane on 9/11)!!
I think this is his master piece, this track should be played in schools! I was watching TV yesterday seeing the shit that MTV and these corporations are pushing on the next generation, filling up kids minds up with shit, we need realness, and Gil was one of those guys bringing realness, a true human spirit, we can't loose the fight against those that try to brainwash us.
Only by virtue of being notified of the comments being left here have I learned of the passing of this GREAT MAN, MIND, and MESSENGER. GIL YOU LEAVE US NOW TO JOIN THE SACRED CIRCLE. I KNOW YOU ARE IN THE DIVINE POETS HOUSE AND THE WORDS THAT MATTER HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TO YOU FOR SPEAKING THE WORDS THAT MATTER IN THIS HUMAN EXPERIENCE. YOU HAVE RETURNED TO YOUR SPIRITUAL BEING. THE MESSAGE GOD TO THE MESSENGER. "VERY WELL DONE"!
This was really profound. It's straight and to the point. It's not perpetuating hate, it is trying to raise awareness in consciousness. We are all one no matter what color. Unfortunately, the people w/ the real power in the world are rich old white guys. HOWEVER: they can't control what we do: WE DO! So be sure to live on the path of righteousness brothers and sisters of every color and creed!
Caught in the flickering mirror, we don’t realize They’ve masked us all and we can’t see the disguise I saw you today, the pain crept from behind your eyes To my surprise I felt it too, deep down inside How much longer until we get wise When we corporatize, humanity dies Only action can heal marginalized The revolution will NOT be televised -Landyn 4/1/10 Happy Birthday Gil!
I just bought a CD which included this, "Don't Give Up" and a 12 minute interview for 2 dollars. Still not sure where the term hip hop came from. Rap was mostly good, honest expression whether lustful, political or both. Hip hop sounds like an industry standard to promote and glamorize aspects of a sub-culture in order to distort original intentions of the likes of James Brown for profit. Take his beat, but leave his lyrics out of it. My brother remembers jocks hiding behind Public Enemies cause
@RikJamezBich you have it completely backwards. Rap is the industry standard to promote and glamorize. Rap is 50 Cent, Gucci Mane. Hip-Hop is honest expression. Hip-Hop is Lupe Fiasco, Common, Nas. Rap is just lyrics. Hip-Hop is an entire culture: djs, b-boys, education, mc, etc...
@Kurtiz76 Feel free to disagree. I for one don't consider him Hip-Hop. The people that do, do so on their own terms. That's one person though. Overall there is a huge distinction between rap and hip-hop.
The major concept conveyed here by Gil Scott Heron has broad application. While the specifics may require a bit of modification to put a finer point on the events encapsulated in one's current 'NOW', the major concept of the message to the messenger rides the wave of time as a constant thread in a seemingly infinite succession of 'NOWs'. A powerful poem. A powerful message.
2:05 is a photo of the Nagual Shaman Carlos Castaneda. A magician who believed that Tolteca Art was the only way out of the frozen duality of politics, race, gender, religions and general stupidity.
@Donbon25 the date on that is April 24,1851... you can read that clearly along with the entire posting if you google "caution colored people of boston" and look at the image results.
this fukin video wuz the shit i liked it alot and the pic u picked were good ones that went good with the video propz. i think alot of this shit wuz illuminatil shit tho to be real with u but still nice shit
@Blqlite The illuminati are some sort of secret society that sort of control the whole world. I don't know much about it but I think the Da Vinci code is about them. Look it up on wikipedia if you haven't already.
@ArroganceClause i know what the Illuminati are or are reputed to be. My question is/was what are you saying when you say "i think alot of this shit wuz illuminatil shit tho to be real with u but still nice shit"??? Are you referring to the images? the words? what?
I saw this on tv the other day. I was introduced to Gil Scott-Heron in college. I'm saddened that it took me so long to find out about him. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"!!!
a lot of people have tragically misinterpreted this song. He's not "Dissing" anybody, that's a new concept (dissing) that you're applying to an old respectful generation.
2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR !
LeahTVdotcom 1 week ago
So great. You're doin' right, friend.
Great video edit.
Thanks, i will share this far and wide...
portzblitz 4 weeks ago
I saw him in 1985 in Bremen, Hochschule für Technik- Mensa.
S U P E R
Geil
deddy46 3 months ago
I saw him in 1985 in Bremen, Hochschule für Technik- Mensa.
Geil
deddy46 3 months ago
7 people shot the messenger -__-
ALIEUS2084 3 months ago 2
Gil must have been really ashamed of some of the new songs out there. Gil generalized white man. Gil, was wrong in that. But it was an idea that was common at the time, and I can understand. I try not to generalize, because those pre conceived ideas are old. And they belong to old times. the way i see things.
Love his voice. ;)
frediphillips 3 months ago 3
Same az it Ever was ? Peace & Blessingz ..UniVers@l Keym@ker !
KeyMaker7 4 months ago
Too bad the mass media media did not embrace Mr.Scott-Heron,his message hit too close to the target,hate,racism,war,poverty,but he remainded true to his beliefs.
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Uh Tupac called women out of their name and sodomized women. He is not a black role model. He may have been an example of a torn musician/poet who had great potential, but certainly not an example! I met him in person and indeed could see he was a tortured soul. Maybe that is the reason you included his image because we had a love hate relationship with him.
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Uh Tupac called women out of their name and sodomized women. He is not a black role model. He may have been an example of a torn musician/poet who had great potential, but certainly not an example! I met him in person and indeed could see he was a tortured soul. Maybe that is the reason you included his image because we had a love hate relationship with him.
bebopdad 4 months ago
Uh Tupac called women out of their name and sodomized women. He is not a black role model. He may have been an example of a torn musician/poet who had great potential, but certainly not an example! I met him in person and indeed could see he was a tortured soul. Maybe that is the reason you included his image because we had a love hate relationship with him.
bebopdad 4 months ago
This is the kind of talk that needs to spoken via the rappers, the singers, the pulpit pimps and the bottom whores called first ladies. The ignorant and shackled dope dealers, gangbangers, loud talking disrespectful black females who now call themselves b..... and the black men who call themselves dog, wakeup to the realization that you are doing the job the KKK (who have hung up their white robes) because the black race is self-destructing. We are a race of consumers for the most part-WAKE UP
truth1disciple 4 months ago
God bless you Gil. You're attitude lives for ever my friend. The vehicle that we call the body is secondary. The real you is 4eva. Our love for you and your ideas is endless mate x
yevrah42 4 months ago
HUSH TRUTH......SOCIETY AND IT LIES....WHEN U KNOW IT'S NO SURPRISE
sometimes350 4 months ago
godfather of rap
EvILJoKeRrr 5 months ago
With his fro Nd beard he looks like afro samurai. This guy is a legend. Can't believe I stumbled by chance upon him so late.....better late than never though, and im hispanic, much respects to my brother...One
Right2thetemple84 5 months ago
*priest
VERSETHEARTIST 6 months ago
A Message froM a MessengeR... tongue graced by The SpiriT of DivinE InspiratioN. r.i.p KinG Gil Scott HeroN. PoetS..EmceeS aka The Nation of PreisT... inspire..speak Truth.. write it down & send it... bless
VERSETHEARTIST 6 months ago
has any of these rappers nowadays ever listed to this type of message..rip gil
vivakenya 6 months ago
this is where ying yang twins got inspired to do the whisper song ,lol,correct me if i'm wrong,anyways ,rip Gil,always loved his music.
MsRebellion777 6 months ago
Message to the Messengers : keep on making waves
MrGeoMack 6 months ago
Deep!
AmericanBoiTV 7 months ago
Do you think lil wayne or any of those mindless radio/club fuckheads have ever heard any Gil Scott-Heron?!
OGKush2010 7 months ago
OMG I didn't even know he passed. RIP Mr. Scott-Heron.
bellacnella18 7 months ago
this never gets old for me!
bellacnella18 7 months ago
RIP Gil Scott-Heron. Always and still my hero who speaks the Truth with a clarity and an insight that is as other-worldly and riveting now as when we were young. Thank you, GSH. Go in Peace. Beautiful, Blqlite, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
AnneDroid1 7 months ago
Aloha from Maui. This is greatist edit ! lovely !
LeahTVdotcom 7 months ago
AND THIS TIME....
IT'S THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE....
AND THE TRUTH..... AND THE REVOLUTION.....
WILL NOT BE DIGITIZED....
LoveVanillaRose 7 months ago
I Listen, still, as I had in the past. Now I have a voice and it won't be the last. New Gen Rappers drink your fill, of the teacher named Godfather we so fondly call Gil. Respect the language of the old and listen to the stories that have been told. Time is right up on us and the future is running from us. There is no easier way to say, that you, New Gen are the remaining balance of a brand new day.
gmomma55 7 months ago
@Nullsleep hey look up " 9/11: A Physical education" look up facts before you get all mad about it. RIP to the ones lost in 911 it was made to make you react that way & get angry..RIP TO Gil...no disrespect to anyone.
TheNONconfromist 7 months ago
funk education
shereese1000 7 months ago
Certified Health Nut APPROVED!
say it loud brother....POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
certifiedhealthnut 7 months ago
I thank all positive feedback about keeping true to the images I selected for this video and your words of praise. As a "Messenger" myself I give thanks for the years and what people like Master Gil Scott Herron and certainly my DAD, who for me was the greatest Messanger I have ever known taught me. Keep this in mind as you respond regarding anyone's comment(s). I STAND FIRM on the FREEDOM of SPEECH. Those who oppose our thoughts tend to strengthen our convictions if our opinon is at all valid!
Blqlite 7 months ago 19
@Blqlite BLACK POSITIVE CONSCIOUSNESS..BLU PHI GOMAB..HUEY P NEWTON AND BILL CLINTON ARE PHI BETA SIGMA....STAY BLACK CONSCIOUS AND KEEP THE NERVE...LOVE YOUR PICTORAL MESSAGING
BHDread 7 months ago
@Blqlite Thats deep...I listened to this piece about five times this morning...and then i actually watched it...your images are on point....
pammie038 6 months ago 2
@pammie038 The images were inspired by Gil's words which I am proud to say I have been inspired by people like Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, Nikki Giovanni just to name for what seems now all my life. This piece is one I believe many people (myself still included) will have multiple listens to. Every image I sought out or suggested itself and my purpose was frankly to reach those of MY generation because at the same time Gil is teaching younger folks "shame" on us for not KEEPING THE NERVE.
Blqlite 6 months ago
Allow me to elaborate just a bit more on that. We were a generation raised by a generation who's eye's had been open and who went to great lengths and painful trials to make sure we were not a victimized generation. More of the "Dream" they and those before them were directly denied. When I look at what is happening "WITH OUR YOUNG FOLKS TODAY" I wonder how WE ever LET it come to this. What is happening is by plan of the MAN. But no excuse. WE'VE allowed the HOODWINKING. AND WE KNEW BETTER!
Blqlite 6 months ago 2
@Blqlite your right....
pammie038 6 months ago
@Blqlite: Say again Blqlite ! We allowed the lie to spread....look at us now ! betta wake up children, it's later than you think...
btinsley1 4 months ago
@Blqlite his documentary on sky arts is brilliant
berttronik 4 months ago
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@Blqlite his documentary on sky arts is brilliant
berttronik 4 months ago
probably the most under rated musician ever,
ern363 7 months ago
I wish I knew more about him while he was alive.
mhmdulce 7 months ago
Compelling and on point - thanks for posting
write2bheard51 7 months ago
Question ! Did anyone here ever read Noam Chomsky's book "Rethinking Camelot" where he uses archives from the Kennedy Administration to show you that JFK was no Lamb on the left side of politic, no he was a HAWK who also overthrew the Democratic elected Government of Brazil,and the day he was assassinated,he was at Fort Worth earlier pumping up spending for the Vietnam War,check it out on YouTube.
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clayco727 7 months ago
Gil Scott Heron he knew how to strike an audience and a chord altogether there will be never poet/activist like him
roburo2002 8 months ago
IF YOU KNOW A YOUNG CAT WHO WANTS TO BE A RAPPER, BURN A COPY OF THIS, LOCK HIM IN A ROOM AND PLAY ON REPEAT TIL HE GETS IT
AJROK1 8 months ago
IF YIU KNOW A YOUNG CAT WHO WANTS TO BE A RAPPER, BURN A COPY OF THIS, LOCK HIM IN A ROOM AND PLAY ON REPEAT TIL HE GETS IT
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youneekk 8 months ago
Message recieved..deep!
DCsWiseMan 8 months ago
The precursor to rap!
RDoubt96 8 months ago
R.I.P Mr. Heron. He was one smooth brother. He will be greatly missed. :(
kushiteprince 8 months ago
Powerful!!! No need to explain your image choices. As an artist it's about your perception/perspective and what you are trying to convey. It's up to the viewer to arrive at their own conclusion which will ultimately be determined by the breadth of their experiences and the depth of their knowledge and wisdom.
Peace
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donluchitti 8 months ago
RIP. You've inspired so many that have inspired me. Thank you.
SMSON970 8 months ago
R.I.P King
electriCristal 8 months ago
REAL MUSIC!!! R.I.P BROTHA GIL. You told the YOUNG BOYS what was going to go down in the past decade back in 1994 on this cut. I wish they had listened.
vaughnvdg 8 months ago
GIL SCOTT HERON he may have left his body last friday
but HIS BODY OF WORK,... IS ABOUT TO RIZE !
This production is GREAT !
Aloha
from Maui Hawaii. Leah Tunkara
LeahTVdotcom 8 months ago
Who would dislike this??? R.I.P. my love...
Apitts71 8 months ago
Rakaa (Iriscience) sent me here....
R.I.P
Gremlin212332 8 months ago
I love you Brother. RIP.
carioca56 8 months ago
R.I.P GIL.
robbi1i 8 months ago
Whitey's take. K this means the niggAs wearing red cloth stop popping caps in niggAs wearing blue cloth and then the blue cloth wearers also follow Gil's message and don't shoot the red cloth wearers. Oh and don't pistol whip the neighborhood elderly on SSI check cashing day. Peace out.
nexus20 8 months ago
Mesmerising voice, mesmerising message. Thank you. RIP, Gil.
hookywooky 8 months ago
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AS AN INSPIRING WRITER AND POET MYSELF @SoulCriticPoet , THE INSPIRATION THE GIL LEAVES IN ME IS UNCANNY! THERE ARE NO OTHER WORDS THAN 'POETIC JUSTICE' BY A GENIUS!! SCOTT-HERON'S SPOKEN WORDS WILL FOREVER LIVE IN ME....YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NO FORGOTTEN!! R.I.P. GIL SCOTT-HERON.....
LakerDogg1 8 months ago
AS AN INSPIRING WRITER AND POET MYSELF @SoulCriticPoet , THE INSPIRATION THE GIL LEAVES IN ME IS UNCANNY! THERE ARE NO OTHER WORDS THAN 'POETIC JUSTICE' BY A GENIUS!! SCOTT-HERON'S SPOKEN WORDS WILL FOREVER LIVE IN ME....YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NO FORGOTTEN!! R.I.P. GIL SCOTT-HERON...
LakerDogg1 8 months ago
RIP... what a shitty way to discover a new artist.
nickfetchina 8 months ago 7
@nickfetchina but at least you DID. this goes for me too. feel like i missed out. but his work will forever be immortal so we werent left empty handed.
gqdread23 8 months ago
peace eternal
jenesaispas82 8 months ago
RIP my brother, here in Poland we got your message.
yb3000 8 months ago
RIP
Respect and Love
EFuhri 8 months ago
RIP from italy
alexorlowski 8 months ago
You did really great with the choice of pics here. Good stuff man.
MadThad0890 8 months ago
I think I learned more about hip-hop in this 4:56 minutes than in my entire life. It was out of my cultural background. The little I know ,was all very disappointing. I am a 35 yrs old white Hungarian living in Hungary. I did not know Gil Scott Heron until now but I will learn more of him because he deserves to be known. RIP.
bulasev 8 months ago
R.i.P - this man will be greatly missed, a remnant of days where artists searched for truth and pointed out injustice - something that these fucks don't even think about let alone strive for..
Rap is officially dead, time for an artistic revolution - he deserves the tribute!!
stevemodeen 8 months ago
Peace, Love, & Global Harmony to All of God's Rainbow Tribes... WOW, OMG, what a huge lost to the world. The gift of truth that he brought us is priceless...
Nesheba 8 months ago
to all you gun tokin, pants hangin off your butts, disrepecting females calling them bitches, and you females who allow it, the drugs. the degrading, the hopelessness you betray on others, listen to this legend, a true rrapper, and get your life together and your head on straight, set an example for our young, before there will be no more of US..................
chyreise 8 months ago
Thank God for Gil. And thank God we have this recording of a great poet forever. Now all we have to do is listen, understand and act.
RIP Gil.
creaturebotman 8 months ago
Good video. This guy was one of the best spoken word artists of all time.
TSconspiracy 8 months ago
I LOVE YOU!
denelsia 8 months ago
I woke up and went back to sleep because I was bored
moorsalin3 8 months ago
Bless You Gil and thank you for your message of TRUTH, Love and Creativity, you will be missed!!!
WildChildAlienFilms 8 months ago
R.I.P. GILL : (
blkcat255 8 months ago
R.I.P !! :(
infamousyasser01 8 months ago
R.I.P. GIL-SCOTT HERON......Word Sound Power...
AbbottSupreme 8 months ago
RIP...Our Musical Prophet!!
Lajuan10 8 months ago
Great vid, an now fitting tribute. rip- GSH.
DJWakening 8 months ago in playlist laid_back_relaxed
Like what you did with this video! Great song, Gil Scott Heron is a great Man. Not forgotten. RASpect.
naphtali12 8 months ago
Oh please, did the 9/11 reference really had to be in this video?
Nullsleep 8 months ago
@Nullsleep
I think you missed the point.
reginasorous 8 months ago
@Nullsleep I used the image of the 9/11 REPORT (COVER) because "IF THEY REALLY KNEW THE TRUTH WHY WOULD THEY TELL YOU?" I could have used the WARREN REPORT with its disguised lies about the KENNEDY KILLING. But I appreciate your comment. It proves how many in society have been TRAINED to react to images more than the spoken or written word and miss the point of truth. In the trance of 9/11 we went to war with a people in a country that had no TRUE hand in it and no WMD's. Wake up.
Blqlite 8 months ago 65
@Blqlite all i've gotta say bout what you have here...weapons of mass destruction? if any of it were true, box cutter manufacturing should have been shut down. haha! it's just a snappy catch phrase for numb folks to cling to along with the bombardment of images. our minds were toyed with. people had better get much more cerebral in their everyday lives. too much belief thinking they're a part of place that's holier than thou.
it's not about racism, it's about white supremacy! - dick gregory
dentistsugardusty 8 months ago
@Blqlite on 9/11 but even if they did..look at our history of opression in the muslim world, it's a matter of time till someone reacts. we supported suddam whn he killed his own shia people, we supported mubarak till the end, the head of tunisia, we over threw the democratic mosodaic (sorry cant spell) country and put up a opresssive one, we support Saudi Arabia (if im not mistaken lol ) and we support Israel. thats not even all of it, and thats just one part of the world, we do this all over.
tanvo93 8 months ago 4
@tanvo93 You know again I don't want to cloud the Message Gil was sending in this powerful piece by making it be too much about the images I selected and how I use them to amplify (for me) what he is saying. I heard the words and having grown up in the 60's 70's so on and so forth and frankly as a Poet myself these images are what his thoughts provoked for me. I have strong opinions about racism 9/11 and Saddam etc and I worked for 10 years on our ICBM WMD's. But that is not what this is about.
Blqlite 8 months ago 8
@Blqlite right on, power to the people!!! the revolution will not be televised!!!
celo007 8 months ago
@Blqlite :) TY...Peace
mssquirrely 8 months ago
@Blqlite I'm going to highlight RANDOM words and that's HOW YOU'LL KNOW I'M telling the TrUth. BELIEVE.
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donluchitti 8 months ago
@Blqlite Ignore the government controlled gate keepers who are programmed to troll everything about 9/11: Some of the government-controlled trolls have been sent to scare folks over your 9/11 reference-- Okay, they must be pushing the Bush/Cheney conspiracy theory that Osama attacked the WTC in NYC, hit the Pentagon, shut down the Natl Security Hijack protection system AND brought down WTC Building 7 (which wasn't even hit by an airplane on 9/11)!!
Ignore the CIA-trolls--- KEEP THE NERVE!!
Nooptu 8 months ago
@Nullsleep y dont you go edit a video without 9/11!!! good job blqlite
trainorgohome 7 months ago
@Nullsleep < and this punk subscribes to pro zion channels what does that tell you?
fightingfinn89 7 months ago
@Nullsleep Getmadbro
YouBeMadlol 7 months ago
Such an excellent writer :)
he will always be remembered
R.I.P.
ch1ral 8 months ago
I think this is his master piece, this track should be played in schools! I was watching TV yesterday seeing the shit that MTV and these corporations are pushing on the next generation, filling up kids minds up with shit, we need realness, and Gil was one of those guys bringing realness, a true human spirit, we can't loose the fight against those that try to brainwash us.
RIP Gil
goonbot3030 8 months ago
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RIP Gil Scott Heron, a true visionary and an inspiration to many. He will be sorely missed. :(
Joey69G 8 months ago
R.I.P
shay999100 8 months ago
Gil Scott Heron, true visionary and an inspiration to many! He'll be sorely missed. :(
Joey69G 8 months ago
RIP to a cultural warrior! :-{
tobirates 8 months ago
RIP Musical Legend
CinematikMedia 8 months ago
RIP
witness623 8 months ago
1 Love Gil
LonelyGJH 8 months ago
"If they really knew the truth, why would they tell you?"
RIP Gil
Truth4Power 8 months ago 2
Rest in Peace Brotha Gil.
blacktokyo 8 months ago
Only by virtue of being notified of the comments being left here have I learned of the passing of this GREAT MAN, MIND, and MESSENGER. GIL YOU LEAVE US NOW TO JOIN THE SACRED CIRCLE. I KNOW YOU ARE IN THE DIVINE POETS HOUSE AND THE WORDS THAT MATTER HAVE BEEN SPOKEN TO YOU FOR SPEAKING THE WORDS THAT MATTER IN THIS HUMAN EXPERIENCE. YOU HAVE RETURNED TO YOUR SPIRITUAL BEING. THE MESSAGE GOD TO THE MESSENGER. "VERY WELL DONE"!
Blqlite 8 months ago 27
RIP Brother Gil-
petecottrell1 8 months ago
RIP to an amazing man and leader!
a1hon 8 months ago
RIP Bro Gil; we miss you .
Savvynlady 8 months ago
RIP LOVE YOU FOREVER!
GooGoo32 8 months ago
R.I.P, Great Gil Scott = HERO
laidback416 8 months ago
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Kevingdavy 8 months ago
RIP Gil Scott-Heron. Respect.
Kevingdavy 8 months ago
RIP Gil Scott-Heron
bluchicdotnet 8 months ago
to you Mr. Messenger - thank you for the direction may your soul RIP
taure007 8 months ago
RIP
J90lude 8 months ago
the world has lost a true poet, a man who told uncomfortable truths because it was something that needed to be done.
kaini 8 months ago 3
the last poet
omniasimul 8 months ago
bros n sis' check out the video "A People's History Of American Empire" By Howard Zinn//true american history right there
tanvo93 8 months ago
This was really profound. It's straight and to the point. It's not perpetuating hate, it is trying to raise awareness in consciousness. We are all one no matter what color. Unfortunately, the people w/ the real power in the world are rich old white guys. HOWEVER: they can't control what we do: WE DO! So be sure to live on the path of righteousness brothers and sisters of every color and creed!
hickwink 8 months ago
Good stuff
BF6ct 8 months ago
pac pac pac )))
brdzoladgesve 9 months ago
Involved
We’ve allowed ourselves to be corporatized
Homogenized, our youths heads full of lies
Desensitized to our mothers cries, when babies die
Angered, enraged we point crosshairs between our brothers eyes
Misguided by the powers that seek to centralize
And centralize, until there’s only one true God we idolize
Tortured, cut open again, then cauterized
Landyn99 10 months ago 3
Landyn99 10 months ago
Thank you Brother. Gathering food for the children
triplewindow 10 months ago
props to the person who put this togeeeether!!
ncrewments 11 months ago
I just bought a CD which included this, "Don't Give Up" and a 12 minute interview for 2 dollars. Still not sure where the term hip hop came from. Rap was mostly good, honest expression whether lustful, political or both. Hip hop sounds like an industry standard to promote and glamorize aspects of a sub-culture in order to distort original intentions of the likes of James Brown for profit. Take his beat, but leave his lyrics out of it. My brother remembers jocks hiding behind Public Enemies cause
RikJamezBich 11 months ago
@RikJamezBich you have it completely backwards. Rap is the industry standard to promote and glamorize. Rap is 50 Cent, Gucci Mane. Hip-Hop is honest expression. Hip-Hop is Lupe Fiasco, Common, Nas. Rap is just lyrics. Hip-Hop is an entire culture: djs, b-boys, education, mc, etc...
cymlee08 8 months ago
@cymlee08 I disagree since Jay Z is considered hip-hop
Kurtiz76 8 months ago
@Kurtiz76 Feel free to disagree. I for one don't consider him Hip-Hop. The people that do, do so on their own terms. That's one person though. Overall there is a huge distinction between rap and hip-hop.
cymlee08 8 months ago
@cymlee08 ignore kurtiz, they dont get that he's nOt hip hop
mintyoreo 8 months ago
2 people are NOT hip-hop... hence the dislikes =0,
ALIEUS2084 11 months ago
The major concept conveyed here by Gil Scott Heron has broad application. While the specifics may require a bit of modification to put a finer point on the events encapsulated in one's current 'NOW', the major concept of the message to the messenger rides the wave of time as a constant thread in a seemingly infinite succession of 'NOWs'. A powerful poem. A powerful message.
monterock100 11 months ago 2
@monterock100 powerful commentary
qsimienful 10 months ago
long live!
scialper 11 months ago
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I really enjoyed this one!
Capricorn91Nerd 1 year ago
Gil Scott-Heron ! Thank You For The Massage! The Messager!
MrChazmillionaire 1 year ago
His new album was on point, really wished he would collabo with Kanye since Yeezy samples a lot of his stuff
MrDirtdevil91 1 year ago
2:05 is a photo of the Nagual Shaman Carlos Castaneda. A magician who believed that Tolteca Art was the only way out of the frozen duality of politics, race, gender, religions and general stupidity.
xwaystranger 1 year ago
have to rate gil. as a white guy from the u.k he surely ain't singing about me but i can 'apply' and that's why i rate my boy gil.
cockneyreject67 1 year ago
what is the date on the picture at 2:00 ? i cant really make it out.
Donbon25 1 year ago
@Donbon25 the date on that is April 24,1851... you can read that clearly along with the entire posting if you google "caution colored people of boston" and look at the image results.
Blqlite 1 year ago 2
@Blqlite yeah i figured it was 18 and not 1951, thanks
Donbon25 1 year ago
Right-on. Great one to share!
sisterletava 1 year ago
Whooaaa!
BmoreShitDOTcom 1 year ago
this fukin video wuz the shit i liked it alot and the pic u picked were good ones that went good with the video propz. i think alot of this shit wuz illuminatil shit tho to be real with u but still nice shit
916jizz 1 year ago
@916jizz "illuminwhati"??? Not sure I understand where you are coming from on that. Exactly what is "illuminati" about this?
Blqlite 1 year ago
@Blqlite The illuminati are some sort of secret society that sort of control the whole world. I don't know much about it but I think the Da Vinci code is about them. Look it up on wikipedia if you haven't already.
Peace
ArroganceClause 10 months ago
@ArroganceClause i know what the Illuminati are or are reputed to be. My question is/was what are you saying when you say "i think alot of this shit wuz illuminatil shit tho to be real with u but still nice shit"??? Are you referring to the images? the words? what?
Blqlite 10 months ago
@Blqlite How funny.
shneakacious 8 months ago
@ArroganceClause fag
lockwoodisafaggot 9 months ago
@916jizz it has masonic stuff on here i dont know if your familiar with freemason
916jizz 1 year ago
@916jizz That freakiin infantile -__-
DreadBoy531 1 year ago
@916jizz in english please
nolliekicki 11 months ago
THIS IS GENIUS
PURE AND SIMPLE
IT'S A SHAME THAT THOSE WHO NEED TO HEAR THIS THE MOST WILL NOT LISTEN
awparadoxx 1 year ago
I saw this on tv the other day. I was introduced to Gil Scott-Heron in college. I'm saddened that it took me so long to find out about him. "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised"!!!
NiqueNiqueW 1 year ago
a lot of people have tragically misinterpreted this song. He's not "Dissing" anybody, that's a new concept (dissing) that you're applying to an old respectful generation.
televisewhatyouwant 1 year ago
@televisewhatyouwant he's dissin' the crips yo
Bi0mesis02 1 year ago
whats the deal with the michael jackson let that man rest in peace
kendra3136 1 year ago