Music | Gil Scott-Heron dies aged 62 |
| Written by urbanlife.se |
| Saturday, 28 May 2011 08:59 |
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The US poet and songwriter, Gil Scott-Heron, credited with helping inspire the development of rap music, has died at age 62, according to US reports. Scott-Heron died on Friday at a New York hospital, National Public Radio said, citing his book publisher. He fell ill after returning from a trip to Europe, news reports said. Considered a voice of African-American activism, Scott-Heron was also a musical critic of apartheid and nuclear power. |