{"id":142292,"date":"2020-03-03T09:14:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T08:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=142292"},"modified":"2020-02-25T12:21:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T11:21:17","slug":"video-who-is-gil-scott-heron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-who-is-gil-scott-heron\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Who Is Gil Scott-Heron?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NH14L0IlduQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? <\/em>Documentary has been re-released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of <strong>Gil<\/strong>\u2019s album, <em>I\u2019m New Here<\/em>. Here&#8217;s how directors describe the movie.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In 2010, Gil Scott-Heron made his first album in 16 years, \u2018I\u2019m New Here\u2019, on XL Recordings. We directed the video for the title track and got to know Gil a little around then. Sadly, he died the following year. A few years later Richard Russell from XL suggested making a film.<\/p>\n<p>Gil left behind a body of work that has influenced writers, academics and musicians. He\u2019s been called \u2018the godfather of rap\u2019 and \u2018the black Bob Dylan\u2019 and his words have influenced every generation of hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p>This film isn\u2019t about that Gil. It\u2019s a portrait seen through the eyes of those who loved Gil, his friends, his family, and the musicians he played with. This is the Gil we met, the places he took us to see, and the people whose lives were changed by him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jane Pollard &#038; Iain Forsyth<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"142293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-who-is-gil-scott-heron\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?fit=1566%2C880&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1566,880\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?fit=640%2C359&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?fit=640%2C303&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"303\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-142293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?resize=540%2C303&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?w=1566&amp;ssl=1 1566w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/141114-baram-gil-scott-tease_ieitql.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who Is Gil Scott-Heron? 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