Topix — Gil Scott Heron will perform at Yoshi's San Francisco tonight. Photo: Phillipwood on Flickr Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and musician best known for his song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," and whose style was a precursor to hip-hop, died Friday... more info

The Independent — Gil Scott-Heron, the US poet and songwriter credited with helping inspire the development of rap music, has died at age 62, according to media reports today. more info

The Independent — Gil Scott-Heron, the US poet and songwriter credited with helping inspire the development of rap music, has died at age 62. more info

Reuters — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and songwriter credited with helping inspire the development of rap music, has died at age 62, according to media reports on Saturday. more info

Soul Sides — Gil Scott-Heron, R.I.P. more info

CNN Showbiz — Gil Scott-Heron, dubbed the "godfather of rap" for his mix of poetry and music, died Friday in New York, his publicist at XL Recordings said. He was 62. more info

Gigwise — He died in New York... more info

Detroit Free Press — Gil Scott-Heron is considered a progenitor of hip-hop and inspired a generation of rappers with his no-nonsense street poetry more info

Stereogum — Gil Scott-Heron passed away in NYC earlier today. The soulful spoken-word artist, best known for 1970′s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” experienced a resurgence in popularity with last year’s I’m New Year, his first new album in 16 ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Chuck D: In combining music with the word, from the voice on down, you follow the template he laid out. more info