gil scott-heron

Kanye West was among the performers at an intimate memorial service for pioneer musician Gil Scott-Heron at Riverside Church earlier today.

Tomorrow, a memorial service and public viewing are scheduled for legendary poet/musician Gil Scott-Heron.

Musician Gil Scott-Heron, whose politically-charged spoken-word music paved the way for modern rap, died yesterday. The writer of the seminal "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" was 62 years old. Listen to a clip below.