Gil Scott-Heron Small Talk at 125th and Lenox (Flying Dutchman), 1970 On his debut recording, Gil Scott-Heron channeled the anger and disgust of Black America in startling, sometimes bitingly humorous verse, laying out a blueprint for the rappers who would follow a decade later. Accompanied by a pair of conga players, the 20-year-old Scott-Heron rhythmically recited his...
