Originally aired back in 2003 and features cameos from Chuck D, Richie Havens, Clive Davis, The Last Poets, Mos Def, and more. Gil recounts growing up in Jackson, TN, moving to Brooklyn while the Black Arts movement is beginning, and the influences around him. Seeing him and Brian Jackson (rocking the Mortal Kombat shirt!!) recount meeting each other at Lincoln University is pretty cool. From the recording of their first album, Pieces Of A Man together to . You would be hard pressed to find another artist who is more important to the hip-hop music industry. Their songs ring just as true today as they did when he first recorded them. Imagine being able to hear “In The Bottle” on the radio today or in clubs when you went out. I’ll shut up, just watch and soak it all in.
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