Gil Scott-Heron: The Ghetto Code (Dot Dot Dit Dit Dot Dot Dash)

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@phoenixrising1103 8 жыл бұрын

Such an intelligent, creative, talented guy with a great sense of humor to boot! And that voice! I wish everyone could hear this at least once...

@jsc1227 3 жыл бұрын

I saw him around 2005 or so, when still alive, but he was not in top form but still a genius, drugs impacted his life and talent. Other interviews he said he was blacklisted on many radio stations, impacting his income in the 1970s and 1980s, because he vocalized inequality

@debbiewilliams151 3 жыл бұрын

warm honey

@gen-x_dude 7 жыл бұрын

I first heard mr.Scott around 1989 when I was too naive to understand what he was talking about, yes I knew his words, but not what was driving them. now I am 44, this man was a literary genius

@JohnSmith-qo7wu 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@marycrowther8813 3 жыл бұрын

Amen my brother.gil was one of our greatest soul singer.and he spilt lots of knowledge.he taught me and our people alot.we miss and we love you.may your soul rest in peace.

@philhongkins5520 2 жыл бұрын

First heard him in 74 @ Wigan Casino . The bottle . Spent the next 30 years getting to know this Genius . He did it all , History old skool History, the Blues, he birthed the hip hop movement. Plus amd endless supply of incredible musical pieces . 🙏🙏🖤💚

@gc5907 Жыл бұрын

He'll yeah! Whitey on the moon..is like frick'n poetry or some shit like Dat

@rickrolledtruth5834 Жыл бұрын

Yea, definitely began hip-hop

@justval03 6 жыл бұрын

What Gil Scott-Heron talked about in the 70s is no different than what's going on today

@WELLBRAN 5 жыл бұрын

Valerie Hallums yep very true...and its getting worse

@hunlevistube 4 жыл бұрын

infact, it's more valid than ever, maybe.

@gaynellspigner7439 4 жыл бұрын

Poetry is never ending & always giving.

@isaacbrown6638 4 жыл бұрын

Update: This comment is still relevant

@rodneyharper2275 3 жыл бұрын

That's right that is why is it's important to pay attention to the previous generation so you have something to build on you are seeing what Martin Luther king told them no lie will last forever and the other America coming back life is 360

@MrVb66 5 жыл бұрын

This is high level. black intelligence. at it's absolute perfect best !!!!!! rest in peace

@rodneyharper2275 3 жыл бұрын

Yep if you read his book he picked a lot and expressed well to others

@philhongkins5520 2 жыл бұрын

He was a Masta Wordsmith . Who loved the blues , who was politically adroit . N when needed to vent he just let go , usually to fat ass beat . N there we had the birth of the Hip Hop movement . And his back catalogue is immense.. pure quality. 🙏

@durr928 5 жыл бұрын

Mick Jenkins paying homage. Much respect to him. Pieces of a Man is a great listen

@poor_impulsive 4 жыл бұрын

*100%* that guy is my new HERO~!

@Shay416 12 күн бұрын

Shiiiit. The tribe is worldwide

@pangur780 Жыл бұрын

Wish we had people like him today. Musicians who speak for their people, artists who speak truth to power, powerful men who create timeless art, time keepers for the pulse of their time. Legends. No more heroes anymore.

@IESHA1029 8 жыл бұрын

Prophet, Educator and Prognosticator. This Brother was eons ahead of his time. The voice of a revolution ever since Last Poets. He gave Rap POWER.

@rex216785 8 жыл бұрын

+Ernest Mickens GSH was with the Last poets,

@erleat4563 7 жыл бұрын

...think hes saying that Gil are in same class, not members of same group

@larrychamberlain8155 5 жыл бұрын

IF YOU GOOGLE THE LAST POETS THERE IS A PICTURE OF GILL SCOTT-HERON WITH THE LAST NAME OF KAIN...GSH TO MY KNOWLEDGE WASN'T OF MEMBER OF THE LAST POETS BUT VERY WELL HAD THE SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEEN A MEMBER... HIS POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD WAS A HISTORY LESSON.RIP GOOD BROTHER ✌✌✌✌✌✌✌✌

@stellaercolani3810 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic artist.

@BalCleric 3 жыл бұрын

I always like to think of people like Gil as being very much OF their time, everybody else was just way behind and are still catching up.

@cetuniverse 13 жыл бұрын

I have always loved brother Gil..He ain't dead because our love keeps his music, words, and spirit alive.

@jeneralj.u.-ice6607 8 жыл бұрын

A real Midnight Marauder! Brother with a lot of great intellect! Gil Scott-Heron, still relevant, still respected, and still relatable in 2016!

@DavidPriceStRitaco88 8 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure to see him twice. What a treat. My father introduced him to us, my brothers and me, during Saturday clean up.

@mainygnac 7 жыл бұрын

what i love respect & appreciate the most about GSH is the fact that he never lied to me when i listened to him...He was, is & will forever be theREALEST

@quietknight8250 7 жыл бұрын

"...there may be some words out there that don't mean nuthin'..." and there are, words like 'jurisdiction' and 'authority'; pure genius. When I listen to Gil Scott-Herron I'm torn between two feelings, the first is awe at his clever use of language and his ability to convey a sense of the anger and despair of social injustice and the ghetto. The second is sadness that his words are still "...so damn relevant".

@paulyoung1572 7 жыл бұрын

He was an English professor at Federal City College in Washington DC

@ThyGeekGoddessMuze 7 жыл бұрын

sovereignty .. he was our extra-curricular history lesson Levittown kids lent them to us... we had to sneak, Red Foxx, Gil and Richard Pryor in the house in Jackson Five album covers.

@twebster179 7 жыл бұрын

BlaK Muze reminds me of my dad confiscating my 45 record of Mellencamp's "Jack and Dianne" but buying Prince's 1999 on LP for me the Christmas I was 14, but not. listening to it first. LOL

@mariobeanes4430 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 73 yrs.old and Mr.Gil Scott Heron was the greatest influence on my political awareness. He has profoundly affected my life forever I WILL NEVER FORGET HIM HE WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART FOR SURE

@Narikeljinjira Жыл бұрын

Gil might just be the only brother, spoken word, funk, soul, blues jazz artist and griot against whose videos on KZfaq you only read positive and uplifting comments. The man gave us so much. He worked with fabulous musicians over the years who were disciples of sorts. RIP bro Gil, miss you ever so much.

@sojourn3r1 7 жыл бұрын

It pains me that so few remember this wonderful man and his work. This man opened this little country girl's eyes to what's what 40 years ago. Thank you, GSH.

@EntalitySonicsCo. 4 жыл бұрын

Don't fret, his voice does not fall on deaf ears these days: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lb-enMJ8t7GYhIk.html

@Monoaux 9 жыл бұрын

We need more brothers and sisters like this.

@EntalitySonicsCo. 4 жыл бұрын

Don't fret, we out here! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lb-enMJ8t7GYhIk.html

@frederickadams3723 4 жыл бұрын

Gil Scott Heron was a very good friend. We use to hang out in chester when we were younger he love to play pin ball machines. He always won.

@truefunksoul8638 3 жыл бұрын

Why am I not surprised that Gil was a pinball ace in his spare time?

@garystill4092 5 жыл бұрын

Gil pledge his allegiance to Truth, good or bad. This man gave me more conviction to truth whether it cost you in the end. This brother sold out to no one. It’s ashamed he’s not more look up to in our communities. Oh I forgot, money rules . God bless you Gil for your truth and honesty something that this world needs badly. RIP

@lindanorris1419 5 жыл бұрын

@HansiesKanal 8 жыл бұрын

His spoken word poetry is fantastic. The rythm, the words, the subjects - absolutely fantastic. Thank you for posting!

@user-gg2wt4of4y 7 ай бұрын

One of the first rappers along with the last poets - back in the 70’s

@larrychamberlain8155 6 жыл бұрын

THE WAX MUSEUM WASHINGTON D.C APRIL 1ST,1981 ...GREAT TIMES...GOT TO SEE HIM EVERY YEAR ON HIS BIRTHDAY.....GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

@thebigbluesnook 10 жыл бұрын

Thank-you ! I have discovered Gil Scott Heron because of your effort.

@oralsledge2119 3 жыл бұрын

Flashback to 1975 when I was turned on to this brother. I sat in amazement. Never will forget.

@BranMarPercussion 6 жыл бұрын

If you appreciate the vibe of Gil Scott-Heron, please do me, yourself and the world a favor by looking up the great poet and thinker Amiri Baraka (and especially his poem "In The Tradition." Had we not been too ignorant to listen, we could have had the opportunity to redeem ourselves.

@nadiraabdullahmuhammad1048 11 жыл бұрын

ASA Gil was ahead of his time. that voice. The Mind. What more can one say. RIP

@larrylbrumfield1955 10 жыл бұрын

Still relevant today.

@richardmbowman 5 жыл бұрын

Gil Scott Heron......one of America's greatest poets.....living or dead...

@jsc1227 3 жыл бұрын

@nadiraabdullahmuhammad3350 5 жыл бұрын

Pig Latin was was part of the Ghetto code I've been lovin and listening since 72

@schnika.phantommckissic537 4 жыл бұрын

I remember listening to this as a youth. .this probably why im woke 😁

@henryclemons9769 4 жыл бұрын

would you happen to be in ur late 50

@jaimenevarez4596 4 жыл бұрын

Today 3/7/20 is the first time I have listen to Mr. H!! I am obsessed with gift this beautiful man used to spread the joy of music and LOVE. What a true and pure Artist. Thank you Lord for sharing your son Mr. H.

@RaphaelAshanti 3 жыл бұрын

After hearing this brilliance, am I the only one thinking Dot Dot Dit Dit Dot Dot Dash? 😂

@lifetimesofamultiplemediam1003 2 жыл бұрын

WOY!… Dot Dot Dit Dit Dot Dot Dash!… Damned if Manz knew… even in 2022… ✊🏿

@moonlightview5862 3 жыл бұрын

My husband was Gils bestie back in the day. What you hear him saying is pure Gil❤ We miss you man💝

@paakaberkhamemzazan5439 7 жыл бұрын

Go head brother speak the truth! Right Knowledge.

@nyakallomochalibane7968 5 жыл бұрын

Mick Jenkins!!!!! Pieces of a Man!!!!! Heron Flow!!!!!!!!!

@trevianhunter3117 5 жыл бұрын

And C is for Cash Money

@ottomiller8008 10 жыл бұрын

Man thank you for this I got to get busy!!!

@derekgreen4584 3 жыл бұрын

REST IN PERFECT LOVE AND PEACE ! ! !

@thomasgorman5314 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for up loading. Gil is so relevant today as it was then, so sorry to see people like Gil and Curtis pass on. We need new artists and social commentators like these guys.

@SigurTibbs 10 жыл бұрын

They're there its just harder to find them through all the noise.

@maagdalena2583 10 жыл бұрын

***** As good as da Gil tho ? plz plz link !!

@MattSchantz7 5 жыл бұрын

@@maagdalena2583 check out mick jenkins latest album

@brendapeavy8831 4 жыл бұрын

Check-out the innovators of Rap, TheFurious Five, Melle Mel, & The Sugar Hill Gang.

@WOWTODAZ Жыл бұрын

Moor Mother for example

@jaysongnos5778 3 жыл бұрын

Wow he had knowledge for your mind my man was deep!!💥👍

@jamescollier7303 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of "my" favorites!!!

@LOUDsigh 5 жыл бұрын

Nice upload. I should buy this album. Have several of his work but nvr heard this b4

@jasoneveful 11 жыл бұрын

take my hat off, bowed and applause 4 genius man

@owenspride 13 жыл бұрын

What the music world needs are more musicians who are able to expose lies for what they are

@sheilaallen2146 8 жыл бұрын

saw him at the Arlo in Camden NJ he was awesome

@neilrichman59 3 жыл бұрын

Flatone, Thanks for posting this. I was a young, impressionable teenager when I saw GSH perform at the U of Hartford (CT) in 1975. He did this piece. Still relevant today, 45+ years later.

@truthseeker6541 23 күн бұрын

My you tube algorithms sometimes send these beautiful gems to me. And this is one, the legand that is Gill Scott-Heron.

@mojubaxx 11 жыл бұрын

This is what Edward Snowden heard just before he released NSA data to the public.

@queenfba003 4 ай бұрын

Went to the majority of Gill's concert since the 70s until his last concert. RIP

@wk4max 11 жыл бұрын

when people ask me -'who brought you up -who taught you about life '' i reply '' gil scott heron.''PEACE....

@1212amore 12 жыл бұрын

Mr Gill Scott Heron , Poet, Composer Music .Voice. Our National Treasure, Wonderful . for us all. ..Poof Perfect..Mr. GSH

@yvonnedavis4257 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this Live concert! I attended majority of his Chicago concerts till his death! The establishment began censoring his albums -- rumored they sabotaged his career.

@BackFromTheRoad 2 жыл бұрын

You know they held this proud revolutionary voice of strength back. If the state does anything it’s propaganda. And words like this cut through their propaganda like butter. They are too afraid to let him live much less to let him speak.

@roystonmacadam3916 7 жыл бұрын

Never forgotten and always loved!

@steveprejean9936 9 жыл бұрын

Saw him do this one at club 6234n Houston Tx bac N Tha day

@kevincolwell9575 6 жыл бұрын

they had to use street sweeps and cocaine laws to bring him down, just like so many others...

@LOUDsigh 5 жыл бұрын

U did?!😱 lucky duck

@kountzer 4 жыл бұрын

I saw GSH at a club in Houston as well, back in the day. We might have sat by one another @ that club and didn't know it. I was 18yo then. He performed the dot dot did it routine then as well.

@hairblimp 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this Flatone, its one of my favourites....

@jamescurran9002 6 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for the Gil Scott-Heron recording that would apply to today and Donald Trump. I would love to have him around now.

@larrychamberlain8155 6 жыл бұрын

HOW ABOUT B-MOVIE,OR WE ALMOST LOST DETROIT

@johngaines2531 5 жыл бұрын

H2o Watergate blues

@MrRUKnight 4 жыл бұрын

@@larrychamberlain8155 B-Movie for sure!

@EntalitySonicsCo. 4 жыл бұрын

We did this one as an homage to Gil.. It was preTrump but, many things still apply: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lb-enMJ8t7GYhIk.html

@steveo1527 8 жыл бұрын

dot dot dit dot dot dash. damn if I know

@LOUDsigh 5 жыл бұрын

Im thinkin t-shirt

@ThyGeekGoddessMuze 11 жыл бұрын

When people hear that the POTUS won his first money through spoken word, few bothered to check it out. If people really wanted to understand Barack Obama, they should listen to Gil Scott-Heron! People spend far too much time listening to what we dance to, with no clue about what we LISTENED to. This explained everything Dad was screaming about during the evening news or reading the Washington Post. But we still had to sneak Gill into the house in Jackson 5 album covers.

@CamraCreations 11 жыл бұрын

An amazing talent, poet, musician, author, political activist, ....I hope God is taking his talented from earth in preparation for one of the most astounding musical events to be hosted in heaven! Even through his struggles, he gave his best....AMAZING...I will always love his talent, his music, his mission was well accomplished; people are still being touched by his truth! Feel really blessed to have met you and saw you perform... R.I.P.

@NewDaysOldWays1 4 жыл бұрын

The King of Wordsmithing- Father of the Spoken Word!

@olly8 10 ай бұрын

ICONIC!!! Love & Respect this man ❤ Still relevant...✊🏾yet sad to say WHY.

@carmenlidia13 11 жыл бұрын

Been Listening 2 Mr. Gil Scott Heron, For a L O N G Time ~ Now He Is Timeless 2 Be 4Eva ! He Has Been TELLING PEOPLE True Knowledge 4 Decades P.B.U.H SEEK Knowlege.& U will Find Self Purpose & Change... Peace Out, Carmen

@darrenhanshaw6382 3 жыл бұрын

A True Genius...GSH will always be relevant........RIP to a Grand Master Teacher in the art of thought consciousness

@MRBJNSTUDIO 9 жыл бұрын

THE DOCTOR IS IN THE HOUSE MAN!!!

@feedmepurp 7 жыл бұрын

"you could think of it as if amtrak came through yo crib" haha

@SAS1SAS1 5 ай бұрын

QUALITY! GIL THE MAN

@kesmondjones9549 8 жыл бұрын

Like the things he is saying to us half of never took the time to just listen and understand the message he is trying to tell us

@johnrobinson4281 6 жыл бұрын

Robinson said that it was a great experience and the best way to do this is the only way to go

@rodneyharper2275 3 жыл бұрын

If you pay attention to the message of previous generations you won't fall into ty traps you see the generation from the 80s up fail for

@imrimurphy7399 7 жыл бұрын

rip brother

@rodneyharper2275 3 жыл бұрын

Always on the mark

@jewpacabra3404 11 жыл бұрын

I LOVE GIL SCOTT

@technologic21 12 жыл бұрын

Everything this dude says is true. I could listen to him talk all day.

@thomasbryant3315 9 жыл бұрын

What year was this? This is scary in light of today's CIA, DARPA,Drones and foreign policy in the middle east. Gil was awesome.

@truefunksoul8638 3 жыл бұрын

Recorded at NYU in February 1978 but the poem was written in March 1975 according to album liner notes.

@rickrolledtruth5834 Жыл бұрын

Salute, Pioneer

@octave121511 12 жыл бұрын

Whoa, talk about deep and thought-provoking.

@jaydebeer7251 9 ай бұрын

Lyrical genius.. legend

@champdee3830 2 жыл бұрын

Mick Jenkins brought me here Heron flow intro from pieces of a man album

@gmomma55 12 жыл бұрын

Code: It's not just Ghetto anymore, it has risen to the Mid-Class. A future past by SENSI GSH. Pay attention, a circle is continual. Long Live GSH!!!!

@richardmbowman 5 жыл бұрын

Gil, I was born in February......

@geraldharris9337 Ай бұрын

People have virtually no idea of how valuable this is to the progressive minds all over the world. Subterfuge, bait and switch, smoke screen, and many other duplicitous words and terms are put on display so eloquently… and when you wonder why there’s no music playing… it tells you just how real this is. And it will also tell you why it’s so hard to find… dot dot ditty dot dot dash

@Zatoichi444 11 жыл бұрын

me too....wish I had known him personally

@johnfeliceCeprano 11 жыл бұрын

GSH is speaking common sense .... words as powerful today as when they were spoken and glad to find it here

@Muelalalala 2 ай бұрын

Kool listening….songs vibe💫💫

@AAHistoryChannel 12 жыл бұрын

ONE LOVE!!!

@brandondebenedetta 5 жыл бұрын

Mick Jenkins brought you here too, huh?

@xx4twunkn33xx 5 жыл бұрын

yes yes he did lol i love comments that call me out

@fuckdemcantstandit6551 5 жыл бұрын

I was listen to this earlier this year then he drop pieces of a man. Total homage.

@flux202 4 жыл бұрын

Pieces of a man is jus too good. I had to research.

@Jueceman15 4 жыл бұрын

Opened me up to a whole new world!

@truefunksoul8638 3 жыл бұрын

No.

@earthgoddessspirituality7818 Жыл бұрын

Still talking in code to this day 💯

@user-dx4iy5iq2j 3 ай бұрын

And he was only 18 when his first album was pressed. Holy Hell.

@leoharmon9712 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday, Bruh!

@SLYKSEAL 5 ай бұрын

Man didn’t rap a word but was spittin fire 🔥

@wk4max 11 жыл бұрын

superb! - thanks gil, peace go with you brother....

@tutulove718 12 жыл бұрын

We People who are Darker then Blue long LIVE our Brother

@totonto 10 ай бұрын

Chuck D. He got it. Way way before the rappers

@3azabb 4 жыл бұрын

Being smart is not easy Mr. Heron

@jacksmart_ 7 ай бұрын

This guys the OG

@sheilaprentice9096 3 жыл бұрын

He was an amazing man

@Tubulous123 5 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! Thank you!!!!

@xarisafari7189 5 жыл бұрын

Gil i really miss you ♥☆★♡

@bjornbaron5940 Жыл бұрын

Price less mind, very sharp.

@simsoset 6 ай бұрын

MASTER 🙏#1

@ebonknight 13 жыл бұрын

I thought I heard everything by this brother but guess not. Thanks man.

@falsepride8873 9 жыл бұрын

Genious.

@agapereign 13 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.