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Bridging the gap between new school and old school, multi-talented hip hop artist Common joined Gil on the stage. Common told stories of how he was introduced to Gil’s music and the thought process behind two songs produced by Kanye West. Gil, on the keyboard, accompanied Common as he performed a brief freestyle for the crowd as well as his song The People and Kanye’s My Way Home.
After a long hiatus where critics felt he had disappeared or died, Gil Scott-Heron proved the critics wrong by releasing his newest project, I’m New Here, available now. If you missed this performance, he will be performing on August 5th at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. Visit SummerStage for more information.
Photos by Yuri Guanilo for John Simon Daily