Last updated: 12 february, 2010 - 11:03 GMT

Gil Scott-Heron

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Gil Scott-Heron's new album I'm New Hear is first in 15 years.

American poet and musician, often called the Godfather of rap, is best known for his hard-hitting spoken word songs like The Revolution will not be Televised and The Bottle that got under the surface of life in the United States in the 1970s and 80s.

In recent years he hit hard times, battling with drug addiction and spending some time in prison for cocaine possession. Now he's back with a new studio album, a collection of songs, poems and spoken interludes.

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