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In the words of Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron was "the link between 'Trane and Malcolm X." This juxtaposition is an interesting one - one which alludes to, arguably, the very genesis of hip hop: the culmination of both African American cultural and artistic contributions (i.e. the blues, jazz) and a history of resisting racism, and fighting for social change and civil rights.