I was doin' it when I was a colored boy of eight or nine or ten
I had never heard of Sigmund Freud but hell I was doin' it then
I was doin' it in my teenaged years when I was running the ghetto streets
Now I had never seen me no ink blot test but it still felt good to me
I was doin' it when I arrived in college searching for my degree
But Lord knows a degree wasn't all I got and that's the way it's supposed to be
I hope that when I have kids of my own they really don't get shook
When I tell them that there are things they've got to learn that can't be found in books.
The lyrics SEX EDUCATION of GIL SCOTT-HERON is also present in the album The revolution will not be televised (1988)
Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) è stato un poeta, musicista e attivista statunitense considerato uno dei pionieri del movimento hip hop. Nato a Chicago, Heron ha iniziato la sua carriera come poeta recitante negli anni '60, combinando poesia e musica jazz per creare un nuovo genere musicale che mescolava elementi di blues, funk e soul. La sua musica era spesso politicamente carica, affrontando temi come il razzismo, la povertà e l'oppressione sociale. Heron è famoso in particolare per la sua canzone "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", diventata un inno contro la propaganda televisiva e la manipolazione dell'informazione. Tra i suoi album più importanti ricordiamo "Pieces of a Man" (1970) e "Winter in America" (1974). Heron ha collaborato con artisti come Brian Jackson, Herbie Hancock e Miles Davis. La sua influenza sul panorama musicale è stata profonda, ispirando generazioni di rapper, cantautori e musicisti.
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