I'm clearly 40 years late on this. Gil Scott Heron is the man...
Strangely, I'm looking forward to gettin an album from an artist that was more popular in my old man's prime... Plus, the video is dark as shit and amazing!
(from Wiki)
On the 8th of February 2010, Gil Scott-Heron will release his new album 'I'm New Here' on independent label XL Recordings. Produced by XL label owner Richard Russell, 'Im New Here' is Scott-Heron's first album in thirteen years. The pair started recording the album in 2007, with the majority of the record being recorded over the last twelve months with engineer Lawson White at Clinton Studios in New York. In 2009, a new Gil Scott-Heron website www.gilscottheron.net was launch and brand new track 'Where Did The Night Go' made available as a free download from the site. READ MORE