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Gil Scott-Heron, a Rare card
Gilbert Scott-Heron was an American jazz poet, singer, musician and author, known for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 350,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Gil Scott-Heron quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gil Scott-Heron card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He referred to himself as a "bluesologist", his own term for "a scientist who is concerned with the ______ of the blues".
Answer
origin. He referred to himself as a "bluesologist", his own term for "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues". From the Gil Scott-Heron article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Joe Joyce. Joe Joyce 90 · Dravidian languages 86 · Gil Scott-Heron 83 · Camera 78 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson fused jazz, blues and soul with lyrics relative to social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles.
- He referred to himself as a "bluesologist", his own term for "a scientist who is concerned with the origin of the blues".
- His poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", delivered over a jazz-soul beat, is considered a major influence on hip-hop music.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gil Scott-Heron article was read about 350,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Gil Scott-Heron
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The cards just above and just below Gil Scott-Heron in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Common lawRare · Society · ATK 85 DEF 83
- Bruce ForsythRare · Arts · ATK 79 DEF 89
- CultureRare · Society · ATK 80 DEF 88
- Joe JoyceRare · Society · ATK 90 DEF 78
- Nellie BlyRare · Society · ATK 77 DEF 91
- Dravidian languagesRare · Society · ATK 86 DEF 82
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gil Scott-Heron (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : mikael altemark from STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
