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"Kanye West paid tribute to the late Gil Scott-Heron on Thursday by performing at the musician&amp;#039;s funeral. West performed the song &amp;#039;Lost in the World&amp;#039; at the ceremony, which samples Scott-Heron&amp;#039;s own track &amp;#039;Comment #1&amp;#039;. The so-called &amp;#039;Godfather of Rap&amp;#039; died last week after contracting an unknown illness during a recent trip to Europe. Scott-Heron&amp;#039;s death has led to an outpouring of tributes from across the music industry, including the likes of Cee Lo Green and Eminem. In addition to West&amp;#039;s performance, Scott-Heron&amp;#039;s daughter Gia performed some of her own poetry in tribute to the singer.  Listen to Gil Scott-Heron&amp;#039;s classic 1974 track &amp;#039;The Bottle&amp;#039; below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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