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Biography

Born: April 1, 1949 in Chicago, IL
Genre: R&B/Soul
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a legion of intelligent rappers while his engaging songwriting skills placed him square in the R&B charts later in his career, backed by increasingly contemporary production courtesy of Malcolm Cecil and Nile Rodgers (of Chic). Born in Chicago but transplanted to Tennessee for his early years, Scott-Heron spent most of his high-school years in the Bronx, where he learned firsthand...

Top Albums By Gil Scott-Heron
Free Will	I'm New Here ...	We're New Her...	Tour de Force...	Spirits

	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Free Will	Gil Scott-Heron	3:42	$1.29
2.	The Middle of Your Day	Gil Scott-Heron	4:32	$1.29
3.	The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues	Gil Scott-Heron	5:11	$1.29
4.	Speed Kills	Gil Scott-Heron	3:18	$1.29
5.	Did You Hear What They Said?	Gil Scott-Heron	3:30	$1.29
6.	The King Alfred Plan	Gil Scott-Heron	2:46	$1.29
7.	No Knock	Gil Scott-Heron	2:10	$1.29
8.	Wiggy	Gil Scott-Heron	1:36	$1.29
9.	Ain't No New Thing	Gil Scott-Heron	4:32	$1.29
10.	Billy Green Is Dead	Gil Scott-Heron	1:28	$1.29
11.	Sex Education: Ghetto Style	Gil Scott-Heron	0:50	$1.29
12.	...And Then He Wrote Meditations	Gil Scott-Heron	3:13	$1.29
13.	Free Will (Alt take 1)	Gil Scott-Heron	2:57	$1.29
14.	The Middle of Your Day (Alt take 1)	Gil Scott-Heron	4:41	$1.29
15.	The Get Out of the Ghetto Blues (alt..	Gil Scott-Heron	5:06	$1.29
16.	Speed Kills (Alt take 3)	Gil Scott-Heron	3:19	$1.29
17.	Did You Hear What They Said? (Alt ta..	Gil Scott-Heron	3:31	$1.29
18.	The King Alfred Plan (Alt)	Gil Scott-Heron	3:01	$1.29
19.	No Knock (Alt)	Gil Scott-Heron	2:04	$1.29
20.	Wiggy (Alt)	Gil Scott-Heron	1:32	$1.29
21.	Ain't No New Thing (breakdown take)	Gil Scott-Heron	2:39	$1.29
22.	Billy Green Is Dead (Alt)	Gil Scott-Heron	1:33	$1.29
23.	...And Then He Wrote Meditations (Al..	Gil Scott-Heron	1:31	$1.29

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