Gil Scott-Heron

Born: Chicago, IL, 1949

Influenced by: Miles Davis, Amiri Baraka, Jazz

Genre: R & B

Biography: One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a ...

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Free Will [Bonus Tracks]
Released: 09/25/01
It's Your World
Released: 01/23/01
Moving Target
Released: 05/09/00
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