Gil scott heron biography book

Gil Scott-Heron is a 1-Time Bestselling Author

Biography of Gil Scott-Heron

One of the most influential 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 first-hand many of the experiences which later made up his songwriting material.

He had begun writing before reaching his teenage years, however, and completed his first volume of poetry at the age of Though he attended college in Pennsylvania [Lincoln], he dropped out after one year to concentrate on his writing career, and earned plaudits for his novel, The Vulture [which was written w