Soul-jazz poet, Gill Scott-Heron, was born on this day in Chicago, Illinois in 1949. Many also consider him one of the first rappers because his spoken word in rhyme. Although he said in a publication in 2008 he was living with HIV, as recently as May 2015 it was still not confirmed if he passed from complications of the disease since passing on May 27, 2011. #superthrowbackparty #soulsinger #soulmusic #legend