In 1998, Willie Redd moved to New Orleans at the behest of 9th Ward amateur boxer Joseph "Big Boegie" Lewis, where at age 18 he became a songwriter for the rosters of local labels and rivals Cash Money and Big Boy Records. Infamously camera-shy and introverted, he stayed holed up in his rented home on Bienville where in two-months he wrote both the song and short film about a New Orleans dancer that would act as his own coming out as a celebrity on the local scene. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be, as the 19-year-old was engulfed in a familial conspiracy and framed for capital murder almost immediately upon his return to Birmingham.

In 2003, however, wrongfully convicted for a crime inwhich his innocence has gradually become clear and yet still so undeniably gifted, Willie Earl Scott wrote the book that started the journey current, "Heaven and Hell on Earth," a scandalously creative tome -size novel that would go on to sell some half-a-million copies and make Willie Earl Scott a household name worshipped around the world as a signal of ingenuity and, yes, strength.

Between 2003 and 2023, Willie Earl Scott has written hundreds of songs, scripts and stories, under various names and in several languages, quietly making himself a force all its own in new media.