A clip of the title track was released on a bonus disc from Hidden Beach Records and included with Collaborations. The Collaborations collection served as "an appetizer" for her next studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. In 2006, Scott was prominently featured on hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco's single "Daydreaming", which won a 2008 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and also appeared on a new Scott collection called Collaborations on January 30, 2007. Scott shared the win with Benson and Jarreau. In early 2007, Scott was featured on the George Benson and Al Jarreau collaboration single "God Bless The Child" (written by Billie Holiday), which earned Scott her second Grammy award, Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, at the 2007 Grammy Awards ceremony. Scott continues to write poetry a compilation volume of her poems, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours, was published and released by St. Scott's second full-length album, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. The live album, Experience: Jill Scott 826+, was released November 2001. Scott lost that award, but won a 2005 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative R&B Performance for "Cross My Mind". She experienced some notice and chart success with the single "A Long Walk", eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance. Her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. Scott was the first artist signed to Steve McKeever's 'Hidden Beach Recordings' label. Subsequently, Scott collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, and Common, and broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent. In 2000, Erykah Badu and the Roots won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "You Got Me", and Scott debuted as an artist during a Roots live show, singing as original artist/singer of the song.
The collaboration resulted in a co-writing credit for Scott on the song, "You Got Me". Questlove invited her to join the band in the studio. She was eventually discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots. Scott began her performing career as a spoken word artist, appearing at live poetry readings to perform her work. Prior to breaking through the music industry, Scott worked at a variety of jobs, including a number of retail positions and stints at a construction site and an ice cream parlor. However, after three years of study and then serving as a teacher's aide, Scott became disillusioned with a teaching career, and she dropped out of college. She planned to become a high school English teacher. While working two jobs, she studied secondary education. Scott was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.Īfter graduating the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. She recalls a happy childhood and was "very much a loved child". She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott and grandmother. Scott was born on Apin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2015, she released her fifth album, Woman. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency based on the novels of the same name by Alexander McCall Smith.
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She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC/HBO series The No. In 2014, she starred in the film Get On Up as the second wife of James Brown. She made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? in 2007.Īfter a four-year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, The Light of the Sun, in 2011. 2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, went platinum, and the follow-ups Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. Her 2000 debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, model, poet and actress.
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