Jill Scott
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Jill Heather Scott was born on 4â¯Aprilâ¯1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and emerged as a singer, songwriter, poet and actress. Raised in North Philadelphia, she studied secondary education at Temple University before dropping out to pursue music. Her spokenâword roots led to a discovery by Questlove of The Roots, who invited her to record "You Got Me"; the track earned a Grammy Award in 2000. Jill Scottâs debut studio album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol.â¯1 (2000), went platinum and produced the single "A Long Walk", which charted on the Billboard Hotâ¯100. She followed with Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol.â¯2 (2004) and The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol.â¯3 (2007), both achieving gold status; the single "Hate on Me" reached the Topâ¯40 on R&B charts. After a legal dispute with Hidden Beach, she released The Light of the Sun (2011) under her own imprint, Blues Babe Records, debuting at Number 1 on the Billboard 200; the single "So in Love" peaked at number 10 on the R&B/HipâHop Songs chart. Her fifth studio album, Woman (2015), also entered the Billboard 200 at Number 1. Jill Scott has earned multiple Grammy nominations, a NAACP Image Award, and has contributed to film soundtracks such as Get on Up (2014). In 2026, she released the album To Whom This May Concern, her first album in a decade, featuring Tierra Whack, Trombone Shorty, Too $hort, Ab-Soul, and JID.
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Top Tracks
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- A Long Walk
- He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
- Can't Wait
- Golden
- So In Love by Anthony Hamilton
- Daydreamin' by Jill Scott
- The Fact Is (I Need You)
- Spring Summer Feeling
- Chanel Pearls by Jill Scott
- Whatever
- Family Reunion
- Heaven Somewhere featuring Erykah Badu
- The Way
- It's Love
- My Love
- Back Together
- Comes To Light (Everything)
- Cross My Mind
- One Is the Magic # (Redux)
- Watching Me
- Slowly Surely
- Lovely Day
- Fool's Gold
- Hate On Me
