Jill Scott - Biography

Last Editor: Sbrown				Jill Scott Biography -   Name : Jill Scott Nickname : Jilly from Philly, The Lady Jill Scott Date of birth : April 4, 1972 Place of birth : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Profession : Singer-songwriter, poet, actress Genre(s) : R&B, Soul, neo soul, jazz, spoken word Height : 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Jill Scott Trivia -

Jill Scott originally sang the hook on The Roots Grammy winning song "You Got Me." She was offered a role in the Broadway play 'Chicago', but turned it down. She attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls She is an only child of her parents. She has a cat named Stacey. She released a book of poetry entitled "The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours" in April 2005. She originally attended Temple University to become a high school English teacher. She performed with a Canandian touring cast in the musical 'Rent.'. Her stepfather was abusive, so she and her mom went to live with her grandmother. She slept in the same bed as her grandmother slept until the age of eighteen. She recorded 50 songs for her debut album, but included only 18. She founded the Blues Babe Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships to college-bound students in the greater Philadelphia area, in 2002. She was named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001. She released her double-platinum debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, in 2000. She was nominated for a Grammy in Best New Artist of 2000, but did not win. Cites Sarah Vaughan as one of her musical influences. The others are Frankie Beverly and Maze, Minnie Riperton, Donny Hathaway, Anita Baker, Roy Ayers, Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Sade. While not a single, the album track "He Loves Me," dedicated to her then-husband Lyzel became a particularly popular song in her live and televised performances. She won a 2005 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative R&B Performance for "Cross My Mind.". She remains close to her mother and grandmother, nicknamed "Blue Babe", and resides in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Prior to her breakthrough in 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. She is a supporter of gay rights. Her favorite movie is The Wiz (1978). She invented a new brand of bras for full figured women called "Butterfly" in the spring of 2008. She announced on June 20, 2008 that she is engaged to her drummer, Lil' John Roberts. She told to the reporters at the Television Critics Association conference in Los Angeles on January 9, 2009 that she is pregnant with her first child. She gave birth of her first baby, son Jett Hamilton Roberts on April 20, 2009. Jett was born at 4:20 p.m. and weighed in at 7 lbs., 8 oz.

Jill Scott Detailed Biography -

Jill Scott (born April 4, 1972) is a jazz and rhythm and blues and neo-soul singer. Scott was born and raised in North Philadelphia and began her performing career reading her own poetry and writing it also. She was discovered by Amir "?uestlove" Thompson of The Roots. ?uestlove invited her to join the band in the studios. The collaboration resulted in the song "You Got Me". Subsequently, she collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, and Common and broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent. Signed to Steve McKeever's newly formed Hidden Beach Recordings label, she released her debut album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 in July 2000. The following summer she released Experience:Jil Scott 826+ after she released the single "A Long Walk." Scott continued to gain more recognition, eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance for "A Long Walk", Jill Scott won a Grammy award at the 2005 Grammy awards for Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female. Scott released a new album, entitled Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 in 2004. Her book of poetry, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours was released in April 2005. Jill Scott took an extended break from recording music during which she got married and established the Blues Babe Foundation, a program founded to help young minority students pay for university expenses. The Blues Babe Foundation intends to financially support students between the ages of sixteen to twenty-one. It plans to specifically targeting students residing in Philadelphia, Camden, and the greater Delaware Valley. Scott donated USD$100,000 to help start the foundation. The foundation was named after Scott's grandmother because of the bluish tint in her brown complexion. Scott, from very poor North Philadelphia, attended Temple University while working two jobs. She had to drop out after her junior year when she ran out of money. Scott said that she wanted to finish school, and the foundation will give money to students who are working and who are facing the impossible and wanting achieve a dream. In the spring of 2003, the Blues Babe Foundation made a donation of over $60,000 to the graduating class of the Creative Arts School in Camden, New Jersey. Any student who maintains a 3.2 GPA will receive a yearly stipend for the next three years that will be put toward his or her college education.