Jill Scott
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Jill Scott, Philly girl. Jill Scott was born and raised in North
Philadelphia and began her performing career writing and reading poetry. She was
discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to
join the band in the studios. The collaboration resulted in the song "You Got
Me". She currently resides in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, a New Jersey suburb.
Jill Scott subsequently 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.
Jill 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
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 target students residing in Philadelphia,
Camden, and the greater Delaware Valley.
Jill Scott donated $100,000 to help start the foundation. The foundation was
named after Jill Scott's grandmother because of the bluish tint in her brown
complexion. Jill Scott had once 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 to
achieve their dreams.
Jill Scott is still waiting for her monumental breakout, and if the critics are
correct, that should be her next album.
Jill Scott has a very rare facility to hit notes in the sixth and seventh
octave, as displayed on songs such as 'Gimmie' where she hits a D6, and on
'Spring Summer Feeling' where she hits a C7 note with full vibrato.