Jill Scott - Wikipedia. Jill Scott (born April 4, 1. American singer- songwriter, model, poet and actress.

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Her 2. 00. 0 debut, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol.

The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. She made her cinematic debut in the films Hounddog and Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? After a four- year hiatus from music, Scott released her fourth album, The Light of the Sun, in 2. In 2. 01. 4, she starred in the film Get On Up as the second wife of James Brown.[3] She also appeared as the lead role in the BBC/HBO series The No. Ladies' Detective Agency based on the novels of the same name by Alexander Mc. Call Smith. In 2.

Woman. Early life[edit]Scott was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother Joyce Scott and grandmother. She recalls a happy childhood and was "very much a loved child".[4] Scott was raised as a Jehovah's Witness.[5]After graduating the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. While working two jobs, she studied secondary education.

She planned to become a high school English teacher. 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.[6]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.[citation needed]Music career[edit]2. Words and Sounds albums[edit]. Scott performing in Hamburg, Germany in 2. Scott began her performing career as a spoken word artist, appearing at live poetry readings to perform her work. She was eventually discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studio.

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The collaboration resulted in a co- writing credit for Scott on the song, "You Got Me". In 2. 00. 0, 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.[7] 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. Scott was the first artist signed to Steve Mc. Keever's 'Hidden Beach Recordings' label. Her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?

Words and Sounds Vol. She experienced some notice and chart success with the single "A Long Walk", eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2. Best Female Vocal Performance. Scott lost that award, but won a 2. Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative R& B Performance for "Cross My Mind". The live album, Experience: Jill Scott 8.

November 2. 00. 1. Scott's second full- length album, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. Scott continues to write poetry; a compilation volume of her poems, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours, was published and released by St.

Martin's Press in April 2. In early 2. 00. 7, 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 2. Grammy Awards ceremony.

Scott shared the win with Benson and Jarreau. In 2. 00. 6, Scott was prominently featured on hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco's single "Daydreaming", which won a 2. Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and also appeared on a new Scott collection called Collaborations on January 3. The Collaborations collection served as "an appetizer" for her next studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. September 2. 5, 2.

A clip of the title track was released on a bonus disc from Hidden Beach Records and included with Collaborations. The lead single "Hate on Me", gained airplay in May 2. July. In advance of the album's release, Hidden Beach released a 1. Interspersed between the dozen songs previewed on the sampler was a personal explanation from Jill for the inspiration behind some of her songs. In 2. 00. 8, Scott released her second live album, Live in Paris+, which consists of 8 songs recorded during her set list of the "Big Beautiful Tour" in Europe.

The bonus DVD contains the same concert, plus some live cuts from The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. In the same year, "Whenever You're Around", a single from The Real Thing, which features George Duke, was a moderate hit on urban radio. Hidden Beach lawsuit, The Light of the Sun, and tour[edit]Early in 2. Scott was sued by Hidden Beach Records for leaving halfway through her six- album contract and owing millions of dollars in damages.[1. The label's founder, Steve Mc. Avatar The Last Airbender Season Three Episode 13. Keever, claimed that he helped launch Scott's career and nurtured her into a Grammy- winning singer- songwriter, but was unceremoniously dumped in October after a 1. Scott, however, countersued that claim.

To offset the damages, Hidden Beach planned to release several compilation albums consisting of previously unreleased material by Scott. The first album in this series was The Original Jill Scott from the Vault, Vol. Previously titled Just Before Dawn, the album was asked to be paused by Scott so that fans would not get confused with the new material she was releasing entitled The Light of the Sun being released under a distribution deal that Scott and Warner Brothers signed in early 2. The deal gives Scott direct control over her marketing and promotions and releases her music under her imprint of Blues Babe Records. She also signed a multi- tour deal with Live Nation to expand her concert touring. The Light of the Sun officially began production in 2. Scott gave fans a preview of the music on her 1.

R& B singer Maxwell, Maxwell & Jill Scott: The Tour. After tour, Scott began studio sessions with the album's executive producer, JR Hutson.

Recording sessions took place in several locations including 9th Street Studios, Studio 6. Fever Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California, Threshold Sound & Vision in Santa Monica, California, and The Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Boom Boom Room in Burbank, California, and The Village Studios in West Los Angeles, California. It features collaborations from Anthony Hamilton, Eve, Doug E Fresh, and Paul Wall. The album was released for pre- order days before it was officially released on June 2. It debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 2.

The album was preceded by the promo single "Shame", which was released on Scott's Sound. Cloud account in April 2. The single features the rapper Eve and R& B trio The A- Group. The video was released on Essence. April 1. 3. The album's official debut single was "So in Love" featuring Anthony Hamilton. It was released in April and debuted at #4.

US Billboard Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart, Scott's highest debut on that chart. Watch Five Hours South Online Forbes. It peaked at #1. 0, and tied a record with Maxwell's "Fortunate" for spending 1. Urban Adult Contemporary Chart. Scott promoted the album with several tactics including The Light of the Sundays, several online Essence interviews, and releasing the album as an i. Tunes LP, giving fans exclusive photos and videos. Scott also embarked on her Summer Block Party tour sponsored by Budweiser's Superfest. The tour was a hit, selling out venues throughout the country with opening acts Anthony Hamilton and legendary group Mint Condition.

It also featured Doug E Fresh as the host and DJ Jazzy Jeff as the DJ. The album's second official single, "So Gone (What My Mind Says)" featuring Paul Wall was released in August 2. September 1. 3 on E! Online. It has peaked at #2.

US Billboard Hot R& B/Hip- Hop Songs chart. Scott also released a video for the song "Hear My Call". The project gained Scott four NAACP Image Awards including Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding Music Video ("Hear My Call"), Outstanding Song ("So in Love"), and Outstanding Album (The Light of the Sun).