Latest Release
- OCT 13, 2023
- 1 Song
- By Popular Demand · 2000
- By Popular Demand · 2018
- Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 · 2004
- By Popular Demand · 2000
- CRASH · 2024
- The Light of the Sun (Deluxe Version) · 2011
- Woman · 2015
- Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor · 2006
- Woman · 2015
- Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2 · 2004
Essential Albums
- A poet who ran with the spoken-word crowd, Jill Scott proved her writing skills by helping to pen fellow Philadelphians The Roots’ “You Got Me.” She revisits that plaintive hook and bridge on “The Roots (Interlude),” one of 18 tracks on this stirring debut, which ricochets between soul, hip-hop, and Beat poetry. Scott dazzles with her verbal dexterity and flurry of references: “A Long Walk” incorporates Quran and Bible verses, weed, and “Amazing Grace”; “Love Rain” nods to the sciences. Who is Jill Scott? A force of nature.
Albums
- 2022
- 2022
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
Artist Playlists
- Take a long musical walk with these neo-soul standards.
- The elegant, impassioned melding of poetry and soul music.
Singles & EPs
Compilations
Appears On
More To Hear
- Let Jill Scott’s 20-year-old classic set your New Year off right.
- The artist celebrates the 20th anniversary of Who Is Jill Scott?
- Jill Scott joins Nadeska to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her transcendent debut.
- Etta Bond on the debut albums she loves, DaBaby is Breaking.
- The British artist takes over and spins her favorite jams.
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About Jill Scott
Singer/songwriter Jill Scott blew up in 2000 as part of the second wave of neo-soul artists who fused R&B, ‘70s-style soul, and hip-hop with heartfelt and hopeful messages. Born in 1972, “Jilly from Philly” grew out of a softer, gentler scene that produced The Roots and Musiq Soulchild. Her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1, challenged ideas about what sexy meant in the macho jiggy era (“He Loves Me [Lyzel in E Flat]”) and made solitude feel powerful (“One Is the Magic #”). Scott's emotive, deeply textured voice is equally at ease with jazz instrumentation and rap beats; she comes across as the shoulder to cry on, helping listeners through heartbreak and teaching them to believe in themselves. Her 2004 release, Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds, Vol. 2, celebrates blood ties (“Family Reunion”) and her right to make art (the Grammy-winning “Cross My Mind”). On 2015’s Woman, she sounds utterly composed, ready to face any emotional storm ("Prepared"). When in 2020 she turned a Verzuz webcast battle with fellow neo-soul artist Erykah Badu into a celebration of her opponent, it was no surprise: Jill Scott uses her talents to turn war zones into comfort zones.
- HOMETOWN
- Philadelphia, PA, United States
- BORN
- April 4, 1972
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul