Her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. Scott was the first artist signed to Steve McKeever's 'Hidden Beach Recordings' label. 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. The collaboration resulted in a co-writing credit for Scott on the song, " You Got Me." In 2000, 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. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studio. She was eventually discovered by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of the Roots. Scott began her performing career as a spoken word artist, appearing at live poetry readings to perform her work.
Scott performing in Hamburg, Germany in 2000 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. She planned to become a high school English teacher. While working two jobs, she studied secondary education. Īfter graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Scott attended Temple University. She recalls a happy childhood and was "very much a loved child." Scott was raised as a Jehovah's Witness. She grew up an only child in a North Philadelphia neighborhood, raised by her mother, Joyce Scott, and her grandmother.
Scott was born on Apin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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