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Jill Scott: Poetry
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In 2000, Jill Scott's critically acclaimed, platinum-selling debut CD pushed the R&B singer into the spotlight. Scott's latest project tackles a different, yet equally lyrical genre: poetry. She shares her personal poetry collection in The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours.
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The fact that Jill Scott started out reading her own poetry to an audience is really inspiring and shows that is a true artist and she is not a produced act in it for the money. Come see what Scott has to say in her songs and you will be impressed.
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Before her shocking breakthrough in the show business, Scott tried herself at a variety of jobs, including retail positions and stints at a construction site and even an ice cream parlor. Scott began to perform her works at live poetry readings as a spoken word artist until she was eventually discovered by Amir Thompson (The Roots), he asked Jill to join the band in the studio. In spite of all hardships in one of the interviews with Jet Magazine she indicated her childhood as a very happy one, mentioning that she was very much a loved child.
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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 "?uestlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studio, and the collaboration resulted in a co-writing credit for Scott for the song, "You Got Me." In 2000, Erykah Badu and The Roots won the Grammy for best rap performance by a duo or group for "You Got Me".[4] 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.
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