Scott came on the scene in 2000 with her debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol 1. The Philadelphia native established herself as the singer and poet who was just as tough as she appeared earthy. Her debut single, “A Long Walk,” found Jill Scott asking her lover to go on a walk where they’d “spark conversation, verbal elation, stimulation”—and fall deeper in love. But then there was also “Gettin in the Way,” a sassy rebuke of the woman trying to steal her lover away from her. Comparisons are natural, especially when it comes to creative women who occupy the same space, but Scott firmly established that she was the one Jilly from Philly and that she was here to stay. The Grammy Award-winning, chart-topping virtuoso went on to release eight albums over the course of the last decade, and she has amassed impressive acting credits as well, appearing in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Black-ish, Black Lightning, and more. She … [Read more...] about The fans’ guide to the historic Erykah Badu and Jill Scott Instagram battle
