Jill Scott

Originally sang the hook on The Roots Grammy winning song "You Got Me."

Was offered a role in the Broadway play Chicago, but turned it down.

Attended the Philadelphia High School for Girls

An only child.

Has a cat named Stacey.

Released a book of poetry entitled "The Moments, the Minutes, the Hours" in April 2005.

Originally attended Temple University to become a high school English teacher.

Performed with a Canadian touring cast in the musical Rent.

Her stepfather was abusive, so she and her mom went to live with her grandmother.

Slept in the same bed as her grandmother until the age of eighteen.

Recorded 50 songs for her debut album, but included only 18.

She quit teaching after other teachers complained about her method of singing to students to improve their memorization skills.

Founded the Blues Babe Foundation, an organization that provides scholarships to college-bound students in the greater Philadelphia area, in 2002.

Named one of People magazines "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2001.

Released her double-platinum debut album, Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1, in 2000.

Was nominated for a Grammy in Best New Artist of 2000, but did not win.

Cites Sarah Vaughan as one of her musical influences. The others are Frankie Beverly and Maze , Minnie Riperton , Donny Hathaway , Anita Baker , Roy Ayers , Stevie Wonder , Prince , and Sade.

Mothers name is Joyce Scott.

While not a single, the album track "He Loves Me," dedicated to her then-husband Lyzel became a particularly popular song in her live and televised performances.

Won a 2005 Grammy for Best Urban/Alternative R&B Performance for "Cross My Mind.".

She remains close to her mother and grandmother, nicknamed "Blue Babe", and resides in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey.

Prior to her breakthrough in 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.

Is a supporter of gay rights.

Favorite movie is The Wiz .

Invented a new brand of bras for full figured women called "Butterfly" in the spring of 2008.

Is expecting her first child with fianc Lil Jon Roberts. The baby is due April 25, 2009.

Announced June 20, 2008 that she is engaged to her drummer, Lil John Roberts.

Gave birth to her first child at age 37 on April 20, 2009, a son named Jett Hamilton Roberts, who arrived 5 days earlier than expected. The childs father is her now ex-fianc Lil Jon Roberts.

Son, Jett Hamilton Roberts, born April 20, 2009. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz.

(February 2010) Recording her new album The Light Of The Sun: Words and Sounds, Vol. 4.

Daughter of New York reporter, Marvin Scott of North Bergen, New Jersey and Joan Scott Pollack of New York City.

Stepdaughter of Lorri Scott of North Bergen, New Jersey and Stephen J. Pollack of New York City.

Daughter-in-law of Leona and Lawrence Urban of Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York.

She graduated from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.

She is the home and lifestyle reporter for NY1, the New York Cable News Channel, in New York City.

(June 2004) Works as a presenter on NY1s "Pet of the Week" in New York.

(December 2008) New York, New York.

Works as a TV-host/presenter on the news-channel "NY1" in New York.

As slavery died for the greater good of America, and the movement for equality sputtered to life, the white woman was on the cover of every American magazine. She was the dazzling jewel on every movie screen, the glory of every commercial and television show.

There are repercussions to everything, even advancement and success. And I think that the repercussions to my success was the loss of my marriage.

To be a queen of a household is a powerful thing.