Jill Scott is from Philadelphia, where she studied to be an English teacher at Temple University. She became friends with other musicians in the area that helped launch her career, including DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Roots.
She met her first husband, DJ Lyzel Williams, when she was doing a poetry reading. They tied the knot eight years later and divorced in 2007 after nearly six years of marriage.
She toured with Sting in 2001. She missed a week when she came down with a lung infection.
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