Yola on Jill Scott's "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)

This week, we talk to singer/songwriter Yola about Jill Scott's debut studio album "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol 1." We get into Jill's time with The Roots, how her poetry shaped her songwriting, and Jill's role in the neo-soul movement.

More on Yola

• Check out Yola's newest single and upcoming album Stand for Myself! 
• Yola is Ready to Meet Her Moment  (Rolling Stone)
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More on Jill Scott

• Jill Scott’s Debut Album ‘Who Is Jill Scott? Words And Sounds Vol. 1’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective (Albumism)
• Check out the original version of  You Got Me by The Roots w/ Jill Scott
• Jill Scott's Def Poetry appearance

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 unless otherwise indicated):

• Love Rain
• Yola: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
• Yola: Stand For Myself
• A Long Walk
• Brotha
• The Roots: You Got Me (Live)
• Slowly Surely
• Jilltro
• Try
• It's Love 
• Jill Scott: Gotta Get Up (Another Day)
• Honey Molasses
• The Roots (Interlude)
• Do You Remember 
• Love Rain
• I Think It's Better
• Exclusively
• Jill Scott: Crown Royal on Ice
• He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)
• A Long Walk
• Do You Remember
• Moe Koffman: Days Gone By
• Slowly Surely
• I Think it's Better
• He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)
• Watching Me 
• A Long Walk
• Gettin' In The Way
• It's Love
• I Think it's Better
• The Roots (Interlude)
• Grenique: Star of the Story
• Adriana Evans: Love Is All Around
• Minnie Riperton: Les Fleurs

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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