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2007
Release Date: August 18, 2007
06/27/07 BET Awards
Los Angeles, CA
Jill Scott in Los Angeles
06/07/07 Auditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Jill Scott in Chicago
06/06/07 Auditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Jill Scott in Chicago
06/27/07 BET Awards
Los Angeles, CA
Jill Scott in Los Angeles
06/07/07 Auditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Jill Scott in Chicago
06/06/07 Auditorium Theatre
Chicago, IL
Jill Scott in Chicago
06/26/07 BET Awards
Los Angeles, CA
Jill Scott in Los Angeles
06/14/07 Radio City
New York, NY
Jill Scott in NYC
06/13/07 Radio City
New York, NY
Jill Scott in NYC
04/29/07 New Orleans Jazz festival
New Orleans, LA
Jill Scott
Jill Scott Returns to Poetry Roots
Post: 10/30/2006
OCTOBER 11, 2006 - This year the seminal spoken word series presents seasoned and up-and-coming poets performing their work onstage before a live audience, interspersed with a big-ticket lineup of celebrities also trying their hand at poetry.
Praised by the New York Times as an "exuberant, daringly fresh series that breaks poetry out of the neat little boxes it's so often put it," Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry features a spectrum of voices, from struggling urban poets who've cut their teeth in speakeasies and small clubs across the country, to the icons of the form, to celebrated actors, singers, dancers, and comedians writing and sharing poems for the first time. This season's special guests include Dave Chappelle, Common, Savion Glover, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keyes, Eve Ensler, John Legend, Phylicia Rashad, Smokey Robinson, Kanye West and many others.
Each installment of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry is hosted by the highly regarded hip-hop artist and actor Mos Def (Golden Globe nominee for HBO Films' "Something the Lord Made"). The series is directed by Stan Lathan, who, along with Simmons, executive produced the long-running hit series Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, which was also directed by Lathan.
Recognizing the power of urban poetry on modern culture, top rap music impresario Simmons, whose Def Jam Records launched the careers of artists such as LL Cool J and Jay-Z, teamed up with HBO to create Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry in 2001, turning the spotlight on the freshest and most fearless voices in America today.
Previous seasons have featured performances by special guests ranging from Cedric the Entertainer and Caroline Kennedy to Benjamin Bratt and Erykah Badu.
Jill Scott to be feted at 2006 Eddy Awards
Post: 10/30/2006
OCTOBER 24, 2006 - JILL SCOTT TO BE FETED AT 2006 EDDY AWARDS AS STAR ALUMNAFROM PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Building Bridges
in Public Education
The 2006 Eddy awardees, all stars of the Greater Philadelphia
region, are being recognized as role models in public education.
For over two decades, the Philadelphia Education Fund,
the premier independent advocate for public education in
the region, has been a vital and positive force in the education
community, providing critical guidance and leadership to
improve schools and raise student achievement. The Ed
Fund introduced the Eddys in 2005 to bring the issues of public
education to the community-at-large. All proceeds from the
Eddys support our educational programs that assist underserved
children in the region.
Jill Scott performs at the Black Movie Awards
Post: 11/20/2006
Jill Scott performs at the Black Movie Awards in Los Angeles on October 15, 2006.
Jill Scott Returns to Poetry Roots
Post: 10/30/2006
OCTOBER 11, 2006 - This year the seminal spoken word series presents seasoned and up-and-coming poets performing their work onstage before a live audience, interspersed with a big-ticket lineup of celebrities also trying their hand at poetry.
Praised by the New York Times as an "exuberant, daringly fresh series that breaks poetry out of the neat little boxes it's so often put it," Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry features a spectrum of voices, from struggling urban poets who've cut their teeth in speakeasies and small clubs across the country, to the icons of the form, to celebrated actors, singers, dancers, and comedians writing and sharing poems for the first time. This season's special guests include Dave Chappelle, Common, Savion Glover, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Alicia Keyes, Eve Ensler, John Legend, Phylicia Rashad, Smokey Robinson, Kanye West and many others.
Each installment of Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry is hosted by the highly regarded hip-hop artist and actor Mos Def (Golden Globe nominee for HBO Films' "Something the Lord Made"). The series is directed by Stan Lathan, who, along with Simmons, executive produced the long-running hit series Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam, which was also directed by Lathan.
Recognizing the power of urban poetry on modern culture, top rap music impresario Simmons, whose Def Jam Records launched the careers of artists such as LL Cool J and Jay-Z, teamed up with HBO to create Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry in 2001, turning the spotlight on the freshest and most fearless voices in America today.
Previous seasons have featured performances by special guests ranging from Cedric the Entertainer and Caroline Kennedy to Benjamin Bratt and Erykah Badu.
Jill Scott to be feted at 2006 Eddy Awards
Post: 10/30/2006
OCTOBER 24, 2006 - JILL SCOTT TO BE FETED AT 2006 EDDY AWARDS AS STAR ALUMNAFROM PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Building Bridges
in Public Education
The 2006 Eddy awardees, all stars of the Greater Philadelphia
region, are being recognized as role models in public education.
For over two decades, the Philadelphia Education Fund,
the premier independent advocate for public education in
the region, has been a vital and positive force in the education
community, providing critical guidance and leadership to
improve schools and raise student achievement. The Ed
Fund introduced the Eddys in 2005 to bring the issues of public
education to the community-at-large. All proceeds from the
Eddys support our educational programs that assist underserved
children in the region.
Jill Scott performs at the Black Movie Awards
Post: 11/20/2006
Jill Scott performs at the Black Movie Awards in Los Angeles on October 15, 2006.
Jill Scott performs on Letterman
Post: 11/20/2006
Jill Scott performs the hit song “Daydreamin” with Lupe Fiasco on David Letterman on November 22nd
Jill Scott Collaborations Editorial Review (Amazon.com)
Post: 01/26/2007
At the time of its release, internet rumor had it that Collaborations was a "taster" project--that is, a sampler to whet listeners' appetites for Scott's long-awaited third solo album, due in summer of 2007.
Jill Scott's "Hate On Me"
Post: 07/13/2007
New Hit Single is the number one most added song on the Urban A/C radio charts
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YouTube.com: Jill Scott performance on David Letterman
Jill Scott "Hate on Me!" Music Video Contest
