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.

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