Born Jill Heather Scott in the North Philly neighborhood of the City of Phi… Read Full Bio ↴Born Jill Heather Scott in the North Philly neighborhood of the City of Philadelphia, PA on April 4, 1972, Jill Scott began her career as a performance poet. She was discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studios, which resulted in the live version of "You Got Me" in 1999.

Subsequently, she collaborated with Eric Benet, Will Smith, Lupe Fiasco, Common and broadened her performing experience by touring Canada in a production of the Broadway musical Rent. Signed to Steve McKeever's newly formed Hidden Beach Recordings label, she released her debut album Who Is Jill Scott: Words and Sounds Vol. 1 in July 2000. The following summer she released Experience:Jil Scott 826+ after she released the single "A Long Walk." Scott continued to gain more recognition, eventually earning a Grammy nomination in early 2003 for Best Female Vocal Performance for "A Long Walk". Jill Scott also won a Grammy award at the 2005 Grammy awards for Best R&B Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female.

Jill Scott appears in David Chappelle's Block Party performing with The Roots and Erykah Badu.

Scott released a new album, entitled Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 in 2004. Her book of poetry, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours was released in April 2005.

Recently, Scott was prominently featured on hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco's 2006 single "Daydreaming" which also appeared on a new Scott collection called Collaborations on January 30, 2007.
The Collaborations collection served as "an appetizer" for her next studio album, The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 released September 25, 2007. A clip of the title track was released on a bonus disc from Hidden Beach Records and included with Collaborations. The lead single, "Hate on Me", gained airplay in May 2007 with a video released in mid-July. In advance of the album's release, Hidden Beach released a 17-minute album sampler through their forums. Interspersed between the dozen songs previewed on the sampler was a personal explanation from Jill for the inspiration behind some of her songs.

Jill Scott is also an accomplished actor, appearing as detective Precious Ramotswe in the BBC's dramatisation of Alexander McCall Smith's series of books: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency". Scott also appeared as "Sheila" in the Tyler Perrry film, "Why Did I Get Married" (2007) and its sequel, "Why Did I Get Married Too" (2010) .

It's Love
Jill Scott Lyrics

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They say I'm crazy
The way you got me open baby
Oh
They say I'm buggin'
The way I'm top sweatin' your lovin'
Oh
They all sit and wonder why
This feelin' I can not hide

It ain't a question o' pride
Oh
It's love
Oh
It's love

They say I'm trippin'
The way you got my whole life flippin'
Oh
They say I'm losin' it
Just can't seem to keep my grip baby
Oh
We all cry when we feel pain
When love is gone we're not the same
It ain't a question of brains
Oh
It's love
Oh
It's love
Oh
It's love
Oh
It's love

Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love

They all sit and wonder why
This feeling I can not hide
It ain't a question, o' pride
Badabadooby doo doo pa
It's love
Badabadooby doo doo pa
It's love

Love, love, love, love, love, love (say what?)
Love, love, love, love, love, love (say what?)
Love, love, love, love, love, love (say what?)
Love, love, love, love, love, love (say)

Do you want it on your collard greens?
Do you want it on your candy sweets?
Do you want it on your pickled beets?
Give it to me, give it to me, give me
Do you want it on your rice and gravy?
Do you want it on your biscuits baby?
Do you want it on your black eyed peas?
Give it to me, give it to me, give it

Oh
It's love, yeah
Oh
It's love

Do you want it on your collard greens?
Do you want it in your candy sweets?
Do you want it in ya? Do you want it in ya?
Do you gimme da get gimme, get get get
Do you want it on your biscuits baby?
Do you want it on your rice and gravy?
Do you want it in your black eyed peas?
Come on give it, give it, give it, give it to me

Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love
(Oh oh oh oh oh)

Give it, give it, give it, give it
Do you want it on your collard greens?
Do you want it on your candy sweets?
Do you want it, do you, do you do you want it?
Give it, give it, give it, give it
Do you want it on your rice and gravy?
Do you want it on your black eyed peas?
Do you want it on your sweets baby?
Give it up, give it up, give it up, give it to me
Give me that love
Give me that love
Give me

Give it to me, give it to me, give it
Give it to me, give it to me, give it
Give it to me, give it to me, give me
Give it to me, give it to me, give me
Give me that love
say what? (Give it to me, give it to me, give it)
say what? (Give it to me, give it to me, give it)
Give it to me, give it to me, give it
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me

Love, love, love, love, love, love (sweet)
Love, love, love, love, love, love

Love, love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love, love

Overall Meaning

The song "It's Love" by Jill Scott is a soulful ode to the overwhelming feeling of love. The song is about being head over heels in love with someone where people around you start to think you're crazy. The lyrics depict how love has made the singer lose control, and she can't help but feel this way. The lines "They say I'm crazy, the way you got me open baby" and "They say I'm buggin', the way I'm top sweatin' your lovin'" show that the singer is aware of what others think, but she can't help how she feels.

The song's lyrics convey the message that love is all-encompassing, and it's not something you can control. The repetition of the phrase "It's love" emphasizes that love is the driving force behind her actions and emotions. The lyrics "We all cry when we feel pain, when love is gone we're not the same" highlight how important love is to the singer and how much it affects her to lose it. The song's catchy and soulful melody adds to the overall effect, creating a powerful and moving song.

Line by Line Meaning

They say I'm crazy
People think I'm irrational

The way you got me open baby
You have affected me deeply, emotionally

They say I'm buggin'
People think I'm behaving oddly

The way I'm top sweatin' your lovin'
I'm craving your love and affection so much that it's causing me anxiety

They all sit and wonder why
Others are curious about my behavior

This feelin' I can not hide
I am unable to conceal my emotions

It ain't a question o' pride
My behavior is not about my ego

It's love
What I'm feeling is love

They say I'm trippin'
People think I'm behaving foolishly

The way you got my whole life flippin'
You have turned my life upside down

They say I'm losin' it
People think I'm going insane