{"id":223991,"date":"2026-02-21T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=223991"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:01:07","slug":"jill-scott-tiny-desk-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jill-scott-tiny-desk-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Scott: Tiny Desk Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M5QOaaRJYFc?si=PCcJ5Ks8aXXU4DmN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We asked (and asked, and asked). NPR Music finally delivered. One of most requested artists of all time is finally at the Tiny Desk. &#8220;I thought about you so much,&#8221; Scott tells the audience. &#8220;I was, like, &#8216;One day, Imma be on Tiny Desk!&#8217; &#8221; In celebration of her new album, To Whom This May Concern, her first in just over a decade, the Philadelphia poet shares some new music along with the classics we&#8217;ve been yearning for.<\/p>\n<p>Most Jill Scott fans know that her albums are gateways to the live show. For over 25 years, the stage has been where she displays her true artistry as a natural-born performer. Every note and every lyric is sold \u2014 sometimes powerful and sometimes gentle, but always with a smile. Which is why she stresses before and after the show that this is &#8220;live music,&#8221; and these mics aren&#8217;t for decoration. As a songwriter, her ability to write for Black women and to Black men has amassed a loyal following, allowing her to sell out shows, whether she has something new to sell or not.<\/p>\n<p>Draped in a dress with patterns that match her colorful and limitless vocal ability, she starts off with &#8220;A Long Walk,&#8221; from her groundbreaking debut album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1, adding a subtle nod to the late D&#8217;Angelo. The new songs, &#8220;Beautiful People&#8221; and &#8220;Don&#8217;t Play,&#8221; are as soulful and sultry as anything in her catalog, but everything reaches a proper climax with a version of &#8220;The Way&#8221; that made the hair on my arms stand up. Jilly from Philly&#8217;s Tiny Desk is here, and it&#8217;s exactly what we&#8217;ve been waiting for.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"223992\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/jill-scott-tiny-desk-concert\/jill-scott-tiny-desk\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jill Scott Tiny Desk\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk-540x304.avif\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk-1024x576.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk-540x304.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-223992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk-540x304.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jill-Scott-Tiny-Desk.avif 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We asked (and asked, and asked). 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