There is one name that will drive Black men who unapologetically love Black women crazy in 2025. It’s certainly not Beyonce; nor is it Halle Berry. And though she was the #1 ‘fine ass Black woman’ draft pick from the 90s through the pandemic, it is not Nia Long.
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The answer? Jill Scott.
Brothers reading this are nodding in agreement. Jill Scott burst onto the scene 25 years ago this summer. Her striking good looks kept us watching her videos, but it was her sexy, celestial voice and rhymes that instantly enchanted us once her debut album, “Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 1,” dropped in 2000. Since then, Black men especially have been unwavering in their adoration. Allow me to offer five reasons why.
She’s A Freak
Let’s just be honest. We like a woman to be in touch with her sexuality. Someone who knows what she wants and in unafraid to ask for it.
Ever heard the song ‘Crown Royal?’ Yeah.
She is finer than red wine
Go on social media and you will think that all men want are rail thin women with artificial body parts. Some may, but not all.
Many Black men don’t mind a woman who is full figured with natural hair. And the fact that Ms. Scott has an amazingly stunning face with beautiful eyes?
She is a hip hop head
It could be the fact that she is from Philly, the home of The Roots, Eve, Freeway and others. Or maybe it is because in addition to being a talented singer and songwriter, she is also a legit poet who is in love with words. But if you listen closely to her music, she is a dyed in the wool, sho-nuff Hip Hop head.
She has been featured by artists like Common and Lupe Fiasco. And she has featured Mos Def and even Paul Wall on some of her music. Then there is the way that she sing/talks on songs like ‘He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)’ and ‘Cross My Mind.’
She is not Ghostface Killah. But her music is certainly Hip Hop adjacent.
Her voice is as smooth as Malcolm X’s hair when they called him Detroit Red
There is debate about whether Beyonce can sing. There is none about Jill Scott. If you have any questions about this, just listen to ‘A long Walk.’ There will be no questions after that.
She is BLACK, Black.
Jill from Philly does not mince words when it comes to her love of Black America. Though she told Jemele Hill that she sometimes thinks about following the footsteps of James Baldwin and leave America because of our racial climate, she stays and does what she can. She has been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement from its inception. And she was widely criticized by MAGA Republicans when she remixed the National Anthem at the 2023 Essence Festival and centered the Black experience in America with her lyrics.
So yeah, Black men love this woman from North Philly. The real question is who doesn’t?
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