Jill Scott and Lil John Have A Son
R&B singer Jill Scott’s publicist has confirmed to us that yes, she and Atlanta percussionist Lil John Roberts are now the proud parents of a son.
(And Lil John just about says as much on his MySpace page; by Children his profile says “Proud parent”)
No official word on a name, weight and height, or even whether Scott had it in a hospital in her future husband’s current hometown. (But sites have been reporting his name is Jett Hamilton Roberts, 7 lbs., 8 oz., born April 20 at 4:20, even).
Happen to have any other details? Been watching Scott in HBO’s “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,” and if so, your thoughts?
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115 comments Add your comment
Lynn Green
April 23rd, 2009
2:05 pm
Congratulations Jill and Lil John!!!
I hope that “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency” becomes an ongoing series. It is great!!!!!!
Shoule I Ask
April 23rd, 2009
2:09 pm
I guess I need not ask if they are married…….?
Mel
April 23rd, 2009
2:11 pm
Who cares? The kid will grow up to be a murdering thug anyway. Also, what is a “Lil John?” And the kids name is “Jett?” Unreal.
itsme
April 23rd, 2009
2:19 pm
I always thought that the child of an unmarried mother had to take the mother’s name. Has the law changed?
Jennifer
April 23rd, 2009
2:19 pm
John Travolta’s son was also named Jett. What’s your point? Your name’s Mel.
E-Roll
April 23rd, 2009
2:23 pm
I guess you can say the same thing about that kid that Bristol Palin had out of wedlock. I sure that kid will grow up to be a murdering, snuff dipping, thug up in Alaska.
Now that my comment sounds as dumb as the two comments above me, I am glad that these two wonderful talents have brought another wonderful child into this world.
Shoule I Ask, if you spent 2 minutes goggling these two you would have found out that they announced their engagement June 20,2008 during one of Jill’s concerts.
R. Hodges
April 23rd, 2009
2:33 pm
Congratulations! Yes, I have been watching the No. 1 Ladies Detective and I have to say that it is the BEST show on television in a very long time. Jill Scott is superb! It has made me take another look at Africa and I’ve totally fallen in love with Botswanna. I plan to take a trip there very soon. The people are warm and friendly. A friend of mine at work talk about how this show really portrays the country in a positive light, very much unlike most of the media coverage we see day-to-day. I have watched each episode over and over again and can’t wait for a new show each Sunday evening. Me and my friend at work great each other with the friendly greeting from the show and discuss each episode in detail. Thank you Ms. Scott for your wonderful performance. I have also have fallen in love with Ms. Rose and the hairdresser.
beautiful
April 23rd, 2009
2:36 pm
Should I Ask,
Are you judging and why is that a concern for you? Are you going to supply the care for the child; pay for child care; pay for college; etc. Society is so quick to throw stones at others when stones should be thrown at the individual throwing the stone. I’m sure you have skeletons in your closet.
Grow up and get a life.
Congratulations Jill Scott! I’m sure the baby is as beautiful as you!
Joycei
April 23rd, 2009
2:37 pm
The best thing on HBO since sliced bread…LOVE IT !!!
BAP
April 23rd, 2009
2:38 pm
The comments started going down hill when “Should I Ask” made his/her cloddish remark. And Mel, just because you come from a family that has no values and planked by generational curses, don’t wish bad on her newborn son. He was just born and you are already declaring doomsday.
Anonymous
April 23rd, 2009
2:41 pm
Black women must stop having babies outside of the confines of marriage.
Ignorant spotter
April 23rd, 2009
2:41 pm
Mel, my name says it all about you. You are very ignorant. Congrats to Jill Scott and Lil John. Jett has very talented parents….
melina
April 23rd, 2009
2:47 pm
There are some IGNORANT PEOPLE on this board. WOW!
Should I Ask
Mel
itsme
D-U-M-B!
melina
April 23rd, 2009
2:48 pm
There are some IGNORANT PEOPLE on this board. WOW!
Should I Ask
Mel
itsme… yeah I am talkign about you guys!
D-U-M-B!
Black woman
April 23rd, 2009
2:49 pm
Oh, so black women are the only women having babies outside of marriage? Please see Bristol Palin and a host of other females who aren’t black but have given birth without the benefit of a husband and then we’ll talk. Also, please leave that innocent baby alone!
Wisconsin
April 23rd, 2009
2:55 pm
This message is for Mel and Anonymous and who else has a crazy “ASS” comment about black women having babies out of wedlock what rock did you just crawl from under a least she is grown black women, rich black women who can hold her owe and won’t need her mama to take care of her baby like Bristol and all the other white girls who have babies out ot wedlock and need there mama’s or welfare to take of them. There are more white thugs than black they just put are black men in the news more than white. congrats to Jill and Lil John.
MoPhil07
April 23rd, 2009
2:56 pm
LOL @ whomever said “black women should stop having babies outside the confines of marriage”. Last I looked, white women, latinas and God forbid, even some Asian women are doing the same! So let’s stop this pitiful generalizing by race (that’s sooo old, but hey, this is the south) and just say use the term ‘women’ without the race adjective as a precursor.
Mary
April 23rd, 2009
3:02 pm
I watch Jill’s show with such intensity and pleasure that I wish it was a daily show (as the soaps). The show is off the scale. Best wishes & God Bless your son.
me
April 23rd, 2009
3:04 pm
First, Let me say Congrats to the new parents. It’s a true blessing.
Now, this is for Mel, Should I ask & Itsme.
Mel..We all realize that you’re trailer trash and don’t have any training but, you need to know what you’re speaking about before you make such a stupid statement. Jill Scott is very successful in her career as well as her partner. Now, whether they choose to get married is solely up to them. Worry about your out of control children. (Meth user, child molester etc..) Now, that’s putting one race in a catagory…
Should I ask…What difference does it make if their married or not..Can you say Brad & Angelina, Goldie & Kurt, and not to mention a number of others. STOP being so damn judgmental. You don’t have the right. As long as they are taking care of their business who are you to judge….
Itsme… I don’t know how old you are but, you can give your child any name you want.
After stating my opinons to you all.. How about you not cast stones when you live in a glass house yourself. If you can say you’ve never done anything that you can be judged for (god bless) but, if you can’t take a look in the mirror and focus on yourself.
Solow
April 23rd, 2009
3:05 pm
Here-Here-I say!!! I’m very happy for Lil John and Jill because they make a beautiful BLACK couple and there is plenty of promise in their family. Now, for you racist morons who think children out of wedlock is limited to Black people, at least we don’t date our relatives and produce mentally challenged offspring. There, I said it.
Gem For Life
April 23rd, 2009
3:08 pm
No.. what it really boils down to is that Anonymous is mad because her man got a BLACK WOMAN pregnant and is now taking funds from her little pit of a home. TO everyone else don’s allow the stupidity of others to take your joy.Normally I wouldn’t even have responded to such stupidness but when you attack inocent women(who are not here to defend themselves) and children then I have a problem.
Yup, I said it
April 23rd, 2009
3:12 pm
And I suppose the Craig’s List Killer had a great upbringing too, so tell me MEL, since you seem to have a crystal ball on such insight on black people, explain how one of your “own” fly under the radar?!
Pick up the s*%t in your own yard before you go looking into someone elses-DUMBA$$!!
Yup, I said it
April 23rd, 2009
3:14 pm
…and by the way, much love and a big CONGRATULATIONS to the new family! Despite the haters out here, there are some of us, who believe that black love is beautiful-no matter what society says!
Tesha
April 23rd, 2009
3:14 pm
I guess all of those babies of unwedded, white hollywood celeberties will be a mudering thug as well? For Example, Brad and Angelina’s babies, Nicole Richie’s baby, the list could go on and on and on! To make a judgement about a child because of who their parents are is absurd! Mel, you sound so ignorant! I bet that you’ve probably bopped your head to some of Lil John’s music and didn’t even know it! So since you know nothing about him and Jill and made that stupid assumption,we are making this assumption about you: never expect a genius comment from a stupid person! I would call you crazy, but there is a difference betweeen a crazy person and a stupid person. Crazy people can take a pill to bring them back to reality; however, unfortunately, there are no pills for stupid people to take!
Trizzle
April 23rd, 2009
3:16 pm
Ok, having a baby out of wedlock is more of the norm then not. It comes down to being responsible and taking measures for it not to happen. Not all children born out of wedlock will be thugs, drug dealers, or anything else negative. Every child has the chance to be wonderful things in life, its all about the parents and how they are raised.
On another note, there are many children of divorce out there, basically the same thing as having a child out of wedlock really. Child support and custody is the same whether they are married or not. Is that fact predicting they will be evil low down criminals? No.
I don’t have children and that’s on purpose, but if I did you best believe that they would be raised to be self respecting, goal oriented adults.
So, those of you that made those ignorant comments, you need to call your parents and tell them they failed that you are just as stupid as trying to hold a lit candle in the rain.
lovita
April 23rd, 2009
3:16 pm
WOW!!! To think that people still have these ignorant “racist” thoughts is baffling to me. I think that perhaps you need to get your house in order before condeming and saying bad things about people.
Did any of you looked back and researched your family tree? You’ll be surprised of what you may find!!! Then see if you still consider yourself superior!!!
Just the fax
April 23rd, 2009
3:17 pm
People need to stop with the immediate race baiting. Two people in love had a baby, nothing wrong with that.
V103 morning two weeks ago had a whole segment with babies out of wedlock. Breakdown goes like this – 23% white – 48% Latino and 73% black. 73%!!!!! Thats not exaggerated, thats a fact. So you can bring up Bristol, Angelina, etc. but in the white community that is not the common rule. Me personally, who cares? But i am curious as to why that is???
cynthia cromwell
April 23rd, 2009
3:25 pm
hello i love you guys and you guys are proud !
William Thrasher
April 23rd, 2009
3:26 pm
Oh. I thought it was Lil John, the rapper. then I saw his pic and said “Wow, that’s what Lil jon looks like without dreads and grills?” YeeaaaaaaaaHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! OKAY!!!! but then i saw “Lil john roberts”.
FourTwenty
April 23rd, 2009
3:51 pm
Born 4/20 at 4:20? Really? How apros pos.
Chris
April 23rd, 2009
3:52 pm
From now on, I am going to go by the name “Lil Chris.”
Lo
April 23rd, 2009
3:55 pm
Grow up u ignorant b- my parents had me out of wedlock but i am not a thug, drug dealer, or a killa my brother… And i hve a well paying job and im black
Lamar G
April 23rd, 2009
3:56 pm
Why must we entertain the ignorance?? This is a birth annoucement about Mr. and Mrs. Lil John Roberts not about ignorant Mel. He or she obviously needs some attention. There is a saying which says “If you ignore ignorance eventually it’ll go away”….
Congrats on the birth of your child!!
Yvonne Reed
April 23rd, 2009
3:59 pm
Getting back to the orginal question, the show is really good and Jill displays considerable acting talent. I love her accent, she has it down pat!
As for the couple issue, I just hope she learned her lesson from her first marriage and has chosen a man more suitable to her needs. At any rate, congrats to the two of them and much love goes out to Jett who is no doubt a future Q dog:-)!
itamazesme
April 23rd, 2009
4:03 pm
do not entertain or be lured by the people that are race baiting on this blog…they do it to get the reactions you give.
We all know that it is ignorance and stupidity that drives them
Just the fax – it is a true statement – i wonder why myself – yet, i also look at it as a cycle in some families that can’t be broken – and teenage pregnancies probably are a big factor.
However, i think they brought it up to prove a point – that it is happening in every culture despite the numbers.
Now…Mr. Thrasher that is funny!! Lil’ John Roberts is an extremely talented drummer and very friendly person (i had the pleasure of meeting him). He played for Janet Jackson through a few of her tours and for christina ag. just to name a few and he is also the talented drummer of his future wife the equally talented Ms Jill Scott.
Congratulations Jill John and Jett!!
itamazesme
April 23rd, 2009
4:04 pm
Chris…just go by the name ignorant it suits you better – it is a STAGE NAME he is a musician – most all of them have one.
Ignorance-of-the-law
April 23rd, 2009
4:06 pm
Actually, the mother does not have to give her baby her last name, she does not even have to give the baby the father’s last name. She can make a name up if she wishes to do so. But most mother’s want their children to know their heritage and married or not will give the children the father’s last name. It is my opinion that regardless of the situation between the parents, the children should bear the father’s last name, even if the woman hates the man when she gives birth.
Nate
April 23rd, 2009
4:08 pm
For those of you getting this confused..this is not Lil’ John the Rapper….this is lil’ John the drummer…He’s is one of those behind the scene guys in the music business that gets paid boocooh of money but you wouldn’t know it unless you’ve been in the industry yourself.. He’s an endorsed drummer with several of the major Drum manufacturers(i.e Zildjian,Remo)…he’s played for the likes of Janet Jackson, his soon to be wife Jill Scott, En Vogue,Jessica Simpson,Mary J. Bliege…etc etc…so he’s not just a band member you see on stage when you go to the live concerts. He’s also a music producer…He’s just not one of those guys in the lime light like Lil’ John the rapper is….
lil birdie
April 23rd, 2009
4:09 pm
another aries in the fam… GOOD LUCK JILL! LOL…
Dawgs21
April 23rd, 2009
4:17 pm
Congrats to Jill and Lil John. That is awesome. Glad to hear mother and baby are doing well. Nice timing too.
YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Chris
April 23rd, 2009
4:18 pm
who cares if they are parents thats just a waste of good internet space
itamazesme
April 23rd, 2009
4:34 pm
Chris No a waste of internet space would be what you just typed on this blog…if you don’t care…don’t read
i hope your day gets better – it has to be hard to carry all that rudeness and hate around…
if they can take up pages upon pages about octo mom they can supply us fans of these two with news of their son’s birth
SMART BLACK WOMAN
April 23rd, 2009
4:52 pm
HOW MANY KIDS DID GOLDIE HAWN AND KURT RUSSEL HAVE TOGETHER AND THEY NEVER MARRIED!!!
Some People Are Funny
April 23rd, 2009
4:55 pm
In response to -Just the fax- and your stats: 23% white – 48% Latino and 73% black. The reason why the percentage is so low in the white category is that they are killing them through abortions, with their weekly allowances( I won’t say…thinning the herd) my friend, but that would be stooping to your level!!!! Have a great day with your facts!
Latreeka
April 23rd, 2009
4:56 pm
Goot for dem i about to have my ninth without no husband.
allhoney
April 23rd, 2009
4:57 pm
Jill Scott is a talented artist. I really enjoy the #1 Ladies Detective Agency!! It has to become a regular serious. I am not sure if the show is meant to be funny, but I always end up laughing while she solving the crimes. This show has to become a regular series.
Jill Scott could easily have a successful career as an actress.
Kendall
April 23rd, 2009
5:07 pm
It’s not the Jonathan Mortimer Smith also known as “Lil John” that everyone knows…MR GET CRUNK!!!! It’s percussionist Lil John Roberts who happens to be in JILL SCOTT’S band.
He has a degree from Julliard and is not a thug but a very gifted musican. Congrats to Jill Scott and Lil John!!!
MsKing
April 23rd, 2009
5:09 pm
I truly truly love Jill Scott’s show on HBO. I watch each episode at least three (3) times. She is so natural as an actress, and I just enjoy watching the series. Thank you to HBO … it’s been hard since THE WIRE left!!!!
Jai
April 23rd, 2009
5:15 pm
I am amazed at how a wonderful announcement could bring about hateful comments. Anyway, Congrats to Jill and Jon on their beautiful baby boy. Especially since Jill was told at one point that she would never be able to have children. If this baby was meant to be than he was meant to be.
Kwanza
April 23rd, 2009
5:18 pm
Congratulations! The HBO show is excellent.
babyg
April 23rd, 2009
5:21 pm
Wow Sonia, I’m surprised you’re not keeping it real…Lil John’s MySpace page says proud parent b/c this is his fourth child. Not because he and Jill just had a baby.
Uncle Tom
April 23rd, 2009
5:59 pm
Why is there emphasis placed on the time of birth?
Brenda
April 23rd, 2009
6:02 pm
It is so sad that people continue to label all Black people. I do not understand how people with a history of torture, forcing people to work free (slavery), incest, molestation, serial killers, thieves, bank robbers, meth heads and the most disgusting sexual appetites in the whole world are always judging other people. This is a racist country and it is time for people of color to stand together and fight against always having to defend ourselves. This world has more people of color; we need to start acting like it. Further, whether a person is black, white, yellow, or green, God’s commandments still stand; sex before marriage is a SIN. That is not judgment; it’s scriptural. By the way my parents never married and I am a business owner not a thug.
Brenda
April 23rd, 2009
6:05 pm
Mel, you need counseling.
Brenda
April 23rd, 2009
6:09 pm
Just the fax, what are the abortion statistics? I recently heard that there were not enough white children in this country to adopt; why is that?
Savvy
April 23rd, 2009
6:32 pm
Anonymous,
Were Mary and Joseph married? Based on your research, she must be black too.
Sam
April 23rd, 2009
6:35 pm
Congrats to Jill and Little Jon. I love her new show HBO’s “The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,” so much so that I am thinking of buying the books the series is based upon. I hope HBO brings it back as a regular series because Botswanna is such a pretty place with lots of interesting stories to tell. I can’t wait to visit their sometime in the near future.
Darrin "The Vent King"
April 23rd, 2009
6:53 pm
Did I almost have a stroke cause I thought they meant Jill Scott and the other Lil Jon had a kid? YEAAAH-AAH! LMAO
Arealblkwmn
April 23rd, 2009
6:56 pm
I KNOW this is going to make people mad..I am a black woman, a nurse, and and a grandmother, but that 73% rate ,of out of wedlock births, is
a true fact, in our community, as long as it is glorified, and celebrated it will continue, sadly…we no longer call them “unwed mothers” it is now “single mom”..that is why we have that lunatic , in California with 14 !!!!!!, no job, no husband, no brains!
FYI
April 23rd, 2009
7:08 pm
Do the unborn (black or white) choose the martial statuses of their parents?
What Ever
April 23rd, 2009
7:10 pm
Jill Scott is grown and well paid. This child will not be a ward of the state.
34
April 23rd, 2009
7:15 pm
Arealblkwmn …. AMEN!
MW
April 23rd, 2009
7:20 pm
The child not “being a ward of the state” does not negate the fact that the parents had it out of wedlock….also, “engaged” doesn’t count, either. You are either married when your child is born or you are not.
Arealblkwmn
April 23rd, 2009
7:44 pm
Thanks MW..for keeping it real..since when did the word ‘FIANCE’ translate into “Babydaddy” or “Babymama”, or the person I am living with,alas, we are in the minority..because we think all parents should be married, NO MATTER how rich, or famous ! Sure divorce occurs, but, so do car crashes, and we STILL DRIVE !
Ms. St. John
April 23rd, 2009
7:44 pm
YOU ALL ARE REALLY DUMB ASSES!!!
SHE DID NOT HAVE A BABY WITH THE RAPPER LITTLE JOHN – THIS IS ANOTHER LITTLE JOHN…..
AH DUH….
WMB
April 23rd, 2009
7:45 pm
I’m soooooo very happy for you Jill,John and Lil Jett! May you have a beautiful life, filled with lots of LOVE!!!!! Peace and many, many blessings!
Arealblkwmn
April 23rd, 2009
7:46 pm
WE are the dumb asses?!!!! these FULLY GROWN NEAR MIDDLE AGED men are still calling themselves “LIL”..it is too Confusing!
Ms. St. John
April 23rd, 2009
7:52 pm
MEL – YOU NEED TO WASH YOUR MOUTH WITH AN USED DOUCHE BAG!!!
Ms. St. John
April 23rd, 2009
7:55 pm
AREALBLKWMN – I AGREE WITH YOU. THESE MEN ARE TOO DAMN OLD TO REFER TO THEMSELVES AS LIL’ AND ALL THAT BS.
ATL
April 23rd, 2009
8:41 pm
A child does not have to take the name of the unmarried mother as long as the father signs the birth certificate. What bearing does that have on the situation. They are both successful working adults taking care of their baby themselves. Congrats on the baby
MRS. WATTS
April 23rd, 2009
8:56 pm
OK, SO THEY HAD A BABY! WHY ARE SO MANY PEOPLE BEING SO NEGATIVE??? BABIES ARE A BLESSING! I AM A SELF RESPECTING ADULT AND I CAN RESPECT OTHERS. MEANING, THE PEOPLE WHO MADE NEGATIVE REMARKS HAVE NO SELF RESPECT!
ANYWAY, CONGRATS TO JILL SCOTT AND LIL JOHN ROBERTS ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR NEW BABY!
(THIS IS REAL LOVE FROM A JILL SCOTT FAN!)
carlita
April 23rd, 2009
9:05 pm
congratulations to Jill and Lil John. I too am unmarried to my children’s father but we have been together for a decade and are alot happier than those who are married. And no, my I am not raising thugs, my kids go to church and know how to wear ties and say yes ma’am and yes, sir. I have never been on welfare, work everyday. Now “should I ask” needs to stop worrying about what will happen to the child of a grammy award winning singer and actress and instead worry about octomom’s brood. Now that is train wreck waiting to happen.
Kimmy
April 23rd, 2009
9:13 pm
Angelina and Brad are not married, and Shiloh has her dad’s last name. Should I ask – your comments leave little to answer of the questions that I would ask of you. The racism is soooooooooooooooooo tired!!!!!
k
April 23rd, 2009
9:22 pm
It’s the evil RACISM to quote the word of God?
CALIGULA
April 23rd, 2009
9:32 pm
That show is the bomb!!!. I would never have guess Jill Scott would have been THAT good. She is a delightful and complete and welcomes surprise. Jill, I wish you every happiness, with your family and the great show. Peace
CapeCodDAWG
April 23rd, 2009
9:54 pm
If people want to have kids out of wedlock, I can’t stop them,but at least be able and willing to take care of them,take the time to raise them well and be prepared to make the sacrifices needed to accomplish those things. I truly do not think that Jill Scott and Lil Jon will not have a problem with the resources needed to provide for their child.
Money doesn’t raise a child-lack of money doesn’t raise a child. Quality time,attention and a genuine interest in them most definitely trumps all of that.
Ideally, having a two parent home is whats best,but the may already have that,not just the marriage license to make everyone else happy….So everyone can kiss Jills a$$.
Remember,she got f%ck you money!!!!!!!!!
congrats again
420
April 23rd, 2009
10:17 pm
4/20 and 4:20??? This must be a rumor or a subtle joke by the parents.
Ozzfest
April 23rd, 2009
10:19 pm
Unto the world, a thug is born.
EDUCATION.FIRST
April 23rd, 2009
10:22 pm
MEL, EDUCATE YOURSELF, LIVE AND LET LIVE. YOUR TRAILER PARK IS PROBABLY FULL OF TRASH LIKE YOURSELF, DON’T HATE, THAT WAS A FIRST CLASS SEAT IN THOSE PHOTOS DUDE, YOU PROBABLY NEVER TRAVELLED FIRST CLASS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO CLASS, MAYBE THEY CALL HIM LIL JON, BECAUSE THERE IS A BIG JON SOMEWHERE, DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, NO BECAUSE YOUR THOUGHTS AND MIND ARE LIMITED, LIKE YOUR EDUCATION WHICH EXPLAINS IT ALL. GO GET SOME EDUCATION MY PEOPLE, A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE.
Leslie from ATL
April 23rd, 2009
11:01 pm
Congrats Jill Scott!! I am so happy for you. Everything has a season. For you true Jill fans, remember Jill was previously married and did not have a child during her marriage. She even thought that she couldn’t have children. God is so good! He allowed Jill and Lil John’s paths to cross and created a beautiful new life (and he’s BLACK too! and they’re RICH B*!@CH). Sorry…but I couldn’t resist. Be blessed Jill and Lil John! Love your talents!
k Evans
April 23rd, 2009
11:08 pm
Congrats, God Bless! Thanks for the tour last year I loved it and my dvr is always ready for the 1 Detective Agency me and my 8yr old enjoy it we are hooked!!!
Audrey
April 23rd, 2009
11:56 pm
Too all the poeple that thinks that a single black mother can have a child and the child become a thug. Well my son is not one he graduated from South Carolina State with a degree in Military Science and is a 2Lt. in the United States Army. Plus have a daughter whom was just accepted into Emory Medical School. Oh yeah and we are black!!!! Be careful what you wish on people and their children it could happen to you.
Aruh J.
April 24th, 2009
12:44 am
Audrey……ever thought of taking an “English as a second language” class??
Dana
April 24th, 2009
6:38 am
They are married and have been for at least a year or more. No all black women are not “Babay Mama’s” lets learn to be more progressive
Dana
April 24th, 2009
6:46 am
Would u all feel beeter if she changed her stage name to Jill Scott-Roberts? Really . . .
ALL HUMAN
April 24th, 2009
6:58 am
WOW! The Ignorance and Disrespect you all (Negative, Racist, Haters) have for others is disgusting!
You all need to mind your business and keep it moving….
I really hope the proud parents are not paying this garbage any attention.
Derby City QT
April 24th, 2009
7:41 am
This is to Mel-The Dad is not Lil John of the East Side Boyz you dumb jerk!.
Lynn
April 24th, 2009
7:56 am
Regardless of the parents being married or not, EVERY child is a gift from God and I can only imagine Jill’s joy of having her own since she was married 5 years before & told she couldn’t conceive. Having God Bless you like that is wonderful. From a Black woman’s point of view on the marriage aspect, there are many woman of all races that aren’t married & having children, BUT Black women hope they complete the commitment. On the UP side, it is refreshing to see a woman who has all her own (she’s beautiful, rich, famous, and can sing her a** off) & doesn’t need her intended to help her take care of their child should they decide not to get married or stay together, although I hope they do get married. I was saddened when she & Lyzell got divorced since he was her everything, but couldn’t take her fame (they were together before she got famous & she wrote all those wonderful songs about how he made her feel), and she says he’s still a good man (nice to hear instead of trashing him). I think they make a great couple & Congrats to them and their little one!
daffy
April 24th, 2009
8:07 am
Congrats to Lil John and Jill!!!!
Also, to answer “itsme” question about carrying the father’s last name: A baby can carry the father’s last name as long as the father admits paternity by signing the birth certificate.
GAPEACH
April 24th, 2009
8:33 am
I think it should be noted that Lil John is not the Lil John of Atlanta Crunk fame. A lot of people have been telling others that Lil John of Crunk and Jill Scott have a baby
FYI
April 24th, 2009
8:50 am
Dana,
On June 20, 2008, at a concert in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Scott shared a long on-stage kiss with her drummer, Lil’ John Roberts; the couple then told the audience that they were engaged.
Shea
April 24th, 2009
9:12 am
I see the cowards who hide on the internet to spew their hatred are out today.
Joey Porter
April 24th, 2009
9:16 am
That lil munchkin finally cut his hair. Thank you Jesus. He looks like a human being again.
Now if the other munchkin named wayne can clean up his act the world will be better. Damn rappers.
Lord I pray that you help us rid the world of these rappers.
latina
April 24th, 2009
9:19 am
bless you my sista on your new little one, may he bring you a life time of joy. congratulations and i will keep him in prayer as a little brother growing up as a man.
GoFigure
April 24th, 2009
9:20 am
Shea, they were furloughed on yesterday…and full on hate.
LA
April 24th, 2009
9:44 am
Ummm, I do not like to get baited either but I cannot stand to see “facts” so grossly misstated.
“Some People Are Funny” at 4:55pm yesterday, why do you have to make such an ugly statement especially on a topic that is sensitive to any woman with feelings regardless of race..and that is abortion. Further, please educate yourself on a topic before you make yourself sound the way you did. The NAACP’s statement on Wall Street Journal about abortions and races if you really must know includes this excerpt:
“What Dr. King is alluding to is that abortion disproportionately affects African-Americans. A fact sheet from the Guttmacher Institute puts it this way: “Black women are 4.8 times as likely as non-Hispanic white women to have an abortion.” The Centers for Disease Control further report what this means: While about one out of every five white pregnancies ends in abortion, it’s nearly one out of every two for African-Americans.”
Again, why even bring stuff like this up…but since you did I assumed you would appreciate some education on it so as not to make that mistake again.
LA
April 24th, 2009
9:51 am
Oh and “Brenda” you are using the race card as badly as anyone without color. You pick the negative things about America’s society to state but yet I assume you are an American and that is the color of our skin in this country…American. Slavery was bad, yes, and it happened but it happened A LONG time ago way before the Holocaust even and at some point people have to move beyond that and start a new day.
If you want to talk about the ugly things that people do, as you did in your statement, flip the coin and look at the other side. Look at the genocide, rape, mutilation, etc. that goes on in countries TODAY with people of color and why don’t you ask them to “scripturaly” stand together before you try to bring back issues from 150 years ago in this country…you aren’t helping to move past.
TJ
April 24th, 2009
10:02 am
Congratulations! I have also been watching the No. 1 Ladies Detective and I do have to say that it is a GREAT show…One of the best… Jill Scott is wonderful on the show as well as the other supporting cast.
black dude
April 24th, 2009
10:03 am
I’m actually a real life black man and black women and men both need to stop having babies if their not married! Just because everybody else is, doesn’t make it right. Plus I used to run around and wild out and I had enough sense to not have a baby and I’m a fool!
MozellaG
April 24th, 2009
10:05 am
Congratulations Jill and Lil John!
Kar
April 24th, 2009
10:07 am
I didn’t think that a birth certificate meant squat legally. He’s still the puntitive father untill he goes to court and legally says “that’s mine before God and the State.”
Mrs.C
April 24th, 2009
10:31 am
Congratulations to Jill and Lil John!! I am very happy for them. I love her new show I hope it gets picked up for more shows as well. She has that African language down to a science. She has become an even greater actress. Jill you did that…..
Lisa
April 24th, 2009
10:33 am
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Bosco
April 24th, 2009
10:34 am
nice to see these two together! congrats to them and their newborn and upcoming wedding!
Lisa
April 24th, 2009
10:37 am
My sentiments exactley Audrey we all should be very carfull what we
say about people in general epsecially children. One day in this life
time you have to eat your words you spoke.
SG
April 24th, 2009
10:49 am
Mel..The daddy Lil John is not Lil Jon the rapper.. Get a Clue.
Vickie
April 24th, 2009
1:47 pm
Wow – there is soooooo much hatred in the world! Seal is married to the “wonderful” white Heidi – she married the black man while pregnant with another one of her white kids from another man – no one talka about how SCANT that is!!! PEOPLE come on!!!! GET a grip and focus on things that are positive. The same people that are speaking of the black race are the same people that are dating black men or…. your girls are dating black boys…. hmmmmm! Come out the closet and live life to the fullest!!!!! Focus on self and not others – stop juding other people and races and you will be a better person!!!!!! Or just MOVE to another planet!!!
By the way – Jill – congrats to a new baby and we LOVE the HBO show!!!!
Brook
April 24th, 2009
3:13 pm
Congratulations to Jill Scott, Lil Jon, and their new born son. May they continue to be blessed always.
There really are ignorant people on this site. I was always taught if you had nothing nice to say, then don’t say anything at all. Some of these people on here should take heed.
DJ
April 25th, 2009
11:07 am
THANKS NATE!!!! For Pointing Out Who Lil Jon Is …. I Am a Big Fan Of Jill Scott”s Music.. Congrads! To Them Both …
DJ
April 25th, 2009
11:43 am
Oh & By The Way Lets Not Forget Angelina Jolie,Mel Gipson,Steven Tyler Of Areosmith,Anna Nichole Smith,Heath Ledger,Robin Gibb Of The Bee Gees,Nichole Richie & The Babymakin Machine “Octomom…..Ect Ect Ect
Audrey
April 26th, 2009
9:34 pm
Aruh J. it funny that you understood what I was saying, so does that mean you need English too. LOL!!!!!
tamerneka
May 3rd, 2009
6:05 pm
Blessings Jill and Lil John!
Mauwi
May 3rd, 2009
10:06 pm
Congratulations Jill for your baby, I LOVE the # 1 DLA!! I can’t wait to view the next episode. It reminds me of my childwood backhome, it feels like a fresh breeze. Keep on the good work Jill to show a real side of Africa that people unfortunately don’t get to see on tv.
Chaz Clifton
June 28th, 2009
11:02 am
Just wishing you two the best with “Jett”
Love Chazzy
Pamlea Terrell
June 21st, 2010
7:46 pm
People are such hatters. Congratulations Jill and Lil John and where is it factual that a child conceived in wedlock is better than one conceived out of wedlock. Most of them conceived in wedlock are more screwed up than those that weren’t.