Jill Scott is officially a single mom.

The award-winning neo-soul queen -who is up for Best Actress Emmy for her role as Precious in HBO’s critically acclaimed series, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency — has revealed that she has separated from her musician fiance Lil John Roberts, just two months after the birth of their son.

In an interview with Essence Magazine, Jill opens up about raising the couple’s 2-month-old son, Jett Hamilton, while juggling a career in film and television.

“….John and I are no longer together. When you have a baby you’re dealing with a lot of emotions and I don’t know how much of it had to do with us breaking up, but it happens,” Jill explains. “We definitely love our son and we are co-parenting and working on being friends. It is what it is. I have a lot of support, so I want for nothing as far as that’s concerned. I know some might criticize me or the fact that my son is being raised in a single-parent home, but I wasn’t raised in a two-parent home and I had a good relationship with my dad. I have hopes for him and I’m sure his father will do his part as well.”

She added, “My heart and prayers go out to all single moms because it’s tough, and I can’t imagine any teenager dealing with a baby and all those hormones raging. I can afford to have this child at 37 because I have a support system and I can talk to my girls, Mo’Nique and Erykah [Badu], but I don’t understand how any mother does it alone. I don’t believe I suffered from postpartum because I didn’t feel depressed, but it was jarring and I can understand now how some mothers lose it. What he’s taught me is that I thought I was grown and patient but I was neither until now. Even when I hold him and dance with him to his favorite song, Marvin Gaye’s “Come Live With Me,” and he holds me tighter and then relaxes, I realize that I never knew unconditional love like this before, and I’m looking forward to watching and helping him grow.”

Jill Scott is celebrating the arrival of motherhood.

The Grammy-winning neo-soul songstress and her fiance, drummer Lil’ John Roberts, welcomed a baby boy this week.

The star of HBO’s new drama, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, gave birth to Jett Hamilton Roberts –who weighed in at 7 lbs, 8 oz–at 4:20 p.m. on April 20, according to People.com.

Both mom and baby are doing fine.

Congrats to Jill!

Jill Scott and her drummer fiance, Lil’ John Roberts, are expecting their her first child.

The three-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and actress revealed the news to reporters while promoting her new HBO series The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency at the Television Critics Association conference in Los Angeles on Friday.

Jill says she discovered that she was pregnant just before leaving for Botswana where she filmed the show.

She is due April 25.

“The first trimester I spent in Botswana. That was one of the biggest challenges of my life. First trimester! You’re sick every morning. It was seven hours time difference, the heat, the bugs, the 14 hour days.”

“My doctors gave me a clean bill of health and said you can do this, so I did it.”

A recently divorced Jill Scott is getting ready to walk down the aisle again. The neo-soul songstress announced her engagement to drummer Jon Roberts during a concert at New York City’s Carnegie Hall last Friday night.

In celebration of Black Music Month, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, and Alicia Keys are each featured on Special Edition covers of the June 2008 issue of Essence Magazine.

Grammy Award-nominated singer Jill Scott has teamed up with plus-sized retailer Ashley Stewart to launch her own line of lingerie. “The Butterfly Collection By Jill Scott” is a line of intimate apparel for the plus- size woman personally inspired and designed by Jill Scott.

“The partnership with a world renowned artist of Ms. Scott’s caliber is a special partnership for Ashley Stewart stores. We have always admired Jill’s commitment to her music and the integrity tied to the artistry of her body of work. We look forward to not only working with her on this product line but helping and enriching our communities by using the partnership to inspire others,” says Marla K. Minns — Executive Vice President and General Manager — Ashley Stewart Stores.

Jill Scott on Jimmy Kimmel.

Jill Scott performs on the “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” on Wednesday night-Video.