. >>> this week -- grammy award winning singer and songwriter jill scott. >> like me or don't, i'm here. and i'm going to make everything i can out of this life. >> plus, blacks and the gop. what's the republican party doing to attract african-americans? that's what's going on in our world starting now. ♪ living my life like it's golden, golden, golden ♪ >> this grammy award winning singer, songwriter and poet is known for her music and acting. she's taking on another project to help young women succeed. ♪ golden >> jill scott, always good to see you. >> good to see you too. >> what have you been up to today? talk to us. >> i've been working op the new album. i spent a lot of time in the studio. basically we're freestyling until i fall out. that's pretty much how we've been creating this record. >> what does it sound like? i've heard a lot of shift in your music from the first album to the recent one? >> there's a lot of new voices coming out. there's a mixture of indy dav venport and myself, roxanne shante/my north philly girl. there's an anita baker/michael bolton combination. >> that