The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill

Pros: An intensely emotional roller-coaster ride through the life and heartbreak of a young woman.
Cons: Lauryn's just a wee tad self-righteous for her own good!

Five ˝ years later, it's easy to overlook what an accomplishment “The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill” was. Not only is it easy to forget in light of the millions of sales and the million Grammy awards she won, but also because of the cloudy ...

Pros: A lot of "classic" stuff
Cons: A little angry at times, but deservedly so in most cases

It's been five years since Lauryn Hill released her classic solo debut. Her album was expected to be ...

Pros: Production, beats, rhymes, lyrics, collaborations, purpose, worthwhile skits, bonus tracks -- everything.
Cons: No Fugees collabos, knowing what awaited the post-Miseducation L-Boogie.

When ruminating on the topics of faith and Hip-Hop, its difficult to reflect for very long without thoughts turning to Lauryn Hill. Even from the start of her rap career it was obvious to many that L-Boogie would have a major impact on Hip-Hop ...

Pros: Versatile style, fantastic voice, fantastic lyrics, well produced
Cons: A couple of songs don't quite work for me but they are still well written.

I will never forget the very first time I heard Lauryn Hill's rich, luscious voice. I was watching Sister Act 2 and it was that scene where she is singing with her friend "His Eye Is On The Sparrow". I remember how chills went through my spine and I was...

Pros: Prodigious talent; oft-great soul/r&b tunes.
Cons: Rapping not up to par; spotty

Years before reinventing herself as a half-hearted hip-hop folkie and releasing an album, the widely despised Unplugged 2.0, emblazoned with MTV's logo, Lauryn Hill was actually a respected artist, releasing her solo debut The...

Pros: An energetic and emotional LP full of vibrant music and livid lyricism...
Cons: There ARE some weaker moments

Lauryn Hill is a bonafied hip-hop superstar, and one of the few artists who remained true to hip-hop while simultaneously being incredibly successful on the mainstream. Lauryn Hill never sold her soul for club anthems. Lauryn never bragged about her ...

Pros: Distinctive and unparalled vocal talent; articulate and charismatic rapping; wide subject matter but coherent themes.
Cons: Lauryn's personality is represented totally- meaning her flaws as well as virtues are present.

Lauryn Hill is the biggest superstar that never was. Armed with a fierce intellect and fiercer religious convictions, she blasted herself into immortality with her now ubiquitous intepretation of Roberta Flack's 'Killing Me Softly' in 1996, and, despite i ...

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Cons: Read It

**I submitted early because I’ll be out of town, the rest of the entries will be posted 2/3/02**


I knew that when Paul started this write-of that I would join. Music is after all inspiration. It can inspire one to smile, to cry, to...

Pros: Soulful interpretation with jazzy/blues, symphonic melodies with a touch of hip-hop
Cons: Sometimes when one writer writes an entire album, some songs sound the same

What a set of pipes does the ex-Fugees sister have on her. I remember this as I was growing up in my high school days, this young and gifted woman who decided to show her talent by being a part of the cast of , "Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit" and ...

Pros: The soundtrack to my life
Cons: Some interludes seem slightly out of place

This review is part of a six-part series of my five favourite albums of all time. You can find t ...

Pros: True talent, unique, a landmark album for a landmark artist
Cons: Very few - maybe slightly repetitive.

Everyone remembers the Fugees and their classic album 'The Score', as well as it's standout track, the brilliant, melodic 'Killing me Softly'. The vocalist on that track was the velvet-voiced Lauryn Hill, backed by Wyclef Jean and Pras. So now, to coin...

Pros: As close as to perfection as one can get...
Cons: A couple of weaker tracks

It's very rare that a musical compilation comes along and has such an undeniable impact on me and a world of eager listeners. There are countless such albums; It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Illmatic, Black Star, ...

Pros: True talent-What A Voice! nice lyrics, some good beats
Cons: At times there are a lack of instruments, and while I appreciate the quality of Lauryn's voice, it can make the songs sound a little bland

Depicting lessons learnt on the streets rather than in the classroom, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” was undoubtedly the best album of 1998.

After creating the largely popular Fugees’ album “The Score”, Lauryn decided to record her own...

Pros: Stellar songwriting, vocals and production
Cons: Some of the pop-rapping is overbearing

I caught a lot of hell from my roommates when I bought this album in October of last year. Of course, it’s since been rendered moot by Hill’s elevation to Legitimizer of Hip-Hop status, and everyone and their mother owns this album. I mean, when Lauryn...

Pros: Just an overall amazing and meaningful album
Cons: Just a couple songs, nothing big

This album is just too good for words. When I first heard it a few weeks after it came out, I thought it was terrible. I was either 16 or 17 and I just didn't understand or get the lyrics. I heard it again a few months ago and just fell in love with the...