The Best Of Lauryn Hill: 12 Songs From An Iconic Artist

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill hit shelves in 1998, Lauryn Hill has been misunderstood.Prior to its release, Hill was the breakout star of the iconic hip-hop group Fugees, alongside Pras and Wyclef Jean.

In 1997, she appeared on the Love Jones soundtrack with her single “The Sweetest Thing,” an emotional song that would become a precursor for things to come.Due to several circumstances (some of which have been highly publicized), Hill has a relatively small body of work, which makes her music even more remarkable.

Blunted on Reality was a raw and organic project full of potential, The Score is a classic hip-hop LP, the argument can be made that The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the greatest albums of all time, and her live album Unplugged 2.0 was both transparent and introspective and gave audience a deeper look into Hill as a human being.She has been featured on songs such as “Retrospect for Life,” “All That I Can Say,” and most notably, “If I Ruled the World” with Nas.

She recently linked up with the Queensbridge rapper on “Nobody,” where Hill let the world know what she had been up to all these years, and also showed that her skill as an emcee was still top notch.Anytime Hill decides to put pen to paper and words on wax something amazing comes of it.