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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lauryn Hill appeared onstage wearing a sheer black veil draped over her face. She kicked off her set with unrecognizable versions of songs that once defined her career, burying her trademark gruff raps and tender harmonies in the complex arrangements... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Gretchen Robinette Lauryn Hill / Death Grips / Suicidal Tendencies @ Afropunk Fest 8/22/2015 Death Grips, on a smaller stage right after Ms. Hill's set, played with a similarly uninterrupted, flow-through feeling, though way more explosive ... more info

The Independent — The White House just dropped President Barack Obama's Summer Playlist on Spotify, the popular streaming service. The release features tracks handpicked by the president on two separate night and daytime playlists. more info

The Independent — Singer Lauryn Hill has cancelled a London gig because she claims she has been banned from the UK due to past legal troubles in America. more info

Stereogum — Lauryn Hill was slated to perform in London at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire this coming Wednesday but has since cancelled the show, stating that as a result of her “past legal situation,” she is not allowed to enter the UK. Hill spent three months... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The lineup for Brooklyn's 2015 Afropunk Festival was already pretty great, and now it got even better. Lauryn Hill, Death Grips, Gary Clark Jr., Kelela, Jessie Boykins III, SZA, Candiria and more were added to the festival, which already... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The omnipresence of N.W.A shirts before Saturday night's West Coast hip-hop focused bill at Staples Center was the most telling of what fans who packed the concert, the final night of headlining acts for the 2015 BET Experience, came to see. more info

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Stereogum — Netflix will release the original Nina Simone documentary, What Happened, Miss Simone?, this Friday, and we’ve already heard a series of songs off the accompanying RCA release, Nina Simone Revisited: A Tribute To Nina Simone. Lauryn Hill shared her... more info