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In 1996, the Fugees released their cover of “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” a song that Roberta Flack made famous in 1973. It became the Fugees’ biggest-ever hit, and it rocketed Ms. Lauryn Hill, who sang that whole cover, to stardom. Fla... more info
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Three women have won Best Rap Album at the Grammys: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and most recently Doechii. Both Hill and Doechii performed at Jazz In The Gardens Music Festival in Miami Saturday night, and during Hill’s set, she brought out Doechi... more info
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Earlier this week, Roberta Flack, best known for “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” passed away at 88. Today, Lauryn Hill, who famously covered that 1973 hit with the Fugees in 1996, shared a eulogy for the R&B icon. more info
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Last year, Lauryn Hill announced an arena tour where she’d celebrate the 25th anniversary of her only solo album The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill and share headlining duties with the reunited Fugees, her old group. A few days before the tour was ... more info
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Last week, Lauryn Hill canceled her US tour with her group the Fugees, blaming the media’s “sensationalism” about previous show cancelations for low ticket sales. Yesterday, Pras shared a diss track about Hill. more info
New York Post — As the Fugees and Ms. Lauryn Hill were about to set out to celebrate 25 years of her historic solo debut, 1998’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” — which became the first hip-hop LP to win the Album of the Year Grammy in 1999 — they were n... more info
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Over the past week Apple Music has been driving engagement — that is, sending social media users into fits of frenzy — by gradually rolling out its list of the top 100 albums of all time. Today, the top 10 has finally been revealed, with Laury... more info
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A few months ago, the 22-year-old reggae singer YG Marley released his debut single “Praise Jah In The Moonlight.” It became a global hit, reaching #34 in the US and hitting the top 10 all over Europe. Name recognition probably had something t... more info