The Miseducation Of

This 47 second track implies a scene with students arriving in a classroom setting at school and the teacher taking attendance. Little interludes of this class scene is can be heard all across the album in later songs. New Jersey poet and future politician Ras Baraka plays the teacher, as he talks to the group of students in the living room of Lauryn Hill’s house. Lauryn Hill asked Ras Baraka to teach the children about love and the ensuing conversation was actually improvised. Read more on Last.fm.

As one of the founding members of Fugees, Lauryn Hill has spit her truthful lyrics unlike any female rap artist in history. Being as informative as she is inspiring, Lauryn has received monumental success with her solo albums going multi-platinum. Her classic, critically acclaimed debut album Miseducation of Lauryn Hill went outside of the box for female rappers of her kind, making listeners think about greater causes in their community and how to be a powerful female without selling yourself short. The album also proved to be a huge landmark in rap, as it combined rap, r&b and neo-soul into a unique and beautiful mixture, full of different religious stories and concepts. Although she retired after the success of her debut, mostly due to her child, Lauryn continued to make appearances at different shows (including at a concert with Drake in 2014). Shortly after announcing her official retirement, Lauryn returned to the scene to release MTV Unplugged 2.0, a live album where she explored with folk, departing from her rap/neo-soul style. Hill is also set to perform tracks from Miseducation in 2018 on its 20th Anniversary. In a world where sex sells, Lauryn proved that her brand of empowering and soulful music is everlasting. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.