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Lauryn Hill Biography

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May 26, 1975, actress/singer/music producer/songwriter Lauryn Noelle Hill was born in East Orange, New Jersey. Where her mom, Valerie Hill, who was a teacher, and her dad, Mal Hill, who was a computer consultant. The family relocates to Newark where the honorable Lauryn Hill becomes the honorable Lauryn Hill. She debuts in singing at the age of 13 in the Harlem Apollo Theater. Shortly after she meets Prakazrel “Pras” Micheal and his cousin Wyclef Jean, and they form The Tranzlator Crew (later The Fugees), the rap group. Once in high school, she lands a recurring role on a soap opera called, A the World Turns, then The Sister Act II: Back in the Habit, which starred Whoopi Goldberg. She enrolled in Colombia University for college and The Fugees success began. Later releasing The Score (1996), an album with hit song “Killing Me Softly”, highlighting Hill’s soulful voice. The Fugees became the highest selling rap group of all time. The group won two Grammys (best rap album and best R&B performance). …show more content…

She released her first solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998), which sold more than 19 million copies worldwide. This becomes my favorite album of all time. On this album, Lauryn Hill opens up and talks about her experiences. “She ended up having a child from myself and ones telling her she need to abort the child. Those songs, it's all her experience.”, Marley, Hill’s husband, tells Rolling Stones, the magazine. We get to know Lauryn as an artist, rather Lauryn Hill from The Fugees. The album has 16 songs and it tells different stories and lessons throughout the album in between the song transitions. She features many different people on the album including children of a class where they are asked about love and how they express it, even other topics. Lauryn uses this album to share knowledge and give lessons at the same

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