[3/24/2012
Steppers Song Of The Day] Repercussions By Lauryn Hill #stepperssongoftheday Lauryn
Noel Hill (born May 25, 1975) is an African-American recording
artist, musician, producer and actress.
Early in her career, she established her reputation in the
hip-hop world as the lone female member of Fugees.
In 1998 she launched her solo career with the release of
the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The recording earned Hill five Grammy
Awards.
Following the success of her debut album, Hill largely dropped out of
public view, in part due to her displeasure with fame and the music
industry. After a four-year hiatus, she released MTV Unplugged No.
2.0, a live recording of "deeply personal songs." The live recording
was performed with an acoustic guitar played by Hill. Hill also
participated in a short-lived Fugees reunion during the
mid-2000s. Hill is the mother of five children with Rohan Marley,
the fourth son of reggae musician Bob Marley.
Lauryn Hill was born in South Orange, New Jersey, the second of
two children born to high school English teacher Valerie Hill and
computer programmer Mal Hill. As a child, Hill listened to her parents'
Motown 1960s soul records. Music was a central part of the Hill home.
Mal Hill sang at weddings, Valerie played the piano, and Lauryn's older
brother Melaney played the saxophone, guitar, drums, harmonica, violin,
and piano. In 1988, Hill appeared as an Amateur Night contestant on
It's Showtime at the Apollo. She sang her own version of Smokey
Robinson's song "Who's Lovin' You?".
Hill was childhood friends with actor Zach Braff and both
graduated from Columbia High School in 1993, where Hill was an active
student, cheerleader, and performer. Braff has spoken of Hill attending
his Bar Mitzvah in 1988. Hill enrolled at Columbia University in 1993
and attended for about a year before dropping out to pursue her
entertainment career.
In 1996, Hill began production on an album that would eventually become
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The title was partially inspired
by The Education of Sonny Carson, a film and autobiographical
novel about a troubled African American youth. The album featured
contributions from D'Angelo, Carlos Santana, Mary J. Blige and a
then-unknown John Legend. Songs for the album were largely
written in an attic studio in South Orange, New Jersey and recorded at
Chung King Studios in Jamaica. Wyclef Jean initially didn't support Hill
recording a solo album, but eventually offered his production help; Hill
turned him down. More Below
Several songs on the album concerned her frustrations with The Fugees;
"I Used to Love Him" dealt with the break-down of the
relationship between Hill and Wyclef Jean. "To Zion" spoke about
her decision to have her first baby, even though many at the time
encouraged her to abort the pregnancy as to not interfere with her
blossoming career.
In 1998, Hill released The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which was
both critically and commercially successful. It sold over 423,000 copies
in its first week and topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for four
weeks and the Billboard R&B Album chart for six weeks; it would go on to
sell more than 18 million copies over the next decade.
On July 21, 2001, Hill unveiled her new material to a small crowd, for a
taping of an MTV Unplugged special. An album of concert, titled MTV
Unplugged No. 2.0, focused on the lyrics and the message rather than the
musical arrangements.
Despite Hill's departure from the media and celebrity, she continued to
have some success in the music world. Her song "Mystery of Iniquity"
was nominated for a Grammy without promotion or radio airplay and used
as an interpolation by hip-hop mega-producer Kanye West for his
single "All Falls Down" (eventually recorded by Syleena
Johnson).
Lauryn Hill has been cited as an influence by many, especially those in
the neo-soul movement of the 2000s. Musicians who have acknowledged
Hill's importance include Prince, John Legend, Alicia Keys, D'Angelo,
Mary J. Blige, and Lustevie. In 2005, Talib Kweli
released a song about the singer, titled "Ms. Hill", on Right
About Now.
Michelle Obama, wife of U.S. President Barack Obama, told
the BBC that she frequently listens to Hill's music on her iPod, while
2008 Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain's
daughter Meghan has claimed that her father listens to Hill: "I borrowed
his car once in D.C., and I was like, looking through CDs, and I was
like, 'Oh, Lauryn Hill.'" Actors Russell Crowe and Denzel
Washington are also reportedly fans of the singer. D'Angelo,
who appeared on "Nothing Even Matters," referred in an interview
to at least one church reportedly having used the song in a service.
Lauryn Hill - Can't take my eyes off of you
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop / That Thing
Lauryn Hill - Ex Factor
Lauryn Hill - Repercussions
Lauryn Hill - Sweetest Thing
Lauryn Hill Zion
Aretha Franklin ft. Lauryn Hill - A Rose Is Still A Rose
Youssou N' Dour and Lauryn Hill - Summer Madness
Method Man ft. Lauryn Hill - Things They Say
Sources: Wikipedia , Steppers Music Group, Freebase
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