Lauryn Hill

[El_Jeffe]

i thought we had a lauryn hill thread already? i remember talking about her with a few members a while back. oh well, the only member of the fugees to matter to me (no disrespect to fans). under a strong marley influence, among other things, lauryn managed to create one of the best albums of the last decade or so with the miseducation of lauryn hill. 10 years on & this album still stands up incredibly well. such captivating, deeply personal & socially conscious lyrics that gave us a judicious commentary on life & social struggles, with a beautiful singing voice that actually doesn't sound out of place rapping, classic rhythms & striking beats. the production is also probably the best i've ever heard on an american hip-hop based record. whether lauryn comes back with another timeless album that can live up to the miseducation will probably/hopefully soon be witnessed, but in the mean time this album remains a classic that will never be forgotten

http://www.myspace.com/laurynhill

any fans, share some love & discussion?

[Praetor]

Miseducation is a great album.

[williek311]

I love Lauryn Hill, I actually have her cd sitting right next to me at work this morning.

[El_Jeffe]

Miseducation is a great album.

worthless piece of information you might be interested in, given your user title. barack obama's wife, michelle, is apparently a big fan of that album & frequently listens to it on her ipod haha

I love Lauryn Hill, I actually have her cd sitting right next to me at work this morning.

yea i've been listening to it a lot these past couple days, it still sounds as great as ever, just has such a great feel to it. but a thread was needed with so so many rumours floating around that she has soo much recorded material from the past few years that a new album must surely be on the horizon. it will no doubt get bad reviews from everyone because it won't be miseducation part 2, but i don't want that anyway. i'm looking forward to hearing some (possible) musical evolution & seeing where she goes with a new album

[Praetor]

worthless piece of information you might be interested in, given your user title. barack obama's wife, michelle, is apparently a big fan of that album & frequently listens it on her ipod haha
hahaha that's awesome, where'd you hear that?

[pilot_light_out]

Everything is everything.

[El_Jeffe]

hahaha that's awesome, where'd you hear that?

i caught the end of an interview with michelle & an international new zealand news correspondent. most of the tough questions i would have liked to hear i missed, but at the end they seemed to have a "get to know michelle obama on a more casual note" style & they asked about music haha. i thought it was pretty cool

[MIKEY_HORROR]

I always loved the Fugees...her solo stuff was good as well...but the Fugees "the Score" will always have a spot in my music collection

[El_Jeffe]

I always loved the Fugees...her solo stuff was good as well...but the Fugees "the Score" will always have a spot in my music collection

the fugees had a great sound & great urban tones throughout their music, but i couldn't get into either of the two males vocals/rapping. sometimes the lyrics were great, but besides the odd song, they just never sat with me well. i know... doesn't make much sense to me either mate haha. but it's bloody good to see you posting around again, been too long

edit: i liked their bob marley influence too, but i couldn't stand when they actually covered him haha

[MIKEY_HORROR]

the fugees had a great sound & great urban tones throughout their music, but i couldn't get into either of the two males vocals/rapping. sometimes the lyrics were great, but besides the odd song, they just never sat with me well. i know... doesn't make much sense to me either mate haha. but it's bloody good to see you posting around again, been too long

I agree though man, I didnt like the male parts in the Fugees eitehr (although I now like some of Wyclefs stuff)

it has been awhile man, I was glad to see you online! anything new??

[Jumpoff]

the fugees had a great sound & great urban tones throughout their music, but i couldn't get into either of the two males vocals/rapping. sometimes the lyrics were great, but besides the odd song, they just never sat with me well. i know... doesn't make much sense to me either mate haha. but it's bloody good to see you posting around again, been too long

edit: i liked their bob marley influence too, but i couldn't stand when they actually covered him haha

yeah the cover was bad. I do like Wyclef and Pras, but they were far from great.

[El_Jeffe]

I agree though man, I didnt like the male parts in the Fugees eitehr (although I now like some of Wyclefs stuff)

it has been awhile man, I was glad to see you online! anything new??

it's such a shame cause boy the fugees could have been phenomenal. well they are in most peoples minds already, but they just could have been so much better & more enjoyable to me haha

oh you know me mate, just keep on lovin' & livin'. finished uni for the year, on summer holidays, which has started out well since i'm home & listening to curtis mayfield till the garage calls me about fixing the electrics in my car haha. but oh well, such is life. how're you?

yeah the cover was bad. I do like Wyclef and Pras, but they were far from great.

it still makes me cringe haha. did pras ever amount to anything special after the fugees? i've heard some solo wyclef & i still can't get into him

[Jumpoff]

it still makes me cringe haha. did pras ever amount to anything special after the fugees? i've heard some solo wyclef & i still can't get into him

He had one big hit after the Fugees I think.. I remember it being called Ghetto Superstar ft. Mya and Wyclef I think? Anyway, last I Heard he was homeless for a week for a documentary. I don't really follow him to be honest.

[MIKEY_HORROR]

oh you know me mate, just keep on lovin' & livin'. finished uni for the year, on summer holidays, which has started out well since i'm home & listening to curtis mayfield till the garage calls me about fixing the electrics in my car haha. but oh well, such is life. how're you?



nice, always good to get some time off! and always good to listen to Curtis as well...
I have been doing alright, you know...just working, listening to music, and watching horror mvies/and mma....I got married a couple months ago..so that has been keeping me busy as well..haha

[Jumpoff]

nice, always good to get some time off! and always good to listen to Curtis as well...
I have been doing alright, you know...just working, listening to music, and watching horror mvies/and mma....I got married a couple months ago..so that has been keeping me busy as well..haha

What are your top 10 horror movies? (yes, I know, random question.)

[El_Jeffe]

He had one big hit after the Fugees I think.. I remember it being called Ghetto Superstar ft. Mya and Wyclef I think? Anyway, last I Heard he was homeless for a week for a documentary. I don't really follow him to be honest.

so no, not really then haha. is mya that same girl in that annoying song, "lady marmalade"? they thrash that at my gym, that's why i take my own music haha

nice, always good to get some time off! and always good to listen to Curtis as well...
I have been doing alright, you know...just working, listening to music, and watching horror mvies/and mma....I got married a couple months ago..so that has been keeping me busy as well..haha

got the wife & kids in tow as well mate? shit it has been a while haha. congratulations & all the best to ya's though. i'll assume the first dance song at the wedding kicked ass haha

[MIKEY_HORROR]

What are your top 10 horror movies? (yes, I know, random question.)

Oh man, thats a tough questionw ith all the different sub-genres...but if I had to make a list of my faves.

in no real order:

Suspiria
28 Days Later
Oldboy
Friday the 13th part 3
The Burning
Dead Alive
Planet Terror (probably shouldnt be on here...but I have been obsessed with it lately)
Battle Royale
Halloween (original)
The Devils Rejects (same category as Planet Terror..shouldnt be in any top 10 list..but lately i love it)

I also have to give props to Poultrygeist which I watcehd last night..it was sooo effing gross..and hilarious!!

[MIKEY_HORROR]

got the wife & kids in tow as well mate? shit it has been a while haha. congratulations & all the best to ya's though. i'll assume the first dance song at the wedding kicked ass haha

Thank you.

no kids yet, but its not out of the picture....so maybe soon... the first song dance was 2 songs:
Des'ree- Kissing You (from Romeo and Juliet)
Frank Sinatra- Fly me to the Moon

I wanted some outlaw country song as well...but those are kinda gloomy..haha.

[Jumpoff]

Oh man, thats a tough questionw ith all the different sub-genres...but if I had to make a list of my faves.

in no real order:

Suspiria
28 Days Later
Oldboy
Friday the 13th part 3
The Burning
Dead Alive
Planet Terror (probably shouldnt be on here...but I have been obsessed with it lately)
Battle Royale
Halloween (original)
The Devils Rejects (same category as Planet Terror..shouldnt be in any top 10 list..but lately i love it)

I also have to give props to Poultrygeist which I watcehd last night..it was sooo effing gross..and hilarious!!

Thanks a lot for the list man, been wanting to watch more horror movies lately.

so no, not really then haha. is mya that same girl in that annoying song, "lady marmalade"? they thrash that at my gym, that's why i take my own music haha

Yeah. Same girl haha. Oh and I looked it up, I guess Pras has a new album coming uot, he has been running his own internet marketing company, and after the whole homeless thing he started his own nonprofit organization to help out in communities.

[Someone'sCoat]

Why has noone bumped this thread in over a year??

Her Unplugged cd has jumped it's way back into heavy rotation for me. One of my favorite vocalists ever.

[ThemChains]

...hates white people.

[Someone'sCoat]

...makes good music.

[ThemChains]

...was never called into question.

[kearn1tm]

...hates white people.

I literally know nothing of her, only her music. Is that true?

[kearn1tm]

Oh man, thats a tough questionw ith all the different sub-genres...but if I had to make a list of my faves.

in no real order:

Suspiria
28 Days Later
Oldboy
Friday the 13th part 3
The Burning
Dead Alive
Planet Terror (probably shouldnt be on here...but I have been obsessed with it lately)
Battle Royale
Halloween (original)
The Devils Rejects (same category as Planet Terror..shouldnt be in any top 10 list..but lately i love it)

I also have to give props to Poultrygeist which I watcehd last night..it was sooo effing gross..and hilarious!!


Suspiria is fantastic. Dario Argento is a brilliant filmmaker. I recently picked up the Anchor Bay two-disc edition of Opera. It's wonderful (save for the metal score that didn't fit the ambiance the script attempted to cultivate).

[ThemChains]

I literally know nothing of her, only her music. Is that true?

As close to truth as one can get.

[Someone'sCoat]

I literally know nothing of her, only her music. Is that true?
Wish it wasn't but yeah it is haha. She came right out and said it a long while back.

[kearn1tm]

As close to truth as one can get.

Wish it wasn't but yeah it is haha. She came right out and said it a long while back.

...but white people are wonderful! I'm still going to love her music. Oh Lauren, you so crazy!

[ThemChains]

...but white people are wonderful! I'm still going to love her music. Oh Lauren, you so crazy!

I still like her music. There was a huge debate in my History of Hip Hop class about her ideals making her irrelevant to mainstream music.

[kearn1tm]

I still like her music. There was a huge debate in my History of Hip Hop class about her ideals making her irrelevant to mainstream music.

I imagine a genre of music so heavily associated with an oppressed minority, predicated on lending a distinct, contemporary sound from said minority as they use it as a tool to deliver their message of equality being distributed by someone who, in turn, represents bigotry herself would defeat the philosophical subtext of Hip Hop. It's a bit silly.

[ThemChains]

I imagine a genre of music so heavily associated with an oppressed minority, predicated on lending a distinct, contemporary sound from said minority as they use it as a tool to deliver their message of equality being delivered by someone who, in turn, represents biggotry herself would defeat the philosophical subtext of Hip Hop. It's a bit silly.
Essentially it was most of the class thinking she was undermining the progress of hip hop and the other small group thought she was empowered.

[Someone'sCoat]

...but white people are wonderful! I'm still going to love her music. Oh Lauren, you so crazy!
My thoughts exactly ha

[kearn1tm]

Essentially it was most of the class thinking she was undermining the progress of hip hop and the other small group thought she was empowered.

How is hatred of an entire race a form of empowerment? Yeesh.

[ThemChains]

Afro American studies majors are not always as smart as they like to think they are.

[El_Jeffe]

I'm not sure if this is already widely known news, but it looks like Lauryn has decided to start touring again, with a date in New Zealand fast approaching. Maybe this is a return to music full time, with a new album on the way, maybe this is just a few play dates for her, who knows. But it's a good sign if you ask me.

[Someone'sCoat]

Really? That's awesome. Is there a list of dates or no? Doubt she'd come ot the Pacific Northwest but my hopes are high.

[IWasaCamera]

New material would be awfully nice.

[El_Jeffe]

No idea if this tour is extensive or not, but a New Zealand date is usually a good sign an artist is keen to travel all over haha. Wish I had the spare cash to fly & see her.

[pleasedontpanic]

So fantastic.

"Nothing Even Matters" is one of my most favorite songs ever.

[kearn1tm]

New material would be awfully nice.

Didn't she make a vow recently about never recording again for some reason? It's a pity, really.

[El_Jeffe]

Lauryn is such a pain in the ass. She tours, she doesn't, she goes into hiding, she comes out, she hints at creating a new album, she procrastinates forever... ugh, make up your damn mind! She's lucky the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is such a good album after all of that.

[DMc1616]

Really awesome live cover of Lauryn. If you don't know Elle Varner, she's gonna be huge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIJ_Ef805BY

[williek311]

Lauryn is such a pain in the ass. She tours, she doesn't, she goes into hiding, she comes out, she hints at creating a new album, she procrastinates forever... ugh, make up your damn mind! She's lucky the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is such a good album after all of that.

I will most likely be seeing her in August at Rock The Bells I can't fucking wait.

[The Indigo]

Bump, because there isn't enough L Boogie discussion around here.

Also, Lauryn Hill doesn't hate white people.

[trebmal]

Yes! Love Lauryn Hill, I agree with the original poster. I have her MTV Unplugged album too, I haven't listened to it at as much but it's good for the collection. I think the stigma/rumors surrounding what she said are false too, things were most likely taken out of context. I hope she continues with her music career.