Product description Grammy-winner Lauryn Hill releases her solo debut album, a follow-up to the Fugees's The Score.Genre: Soul/R&BMedia Format: Compact DiskRating: Release Date: 25-AUG-1998 .com The first solo album by the Fugees' most distinctive voice quickly wipes away the pretensions of so many current hip-hoppers' discs. It does so by both engaging their widescreen ethos--"To Zion," with its martial drums and gospel choir, is as epic a production as has been heard in 1998's pop music--and speaking the plain truth. Reminiscent in its scope of nothing so much as Aretha's early-'70s Spirit in the Dark and Young, Gifted and Black, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill also easily earns its late-'90s place next to Erykah Badu's Baduizm. Even more personal, if hardly any more political, than cohort Wyclef Jean's Carnival, Miseducation focuses equally on her life (especially the birth of her child) and social concerns about the present and future. Its often quiet surface, if anything, lends intensity. "Everything you drop is so tired," she scolds artistically dead-ended rappers on "Superstar"; if more artists shared her vision, occasional eccentricities and bottom-line talent, she wouldn't have to complain. --Rickey Wright
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Review ...With a mix of hard-core hip-hop, danceable doo-wop, and sultry soul, Hill creates a satisfactory, even appealing set. -- The Los Angeles TimesThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is an exhilarating mix of warmly expressive singing, hip-hop and reggae-flavored rhythms and Hill's often no-nonsense lyrics.... -- PeopleThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill pounds, bounds, clowns, and resounds, a feast that turns nearly every song into its own separate conceptual miniproduction. -- SpinEasily flowing from singing to rapping, evoking the past while forging a future of her own, Hill has made an album of often-astonishing power, strength and feeling. -- Entertainment WeeklyInfectious grooves percolate under warm, silky vocals or ear-popping raps; the whole album's a listening pleasure. -- USA Today[Lauryn Hill's] religious fervor is not what makes Miseducation exceptional; it is the way that her faith, based more in experience and feeling than in doctrine, leads her to connect the sacred to the secular in music that touches the essence of soul. -- The New York Times See more
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H**R
Absolute COP.
At this point, who hasn't heard this absolute masterclass of an album? "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill" is a solid top 5 albums OF ALL TIME and one of the best records in my collection. The record came in great condition, arrived fast and on time, and played perfectly on my record player. If you aren't sure on whether you should buy this LP, then listen to me! Great Product, 5 Stars.TOP 3 TRACKS- I Used To Love Him- Ex-Factor- Every Ghetto Every City
S**A
Magnificent!
This album was released in 1998, a very good year for music. It was a huge success, but it has taken me nearly 15 years to give it my full attention. And I'm glad that I finally did!Since Lauryn Hill was responsible for the bulk of the writing, arranging, producing and performing, this has to be considered her creation, and so most of the credit for its success is hers. The three main elements she employs are rap, soul singing and R&B music, both old and new, used in various combinations and to various degrees, with other elements thrown in for extra spice. "Lost Ones" is a strong, confident rap ("My emancipation don't fit your equation...You might win some but you just lost one"), but it includes some harmonized singing of the choruses as well. "Ex-Factor" is a somber ballad, with the vocal high and vulnerable as the singer pleads for fairness and "reciprocity" in a relationship. Two other somber ballads are "When It Hurts So Bad" and "I Used To Love Him". In the latter, she finds redemption and announces, "Father you saved me and showed me that life/Was much more than being some foolish man's wife". In "To Zion", hip-hop blends with Latin sounds, with some help from Carlos Santana, as she expresses joy over the birth of her son. "Doo Wop" mixes rap with retro R&B, and includes the memorable hook about "...that thing, that thing, that thiiiing...". "Superstar" references the Doors hit "Light My Fire", with harmonizing voices alternating with a single gospel voice against a background of a hip-hop arrangement which features a harp, of all things. She chides the superstar: "Come on baby light my fire/Everything you drop is so tired/Music is supposed to inspire/How come we ain't gettin' no higher". "Forgive Them Father" is a mid-tempo, very serious song about false motivations and betrayal by those close to you. One memorable line in the song is "Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas, back stabbers do this". There is a rap in the middle of the song, and we get to hear some Jamaican patois at the beginning and at the end. "Every Ghetto, Every City" is a bit lighter and funkier as Lauryn reminisces about good times from back in the day. "Everything Is Everything" is dramatically serious, meant as encouragement to persevere in life's struggles: "Everything is everything/What is meant to be, will be/After winter, must come spring/Change, it comes eventually."Whether this sequence was deliberate or not, the last listed track and the two bonus (hidden) tracks are all 3 positive in mood and pretty mainstream in sound. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" is a comparatively bright-sounding ballad. The cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" is faster than the original, but that fits in with the hip-hop arrangement and happy vibe. "Tell Him" is practically a breezy pop song with a hip-hop beat.To emphasize the theme of (mis)education, there are interludes between the musical tracks in which we hear interaction between a teacher and some students. But I think that we, the public, are the ones truly enlightened by this album.
C**!
Buy it!
I love this album and wanted the vinyl record. Don’t get discouraged by some of the reviews my vinyls came in prefect condition! The vinyl was not warped or damaged every song played beautifully with no skips or scratching. One of the reviews also stated that Tell Him and Can’t take my eyes off you are not on the album however they are they are on side four and they are hidden under the title “Lauryn Hill”
C**N
A great NEO SOUL record!
The media could not be loaded. Love this record! When I seen this record, I had to get it. Neo soul music is everything! I had told myself when I received it, I would send it back because I read a review saying songs were missing. ALL SONGS are included and you actually get 2 records and they’re double sided. If you are considering buying it, DO IT. You will not regret it!
C**O
Love the album
Love this album !
A**S
Easy listening
A teenage favorite
L**Y
10/10 would order again
Fantastic service, album in good condition with the liner intact.
A**O
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...With a mix of hard-core hip-hop, danceable doo-wop, and sultry soul, Hill creates a satisfactory, even appealing set. -- The Los Angeles Times
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is an exhilarating mix of warmly expressive singing, hip-hop and reggae-flavored rhythms and Hill's often no-nonsense lyrics.... -- People
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill pounds, bounds, clowns, and resounds, a feast that turns nearly every song into its own separate conceptual miniproduction. -- Spin
Easily flowing from singing to rapping, evoking the past while forging a future of her own, Hill has made an album of often-astonishing power, strength and feeling. -- Entertainment Weekly
Infectious grooves percolate under warm, silky vocals or ear-popping raps; the whole album's a listening pleasure. -- USA Today
[Lauryn Hill's] religious fervor is not what makes Miseducation exceptional; it is the way that her faith, based more in experience and feeling than in doctrine, leads her to connect the sacred to the secular in music that touches the essence of soul. -- The New York Times
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The three main elements she employs are rap, soul singing and R&B music, both old and new, used in various combinations and to various degrees, with other elements thrown in for extra spice. \"Lost Ones\" is a strong, confident rap (\"My emancipation don't fit your equation...You might win some but you just lost one\"), but it includes some harmonized singing of the choruses as well. \"Ex-Factor\" is a somber ballad, with the vocal high and vulnerable as the singer pleads for fairness and \"reciprocity\" in a relationship. Two other somber ballads are \"When It Hurts So Bad\" and \"I Used To Love Him\". In the latter, she finds redemption and announces, \"Father you saved me and showed me that life/Was much more than being some foolish man's wife\". In \"To Zion\", hip-hop blends with Latin sounds, with some help from Carlos Santana, as she expresses joy over the birth of her son. \"Doo Wop\" mixes rap with retro R&B, and includes the memorable hook about \"...that thing, that thing, that thiiiing...\". \"Superstar\" references the Doors hit \"Light My Fire\", with harmonizing voices alternating with a single gospel voice against a background of a hip-hop arrangement which features a harp, of all things. She chides the superstar: \"Come on baby light my fire/Everything you drop is so tired/Music is supposed to inspire/How come we ain't gettin' no higher\". \"Forgive Them Father\" is a mid-tempo, very serious song about false motivations and betrayal by those close to you. One memorable line in the song is \"Like Cain and Abel, Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas, back stabbers do this\". There is a rap in the middle of the song, and we get to hear some Jamaican patois at the beginning and at the end. \"Every Ghetto, Every City\" is a bit lighter and funkier as Lauryn reminisces about good times from back in the day. \"Everything Is Everything\" is dramatically serious, meant as encouragement to persevere in life's struggles: \"Everything is everything/What is meant to be, will be/After winter, must come spring/Change, it comes eventually.\"Whether this sequence was deliberate or not, the last listed track and the two bonus (hidden) tracks are all 3 positive in mood and pretty mainstream in sound. \"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill\" is a comparatively bright-sounding ballad. The cover of \"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You\" is faster than the original, but that fits in with the hip-hop arrangement and happy vibe. \"Tell Him\" is practically a breezy pop song with a hip-hop beat.To emphasize the theme of (mis)education, there are interludes between the musical tracks in which we hear interaction between a teacher and some students. But I think that we, the public, are the ones truly enlightened by this album."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"5.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"C***!"},"datePublished":"January 25, 2025","name":"Buy it!","reviewBody":"I love this album and wanted the vinyl record. Don’t get discouraged by some of the reviews my vinyls came in prefect condition! The vinyl was not warped or damaged every song played beautifully with no skips or scratching. 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