The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill Artist: Lauryn Hill
Label: Sony
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: LP Record
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 074646903513
EAN: 0074646903513
ASIN: B00000AEG2


Release Date: 1998-08-25

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill


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Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Lost Ones
  3. Ex-Factor
  4. To Zion
  5. Doo Wop (That Thing)
  6. Superstar
  7. Final Hour
  8. When It Hurts So Bad
  9. I Used to Love Him
  10. Forgive Them Father
  11. Every Ghetto, Every City
  12. Nothing Even Matters
  13. Everything Is Everything
  14. Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
  15. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You [*]
  16. Sweetest Thing [Mahogany Mix][*]

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Amazon.com's Best of 1998

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. <I>Miseducation</I> focuses equally on Lauryn Hill's life (especially the birth of her child) and social concerns about the present and future. Its often quiet surface, if anything, lends intensity. <I>--Rickey Wright</I>

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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 <I>Spirit in the Dark</I> and <I>Young, Gifted and Black</I>, <I>The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill</I> also easily earns its late-'90s place next to Erykah Badu's <I>Baduizm</I>. Even more personal, if hardly any more political, than cohort Wyclef Jean's <I>Carnival</I>, <I>Miseducation</I> 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. <I>--Rickey Wright</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just amazing.......2007-03-31

Leaving the Fugees and making an album for the music industry was a great move. This album gives us great songs like "Zion" and "Nothing even Matters" a duet with De'Angelo. This album is one that you will find yourself listening to for days because it is so unique. Her voice mystical, passionate and touching. Join her on her journey.

5 out of 5 stars top of the hill.......2007-03-08

Lauryn Hill is a fantastic singer. I wish she would put out more CD's. It is a thrill to hear every song she sings on this CD. She is the BOMB!!!!

5 out of 5 stars The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.......2007-02-19

This is truly one of the classics in my collection! I still remember the chills I felt when I initially listened to it - Lauryn Hill is one of a few female artists who can truly sing & rap well. I knew about her skills from listening to The Fugees but she really blew me away with this release because honestly, at the time of the release my interest in hip hop/rap was waning.

I had heard all of the hype surrounding the album but didn't buy it until EX-FACTOR was released as a single - I was curious like most and wondered whether the album truly deserved all of the Grammies and attention but after one listen, my answer is a resounding YES! When an artists produces a disc that people from all walks of life, interests and music tastes can appreciate then they have done something special and that's what TMOLH did.

The commentary of the album touches on love, ill-fated love, the music industry and a bit of religion but at no time did I feel I was being preached to or told how to feel or think - she espoused her beliefs and offered a glimpse into her heart which in turn touched my heart on more than a few tracks. I also loved the school house interludes which seamlessly moved the tracks along - whereas some album interludes are intrusive and create bloat in albums, these worked with the tracks and served as semi-introductions.

I love this entire album but to this day, the tracks that really touch my heart are:

EX-FACTOR - heartbreakingly brilliant break up song; Lauryn's vocals are exquisite on this track

TO ZION - beautiful track expressing her love for her son and the personal decision to have him during the height of her young career

DOO WOP (THAT THING) - mixes great social commentary on male/female relationships over a great beat

WHEN IT HURTS SO BAD - moody tale about unrequited love, I loved the harps used in the musical production & the real pain in her voice

I USED TO LOVE HIM - loved the pairing of her & Mary J Blige's vocals, they sound beautiful together

NOTHING EVEN MATTERS - beautiful duet ballad with D'Angelo

THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL - her voice sounds so beautiful on this track

It's never too late to add this classic to your collection - I'd highly recommend it!

5 out of 5 stars !.......2007-02-18

I could go on, but the fact of the matter is you've heard it all before. But this album is worth the hype and more. It is seriously one of the best albums ever recorded in history. It doesn't matter what kind of music you listen to... you have to at least listen to this once. It is beatiful. If Lauryn Hill never even comes out with the follow-up studio album to this, I will still be content. I highly recommend this album. You've got $7.99 to "lose" and a whole lot of good music to gain.

5 out of 5 stars Best Hip Hop Album of ALL Time!.......2007-01-19

Yes, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the best hip hop album of all time! I am aware that the production of the album incorporates R&B, reggae, and other musical genres that many believe remove this album from the hip hop category, but let me pose this question: isn't real hip hop just that? Didn't hip hop emerge as the musical genre and cultural lifestyle that appropriated former ones to create a new one? This is forward thinking hip hop, hip hop immune from the "copycat" disease that many hip hop artists perform after the success of a given formula. Gone are the exaggerated rhymes of self-grandeur, and instead we are given a thoughtful commentary on life. Finally somebody was able to capture the trials and tribulations of being not only a woman in this society, but also a human being struggling with external and internal problems. Beautiful, profound, honest, innovative are just some words that best describe this masterpiece. Listening to this album is like taking part on a much needed journey. I strongly hold that this album rejuvenated, if not saved, hip hop at a time when it was trying to recuperate from the Tupac and Biggie deaths. This is the second CD that I ever bought--back in 1998--and each time I listen to it I find something new and connect to it on a different level. An album that you listen to in its entirety, you will not be disappointed. For great lyrics and flow listen to "Lost Ones" while "Ex Factor" is the best song.

Let's remember that this was the first hip hop album to win a Grammy for Album of the Year!

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