The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
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CRITIC REVIEWS
100
If her performing talents, vocal range, and songwriting smarts weren't enough, Hill also produced much of the record, ranging from stun-gun hip-hop to smoother R&B with little trouble.
10y
100
On the Fugees’ The Score, Hill rapped of having ”inner visions like Stevie.” At the time, the line seemed like hollow bluster from a trio who leaned so heavily on the past. But on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, she’s begun to deliver on that boast, and it truly is the sweetest thing.
100
Lauryn Hill's sole solo album is a masterful fusion of R&B, hip hop, and soul music.
95
Calling on her obvious comprehension of an expansive range of music, Hill deftly moves through moods and influences, sometimes transforming a song in a mere moment.
10y
90
The confidence with which Hill sings and raps herself into black music's mammoth tradition is balanced by the vulnerability of one of Miseducation's two themes: a love gone wrong, untangling itself painfully and slow.
10y
90
Most R&B albums nowadays are terribly rushed together efforts, with 2 or 3 singles and 20 tracks of filler. This, on the other hand, is a rare thing nowadays - an R&B album that actually stands up as a whole, and as such, will be remembered for a long, long time.
90
For being almost 80 minutes long, Miseducation is a surprisingly easy listen, coasting mostly on Hill's simple repetition of phrases to emphasize a mood.
80
Imagine a rap LP made in 1975 with the kind of political and personal scope of 'What's Going On': or the idea of a young Stevie Wonder hitting his peak in 1998. That's what we're dealing with here.
10y
80
Lauryn is the sort of young woman whom the old women smile at lovingly, their eyes saying, "With people like you around, this generation, and your music, might just be all right, after all." Maybe it wasn't a deal with the devil. Maybe it was with an angel.
80
Hill handles production and singing with lyrical ease, while the flow of her rapping is exemplary.
60
While Hill's vocal chops are well above the R&B average, she has that annoying tendency to excessively bend and stretch notes like invited guest Mary J. Blige. Still, she knows singing, not rapping, is her forte and wisely employs real live musicians to lay down bold grooves over the programmed beats.
4mo
Turns out it’s very fucking good. The music on this is incredible. The switch between soulful singing and hip hop perfection is stunning. Quite an amazing project. I can see why people were upset this didn’t get a follow up.
Luckily it supplies over an hour of material with no skips. Wonderful album.
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The first time I listened to this, I was absolutely shocked at the quality of the tracks. From front to back, these are ALL classics.
yeah fuck if you listen one of this song then u will have a urge and just play all the track
lauryn hill is one hell of a drug
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Track List
| 1 | Intro 0:47 | 83 |
| 2 | Lost Ones 5:33 | 93 |
| 3 | Ex-Factor 5:26 | 97 |
| 4 | To Zion 6:09 feat. Santana | 96 |
| 5 | Doo Wop (That Thing) 5:20 | 98 |
| 6 | Superstar 4:57 | 90 |
| 7 | Final Hour 4:16 | 91 |
| 8 | When It Hurts so Bad 5:42 | 92 |
| 9 | I Used to Love Him 5:39 feat. Mary J. Blige | 93 |
| 10 | Forgive Them Father 5:15 | 93 |
| 11 | Every Ghetto, Every City 5:14 | 90 |
| 12 | Nothing Even Matters 5:50 feat. D'Angelo | 88 |
| 13 | Everything Is Everything 4:53 | 92 |
| 14 | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 3:55 | 93 |
| 15 | Can't Take My Eyes Off of You 3:41 Hidden Track | 95 |
| 16 | Tell Him 4:40 Hidden Track | 93 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 17 minutes
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Added on: January 30, 2013