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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a neo soul and R&B album with some songs based in hip hop soul and reggae. Its lyrics touch upon Hill's pregnancy and the turmoil within her former group the Fugees, along with themes of love and God.
- September 1997 – June 1998
- August 25, 1998
Aug 25, 1998 · While The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is Ms. Lauryn Hill’s only studio album, it had a major impact as one of the top albums of the 1990s. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200...
- Miseducation Is The First Hip-Hop Record To Win Album Of The Year. In 1999, Hill became the first woman to earn five GRAMMYs in one night. Her wins included Best New Artist, Best R&B Album and Album Of The Year.
- The Album Was Recorded In Bob Marley's Home. Bob Marley's legendary Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica — which also happened to be his home — is the most prominent of the three places where Miseducation was recorded.
- Hill Kept Everything Raw On Purpose. Hill and Commissioner Gordon worked to create a sound that's deliberately raw. As she told Rolling Stone in 2008, "I don't like to use compressors and take away my textures, because I was raised on music that was recorded before technology advanced to the place where it could be smooth.
- Hill's Personality And Experiences Are In The Songs. On the album, Hill shares her struggles as a young Black mother who has been through turbulent relationships on songs such as "Ex Factor" and "Forgive Them Father," an honesty that's still relatable and appreciated 25 years later.
- The Album Was Recorded in Bob Marley's Home
- Hill Kept Everything Raw on Purpose
- Hill's Personality and Experiences Are in The Songs
Bob Marley's legendary Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica — which also happened to be his home — is the most prominent of the three places where Miseducation was recorded. "We recorded in New York, Miami, and at Hope Road in Jamaica," the album's sound engineer Gordon "Commissioner Gordon" Williams recalled to Okayplayerin 2021. "To be in Bob Marley's ho...
Hill and Commissioner Gordon worked to create a sound that's deliberately raw. As she told Rolling Stonein 2008, "I don't like to use compressors and take away my textures, because I was raised on music that was recorded before technology advanced to the place where it could be smooth. "I wanna hear that thickness of sound," she continued. "You can...
On the album, Hill shares her struggles as a young Black mother who has been through turbulent relationships on songs such as "Ex Factor" and "Forgive Them Father," an honesty that's still relatable and appreciated 25 years later. "I think the piece as a whole communicates my personality, it is the culmination of my experiences, the sum total of wh...
Aug 25, 2018 · The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, released 20 years ago, was a game-changer for hip-hop. It brought the genre to the mainstream, expanded its parameters, introduced God, and proved the future was female.
Aug 25, 1998 · Lauryn Hill's debut solo album, released in 1998, is a raw and emotional blend of hip-hop and R&B. It features hits like "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and "Ex-Factor", and explores themes of love, loss, and self-discovery.
