The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
by Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill
Year: 1998
Release date: 1998-08-25
Overall rank: 275th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 840 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 5 albums of 1998 (4th)
Award Top 100 albums of of the 1990s (54th)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (275th)

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Overall rank: 275th | 1990s rank: 54th | 1998 rank: 4th  Overall chart history
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My god this site underrates this record
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Tracks two through five are pretty much perfection!!! During these four songs Lauryn Hill grabs your soul and shows you everything you'll ever need in life. This is definitely one of the greatest hip-hop/soul albums ever, a true masterpiece of musical beauty!!!
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Groovy, yes, but overrated. Lauryn Hill is a fine lyricist with a strong voice, but I don't hear the "masterpiece" that others do. Just a good blend of hip hop and soul that doesn't reinvent any wheels. (Edited)
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I've only become acquainted with the album in the last couple of years and regret not listening to it years ago - It did take a while to get my head around this album, both the length and the different styles but I think it's good to great throughout, often brilliant and totally memorable and bravo to Lauryn Hill for sharing her story and message so candidly and articulately. Personal highlights include "Ex-Factor" that is a magical mix of hip hop, 70s soul and gospel, and just when you least expect it there’s a marvelous but way too short guitar solo; "To Zion" with Carlos Santana is moving and intently personal; the lyrics on "Doo Wop (That Thing)" are spiky and memorable; “Everything is Everything” positively rocks as Hill declares “I wrote these words for everyone who struggles in their youth” and later “It seems we lose the game / Before we even start to play / Who Made these Rules?”; “Superstar” is brilliant with a simple but killer bass line and samples juxtaposed against some gorgeous harp and memorable snatches of harpsichord inspired by The Doors masterpiece "Light My Fire" and the final track "Tell Him" - which I believe was added later to the album has Hill singingly beautifully and movingly quoting Corinthians “Now I may have faith to make mountains fall / But if I lack love than I am nothin’ at all”. IMHO this is a super, memorable album. (Edited)
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Lauryn Hill has one of the greatest voices I have ever heard.
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