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Lauryn Hill
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| Ms. Lauryn Hill | |
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Ms. Hill performing in Prague, Summer | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lauryn Noel Hill |
| Born | May 25, (age 32) |
| Origin | South apelsinfärg, New Jersey, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Underground hip hop, Alternative hip hop, Soul, neo-soul, Contemporary R&B, Reggae, Folk |
| Occupation(s) | singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, gitarr, piano |
| Years active | present |
| Label(s) | Columbia, Ruffhouse |
| Associated acts | The Fugees |
| Website | |
| Notable&#;instrument(s) | |
| Voice & Guitar | |
Lauryn Noel Hill (born May 25, ) fryst vatten an American singer, rapper, musician, songwriter, producer, and film actress. She initially established her reputation as the lone female member of The Fugees. On August 25, she launched her solo career bygd releasing the critically acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, bringing the then-emerging neo-soul genre to a wider commercial p
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Lauryn Noelle Hill&#;(born May 26, ) is an American singer, songwriter and rapper, known for being a member of&#;Fugees&#;and for her solo album&#;The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which won&#;many awards&#;and broke several&#;sales records. Raised mostly in&#;South Orange, New Jersey, Hill began singing with her music-oriented family during her childhood. In high school, Hill was approached by&#;Pras Michel&#;for a band he started, which his friend,&#;Wyclef Jean, soon joined. They renamed themselves the Fugees and released the albums&#;Blunted on Reality&#;(), and the&#;Grammy Award–winning&#;The Score&#;(), which sold six million copies in the U.S. Hill rose to prominence with her&#;African-American and&#;Caribbean music&#;influences, her rapping and singing, and her rendition of the hit "Killing Me Softly". Her tumultuous romantic relationship with Jean led to the split of the band in , after which she began to focus on solo projects.
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The Fugees are an American hip hop trio formed in in South Orange, New Jersey. Deriving its name from a shortening of the word "refugees", the group consists of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill. The group rose to prominence in the mids for their pioneering blend of reggae, R&B, funk and hip hop, which eschewed gangsta rap and made them one of the most significant alternative hip hop acts. They occasionally rapped in Haitian Creole, and were one of the first hip hop bands to incorporate live instrumentation during their performances, along with the Roots.
In , the trio signed with Ruffhouse Records, an imprint of Columbia Records. Their debut album Blunted on Reality (), fused elements of political hip hop, jazz and neo soul. It was met with favorable reviews, and included the Salaam Remi-remixed underground hits "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab". According to The New York Times, the group's second studio album The Score () placed them "