The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
A monumental fusion of 70s soul warmth and 90s hip-hop grit. Intimate acoustic ballads and sharp social critiques anchored by virtuosic vocal performances.
August 19, 1998 · Sony Records Int'l
A monumental fusion of 70s soul warmth and 90s hip-hop grit. Intimate acoustic ballads and sharp social critiques anchored by virtuosic vocal performances.
August 19, 1998 · Sony Records Int'l
Listening to this album feels like sitting in a sun-drenched room while someone tells you the absolute, unvarnished truth about life, love, and God. It is defined by its incredible warmth, a byproduct of being recorded largely at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica using live instrumentation. The interstitial skits of a teacher speaking to children about the nature of love provide a communal, grounded framework that makes the high-level artistry feel deeply personal and accessible. It is a record that breathes, moving from the dusty crackle of hip-hop drums to the shimmering clarity of gospel-inflected harmonies.
How does The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill sound next to the rest of Lauryn Hill's catalogue?
Soulful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.
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