Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer from the United States. She is widely recognized as one of the finest rappers of all time, as well as one of her generation’s most influential musicians.
Hill is recognized for breaking down boundaries for female rappers, popularizing melodic rapping, and popularizing hip-hop and neo-soul. She is most known as a member of the Fugees, as well as for her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which became one of the greatest-selling albums of all time in 1998.
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Hill appeared in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993). She later co-founded the Fugees with Pras Michel and his cousin Wyclef Jean. The Score (1996), which spawned the breakthrough single “Killing Me Softly” with Hill on lead vocals, was the group’s second album.
It earned her the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, becoming her the first woman to do so. Hill later worked with Nas on “If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)” and wrote “A Rose Is Still a Rose” for Aretha Franklin. Her rocky relationship with Jean caused the band to split in 1997, and she quickly began working on her solo record.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Hill’s sole solo studio album, was released to critical acclaim. The tracks “Ex-Factor” and “Lost Ones” are included. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with the biggest first-week sales for a female debut album in the twentieth century.
The first single “Doo Wop (That Thing)” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first artist to do so with their initial entries on both the Billboard 200 and the Hot 100, as well as the first female rapper to do so on both charts.
Hill made a record for the most nominations for a woman in one night at the 41st Grammy Awards, with 10; she also won five awards, including Album of the Year, making her the first hip-hop artist to do so.
It was eventually added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. She eventually dropped out of the public spotlight, disenchanted with the music industry and suffering from fame’s pressures. Hill’s new-material live album MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2002.
Hill’s future activities have included festival appearances and the release of songs on a regular basis. Billboard placed Hill sixth on their “10 Best Rappers of All Time” list in 2015, making her the only woman on the list.
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Hill has received numerous honors, including eight Grammy Awards, the most for a female rapper to date.
The consequence of Sound and Rolling Stone has named her one of the Greatest Singers of All Time, and her music (both solo and with The Fugees) has figured on the latter’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs and Albums.
Hill holds multiple Guinness World Records, including becoming the first female rapper to receive RIAA Diamond certification. Hill has been honored with the NAACP President’s Award and inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
