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'{{pp-semi-blp|expiry=June 10, 2011|small=yes}} :''You may be looking for [[Lauren Michelle Hill|Lauren Michelle Hill (the model)]].'' {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | image = LaurynHill crop.jpg | caption = Lauryn Hill at Central Park, 6 October 2005 | Name = Lauryn Hill | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Lauryn Noelle Hill | Alias = Ms. Lauryn Hill<!--this field is not for nicknames. See [[Template:Infobox musical artist/doc]]--> | Born = {{birth date and age|1975|5|26|mf=y}} | Origin = [[East Orange, New Jersey]], United States | Instrument = [[singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]] | Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[neo-soul|soul]], [[reggae fusion]] | Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[rapper]], [[record producer]], [[actress]] | Years_active = 1987–present | Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]] | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.lauryn-hill.com/ www.lauryn-hill.com] | Notable_instruments = }} '''Lauryn Noelle Hill''' (born May 26, 1975)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9lYYAAAAIAAJ&q=lauryn+hill+may+26&dq=lauryn+hill+may+26&hl=en&ei=l_3gTezMC8nzsgb1mPj0BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result|author=Holly George-Warren, Patricia Romanowski Bashe, Jon Pareles|year=2001|page=358|location=New York|publisher=Fireside|isbn=0743201205|oclc=422000389}}</ref> is an American recording artist, musician, producer and actress. Early in her career, she established her reputation as a member of the [[Fugees]]. In 1998, she launched her solo career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album, ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]''. The recording earned Hill five [[Grammy Awards]], including the coveted [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].<ref name="inside1" /><ref name="inside1" /><ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1999/0226/p1s5.html ''Christian Science Monitor'', "Rap goes from urban streets to Main Street," by [[Cathy Scott]], February 26, 1999]</ref> Following the success of her debut album, Hill largely dropped out of public view, in part due to her displeasure with fame and the music industry. After a four-year hiatus, she released ''[[MTV Unplugged No. 2.0]],'' a live recording of "deeply personal songs" performed mostly solo with an acoustic guitar.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Raftery|first=Brian|title=Lauryn Hill - Biography|work=[[Allmusic]]|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p222973|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2008-12-11}}</ref> In more recent years, Lauryn Hill has recorded songs for soundtracks and mixtapes, as well as performing live at several music festivals. To date, she still avoids publicity, and is the mother of five children with [[Rohan Marley]], the fourth son of [[reggae]] musician [[Bob Marley]].<ref name="essence">Morgan, Joan. [http://www1.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/theycallmemshill/ They Call Me Ms. Hill]. ''Essence'': Jan. 16, 2006.</ref> == Early life == Lauryn Hill was born in [[East Orange, New Jersey]], the second of two children born to high school English teacher Valerie Hill and computer programmer Mal Hill. As a child, Hill listened to her parents' [[Motown]] 1960s [[soul music|soul]] records. Music was a central part of the Hill home. Mal Hill sang at weddings, Valerie played the piano, and Lauryn's older brother Malaney played the [[saxophone]], [[guitar]], [[drums]], [[harmonica]], and [[piano]]. In 1988, Hill appeared as an Amateur Night contestant on ''[[It's Showtime at the Apollo]]''. She sang her own version of [[Smokey Robinson]]'s song "[[Who's Lovin' You?]]", where she was booed tremendously, but persevered and ended up with audience applause.<ref name="mystery" /><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoaPvU10wCA 13yr old Lauryn Hill sings [[Who's Lovin' You]] on Apollo</ref> Hill was childhood friends with actor [[Zach Braff]] and both graduated from Maplewood, New Jersey's [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|Columbia High School]] in 1993, where Hill was an active student, [[cheerleader]], and performer. Braff has spoken of Hill attending his [[Bar Mitzvah]] in 1988.<ref>{{cite web | title=BRAFF: 'LAURYN HILL WAS MY COKE AND PEPSI PARTNER' | author= | publisher=PR-inside.com | url=http://www.pr-inside.com/rss/braff-lauryn-hill-was-my-coke-and-pepsi-partner-r15839.htm | accessdate=September 6, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070304111743/http://www.pr-inside.com/rss/braff-lauryn-hill-was-my-coke-and-pepsi-partner-r15839.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = March 4, 2007}}</ref> Hill enrolled at [[Columbia University]] in 1993 and attended for nearly a full year before dropping out to pursue her entertainment career.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,990180,00.html | work=Time | title=Music: Hip-Hop Nation: Lauryn Hill | date=February 8, 1999 | accessdate=April 4, 2010}}</ref> == Personal life == Hill and [[Wyclef Jean]] dated through the majority of [[The Fugees]] early tenure, a relationship that friends have called "complicated".<ref name="mystery" /> By 1994, Jean married his wife, Marie Claudinette and in the summer of 1996, Hill met [[Rohan Marley]], a son of [[reggae]] legend [[Bob Marley]], who himself was already married. Despite his marriage, Hill and Marley started a family. They have now five children together: Zion David-Nesta Marley (3 August 1997); Selah Marley (12 November 1998); Joshua Marley (January 2002); John Marley (summer 2003) and Sarah Marley (January 2008).<ref>http://allhiphop.com/stories/rumors/archive/2008/02/04/19232808.aspx Lauryn Hill had a baby girl ''in the very recent past''</ref><ref>[http://theybf.com/2007/10/13/lauryn-hill-is-preggers YBF Exclusive: Lauryn Hill Is Preggers!]</ref><ref>http://www.bossip.com/11573/lauryn-gives-birth Lauryn Hill just had her 5th kid</ref><ref name="people" /> [[Rohan Marley]] told ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine in August 2008 that although the baby was 7 months old, she was still without a name.<ref>''[[People magazine|People]]'' magazine article: "[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20221692,00.html Whatever Happened to ... Lauryn Hill?]" August 18, 2008; Vol. 70 No. 7 by Tiffany McGee and Alex Tresniowski.</ref><ref name="foxnews.com">''[[FoxNews]]'' article: "[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,322146,00.html White House Says 'No' to Denzel Washington's 'Great Debaters']".</ref> In June 2011, Hill revealed she will soon be having her sixth child <ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/06/lauryn-hill-pregnant-six-sixth-rohan-marley-baby.html Lauryn Hill reveals she is pregnant with her sixth child], Ministry of Gossip, www.latimes.com, June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.</ref> Since 1998, Hill reportedly lived in both the [[Caribbean]] and an upscale hotel in [[Miami]].<ref name="mystery" /><ref name="foxnews.com"/> However, in August 2008, it was reported that Hill was living with her mother and children in her hometown of [[South Orange, New Jersey]],<ref name="people">''[[People magazine|People]]'' magazine article: "[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20221692,00.html Whatever Happened to ... Lauryn Hill?what is she doing now in 2010..?]" by Tiffany McGee and Alex Tresniowski.</ref> although Hill's net worth is still reported to exceed $8.7 million from her record sales, tours and investments in Jamaica{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}. == Acting career == Hill began her acting career at a young age, appearing on the [[soap opera]] ''[[As The World Turns]]'' as Kira Johnson. In 1993, she co-starred in ''[[Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit]]'' as Rita Louise Watson, in which she performed the songs "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (a duet with [[Tanya Blount]]) and "Joyful, Joyful". It was in this role that she first came to national prominence, with [[Roger Ebert]] calling her "the girl with the big joyful voice". Her other acting work includes the play ''Club XII'' with [[MC Lyte]], and the motion pictures ''[[King of the Hill (film)|King of the Hill]]'', ''[[Hav Plenty]]'', and ''[[Restaurant (film)|Restaurant]]''. After her rise to musical stardom, she reportedly turned down roles in ''[[Charlie's Angels (film)|Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[The Bourne Identity (2002 film)|The Bourne Identity]]'', ''[[The Mexican]]'', ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' and ''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]''.<ref name="mystery" /> She appeared on the soundtrack to ''[[Conspiracy Theory (film)|Conspiracy Theory]]'' in 1996 with "[[Can't Take My Eyes Off You]]", and on ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' in 2002 with the track "Selah". == Music career == === The Fugees === {{Main|The Fugees}} The Refugee Camp ("[[Fugees]]") formed after [[Pras|Prakazrel "Pras" Michel]] approached Hill in high school about joining a music group he was creating. Soon after, she met Michel's cousin and fellow [[Haïti]]an, [[Wyclef Jean]]. At some point, Hill was nicknamed "L Boogie", as she began to convert her poetic writing into rap verses. Hill's singing gained worldwide acclaim with the Fugees' remake of "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song]]", accompanied by a sample from [[Rotary Connection]]'s "Memory Band". The Fugees' first album, ''[[Blunted on Reality]]'', peaked at #49 on the U.S. [[Hot 100]]. The album sold over two million copies worldwide. ''Blunted on Reality'' was followed by ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'', a multi-[[platinum record|platinum]], [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]-winning album that established two of the three Fugees as international rap stars. Singles from ''The Score'' include "[[Ready or Not (Fugees song)|Ready or Not]]", "[[Fu-Gee-La]]", "[[No Woman, No Cry]]" (made famous by [[Bob Marley]]), and "[[Killing Me Softly With His Song|Killing Me Softly]]" (made famous by [[Roberta Flack]]). ===''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'' (1998)=== In 1996, Hill began production on an album that would eventually become ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]''. The title was inspired by ''[[The Mis-Education of the Negro]]'' book by [[Carter G. Woodson]] and ''[[The Education of Sonny Carson]]'', a film and autobiographical novel.<ref name="inside7">{{cite web|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (page 7)|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/7|archiveurl=http://replay.web.archive.org/20090228152350/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/7|archivedate=February 28, 2009}}</ref> The album featured contributions from [[D'Angelo]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Mary J. Blige]] and a then-unknown [[John Legend]]. Songs for the album were largely written in an [[attic]] studio in [[South Orange]], [[New Jersey]] and recorded at [[Chung King Studios]] in [[Jamaica]].<ref name="inside3" /><ref name="inside5">'{{cite web|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (page 5)|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/5|date=August 28, 2008|archiveurl=http://replay.web.archive.org/20090228151545/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/5|archivedate=February 28, 2009}}</ref> Wyclef Jean initially did not support Hill recording a solo album, but eventually offered his production help; Hill turned him down.<ref name="mystery" /> Several songs on the album concerned her frustrations with The Fugees;<ref name="inside3">{{cite web|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (page 3)|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/3|work=Rolling Stone|date=August 28, 2008|archiveurl=http://replay.web.archive.org/20090228151540/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/3|archivedate=February 28, 2009}}</ref> "I Used to Love Him" dealt with the break-down of the relationship between Hill and Wyclef Jean.<ref name="inside3" /> "To Zion" spoke about her decision to have her first baby, even though many at the time encouraged her to [[abortion|abort]] the pregnancy so as to not interfere with her blossoming career.<ref name="inside4">{{cite web|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (page 4)|url=/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/4|work=Rolling Stone|date=August 28, 2008|archiveurl=http://replay.web.archive.org/20090227014652/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/4|archivedate=February 27, 2009}}</ref> ''The Miseducation'' contained several interludes of a teacher speaking to what is implied to be a classroom of children; in fact, the "teacher" was played by Ras Baraka (a poet, educator and [[politician]]) speaking to a group of kids in the living room of Hill's New Jersey home.<ref name="inside7" /> The singer requested that Baraka speak to the children about the concept of love, and he improvised the lecture.<ref name="inside7" /> Though ''The Miseducation'' was largely a collaborative work between Hill and a group of musicians known as New Ark (Vada Nobles, Rasheem Pugh, Tejumold and Johari Newton), there was "label pressure to do the [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] thing," wherein all tracks would be credited as "written and produced by" the artist with little outside help.<ref name="mystery" /><ref name="inside8">''[[Rolling Stone magazine|Rolling Stone]]'' article: "[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill/8 Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: page 8]."</ref> While recording the album, when Hill was asked about providing contracts or documentation to the musicians, she replied, "We all love each other. This ain't about documents. This is blessed."<ref name="mystery" /> Hill, her management, and her record label were sued in 1998 by New Ark, claiming to be the primary songwriters on two tracks, and major contributors on several others.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1998/dec/19/entertainment/ca-55439 The Legal Tangle of 'Miseducation']</ref> The suit was [[legal settlement|settled out of court]] in February 2001 for a reported $5 million.<ref name="inside1">{{cite web|last=Checkoway|first=Laura|title=Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" |work=Rolling Stone|date=March 2, 2009|archiveurl=http://replay.web.archive.org/20090302014927/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/22713461/inside_the_miseducation_of_lauryn_hill|archivedate=March 2, 2009}}</ref> In 1998, Hill released ''The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'', which was both critically and commercially successful. It sold over 423,000 copies in its first week and topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for four weeks and the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' R&B Album chart for six weeks; it would go on to sell more than 18 million copies over the next decade.<ref name="inside1" /> The first single off the album was "Lost Ones" (US #27), released in Spring 1998. The second was "[[Doo Wop (That Thing)]]", which reached #1 in the Billboard charts. Other singles released in support of the album were "Ex-Factor" (US #21), "Everything Is Everything" (US #35), and "To Zion". At the 1999 [[Grammy Award]]s, Hill was nominated 10 times, becoming the first woman ever to be nominated 10 times in one year: Hill won five Grammys including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] (beating [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s critically acclaimed ''[[Ray of Light]]'' and [[Shania Twain]]'s bestselling ''[[Come On Over (Shania Twain album)|Come on Over]]''), [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Album|Best R&B Album]], [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]], and [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]. Hill set a new record in the industry, becoming the first woman to win five Grammys in one night. Between 1998 and 1999, Hill earned $25 million from record sales and touring.<ref name="mystery" /> Hill became a national media icon, as magazines ranging from ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' to ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' to ''[[Teen People]]'' vied to put her on the cover. In the late 1990s, Hill was noted by some as a [[humanitarian]]. In 1996 she received an ''[[Essence magazine|Essence]]'' Award for work which has included the 1996 founding of the Refugee Project, an outreach organization that supports a two-week overnight camp for at-risk youth, and for supporting well-building projects in [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]], as well as for staging a rap concert in [[Harlem]] to promote [[voter registration]]. In 1999 Hill received three awards at the 30th Annual [[NAACP]] Image Awards. In 1999 ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' named her one of "100+ Most Influential Black Americans". She was named with Congressman [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]] and others among the "10 For Tomorrow," in the ''EBONY 2000: Special Millennium Issue''. === Self-Imposed Exile and ''MTV Unplugged No. 2.0'' (2000–2003) === After the release of her debut album, she explored other methods of expressing herself, including creating an extensive amount of music, [[poetry]], and clothing designs.{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}} She started writing a screenplay about the life of [[Bob Marley]], in which she planned to act as his wife [[Rita Marley|Rita]].<ref name="mystery" /> She also began producing a [[romantic comedy]] about [[soul food]] with a working title of ''Sauce'', and accepted a starring role in the [[Beloved (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Toni Morrison]]'s novel ''[[Beloved (novel)|Beloved]]'';<ref name="mystery" /> she later dropped out of both projects due to pregnancy.<ref name="mystery" /> Hill became dissatisfied with the music industry; she felt she was being unfairly controlled by her record label, and disliked being unable "to go to the grocery store without [[makeup]]."<ref name="inside7" /> She fired her management team and began attending [[Bible study (Christian)|Bible study classes]] five days a week; she also stopped doing interviews, watching [[television]] and listening to music.<ref name="inside8" /> She started associating with a "spiritual adviser" named Brother Anthony.<ref name="urb">''Urb Magazine'' article: "[http://www.urb.com/features/87/TheMystificationofMsHill.php?PageId=3 Lauryn Hill :: The Mystification of Ms. Hill]".</ref> Some familiar with Hill believe Anthony more resembled a [[cult|cult leader]] than a spiritual advisor,<ref name="mystery" /><ref name="msnbc">''[[MSNBC]]'' article: "[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3731101/ Was Hill influenced to attack Catholic Church?]".</ref> and thought his guidance probably inspired much of Hill's more controversial public behavior.<ref name="urb" /><ref name="msnbc" /><ref>''Contact Music'' article: "[http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/did%20cult%20man%20influence%20lauryn%20hill.s%20vatican%20rant DID CULT MAN INFLUENCE LAURYN HILL'S VATICAN RANT?]".</ref> {{Quote box |quote = "There were a number of different reasons. But partly, the support system that I needed was not necessarily in place. There were things about myself, personal-growth things, that I had to go through in order to feel like it was worth it. In fact, as musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment — and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the [music] industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society, or at least some aspect of society. And it's important that people be given the time that they need to go through, to grow, so that the consciousness level of the general public is properly affected. Oftentimes, I think people are forced to make decisions prematurely. And then that sound radiates." |source = - Hill talks about why she left music.<ref name="perezhilton.com">[http://perezhilton.com/2010-06-29-lauryn-hill-talks-about-why-she-left-music Lauryn Hill Talks About Why She Left Music! | PerezHilton.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |width = 50% |align = left }} In 2000, she dropped out of the public eye. She described this period of her life to ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'': "People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at that time… I had to step away when I realized that for the sake of the machine, I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable about having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or even know them well enough to like them."<ref name="essence" /> She also spoke about her emotional crisis, saying, "For two or three years I was away from all social interaction. It was a very introspective time because I had to confront my fears and master every [[demon]]ic thought about inferiority, about insecurity or the fear of being black, young and gifted in this [[western culture]]."<ref name="essence" /> She went on to say that she had to fight to retain her [[Personal identity (philosophy)|identity]], and was forced "to deal with folks who weren't happy about that."<ref name="essence" /> On July 21, 2001, Hill unveiled her new material to a small crowd, for a taping of an ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' special. An album of the concert, titled ''[[MTV Unplugged No. 2.0]]'', focused on the lyrics and the message rather than the musical arrangements. "Fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need", she said during the concert. "I've just retired from the fantasy part." Most of the songs featured only an acoustic guitar and her voice, somewhat raspy from rehearsal on the day before the recording. Hill used the set as an opportunity to give information on why she had been absent from the public for a period of time and what she had found while away. Unlike the near-unanimous praise of ''The Miseducation,'' ''2.0'' sharply divided critics. [[AllMusic]] gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that the recording "is the unfinished, unflinching presentation of ideas and of a person. It may not be a proper follow-up to her first album, but it is fascinating."<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r588369|pure_url=yes}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "a public breakdown".<ref name="mystery">{{citation|author = Toure|authorlink = Touré| title = The Mystery of Lauryn Hill| work = Rolling Stone|issue=934| date = October 30, 2003 | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5940100/the_mystery_of_lauryn_hill/|archiveurl=http://replay.web.archive.org/20090505024008/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5940100/the_mystery_of_lauryn_hill/|archivedate= May 5, 2009}}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine]]'''s Sal Cinquemani wrote, "Hill's guitarwork is multi-textured and fine-tuned but her vocals lack confidence and seem to toe the edge of her range throughout the album. And though the stripped-down nature of the show is fitting, many of the songs sound as if they are still in their infancy."<ref>[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=89 Slant Magazine Music Review: Lauryn Hill: Unplugged No. 2.0<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Despite the mixed reviews, ''2.0'' debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum four weeks after its release. Despite Hill's departure from the media and celebrity, she continued to have some success in the music world. Her song "Mystery of Iniquity" was nominated for a Grammy without promotion or radio airplay and used as an [[Interpolation (music)|interpolation]] by hip-hop producer/song-writer [[Kanye West]] for his single "[[All Falls Down]]" (eventually recorded by [[Syleena Johnson]]). ==== Vatican controversy ==== On December 13, 2003, Hill made headlines by denouncing "corruption, exploitation, and abuses" in reference to the [[Sexual abuse#Child sexual abuse|molestation]] of boys by [[Catholic priest]]s in the United States and the cover-up of offenses by [[Catholic Church]] officials.<ref name="mtvvatican">''[[MTV News]]'' article: "[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481109/20031215/hill_lauryn.jhtml Lauryn Hill Attacks Catholic Church At Vatican Concert]"</ref> The statements were made during a performance at a [[Christmas]] benefit concert at the [[Apostolic Palace|Vatican]]. Reading from a prepared statement,<ref name="mtvvatican" /> Hill told the crowd of 7,500: {{cquote|I am sorry if I am about to offend some of you. I did not accept my invitation to celebrate with you the birth of [[Christ]]. Instead I ask you why you are not in mourning for Him in this place? I want to ask you, what have you got to say about the lives you have broken? What about the families who were expecting [[God]] and instead were cheated by [[Satan|the Devil]]? Who feels sorry for them, the men, women and children damaged [[psychological trauma|psychologically]], [[emotional abuse|emotionally]] and mentally by the [[pedophilia|sexual perversions]] and abuse carried out by the people they believed in? Holy God is a witness to the corruption of your leadership, of the exploitation and abuses which are the minimum that can be said for the [[clergy]]. There is no acceptable excuse to defend the church."<ref name="autogenerated3">[http://www.snapnetwork.org/news/vatican/lauryn_hill_vatican.htm What Lauryn Hill told the Vatican<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref></div>}} Hill called on the church leaders to "repent" and encouraged the crowd to "not seek blessings from man but from God."<ref name="ewvatican">''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' article: "[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,561547,00.html Forgive Them Father]"</ref> She then performed the songs "Damnable Heresies" and "Social Drugs".<ref name="ewvatican" /> High-ranking church officials in attendance included Cardinal [[Camillo Ruini]], Monsignor Rino Fisichella and Cardinal [[Edmund Szoka]].<ref name="CTV">''[[CTV News]]'' article: "[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1071498259470_7/?hub=Entertainment Lauryn Hill speaks out against abuse at Vatican]."</ref> [[Pope John Paul II]] was not present.<ref name="CTV" /> The segment was cut from the television broadcast. Both the Vatican and Columbia Records refused to issue official statements regarding Hill's actions.<ref name="nytimesvatican">''[[New York Times]]'' article: "[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F03E0D6103CF935A25751C1A9659C8B63 ARTS BRIEFING 12/16/2003]".</ref> Monsignor Fisichella told reporters that Hill had acted "in poor taste and very bad mannered. It showed a complete lack of respect for her invitation and for the place where she had been invited to perform".<ref name="theage">''[[The Age]]'' article: "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/15/1071336884995.html Catholic leaders get an angry sermon]".</ref> The [[Catholic League (U.S.)|Catholic League]] called Hill "pathologically miserable" and claimed her career is "in decline".<ref>[http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=46&aid=57677 Poynter Online - Abuse Tracker<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Hill responded to the controversy on December 16: "What I said was the truth. Is telling the truth bad manners? What I asked was the church to repent for what has happened."<ref name="imdbvatican">[[IMDB]] news article: "[http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2003-12-16 Movie/TV News WENN 16 Dec 2003]".</ref> The following day, several reporters suggested that Hill's comments at the Vatican may have been influenced by her "advisor" Brother Anthony.<ref name="msnbcvatican">''[[MSNBC]]'' article: [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3731101/ Was Hill influenced to attack Catholic Church?]".</ref> === Short-lived return of the Fugees (2004–2006) === The Fugees performed on September 18, 2004 at ''[[Dave Chappelle's Block Party]]'' in the [[Bedford-Stuyvesant]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]]. They headlined a bill that included a star-studded cast of hip-hop celebrities. The concert featured Hill's nearly [[a cappella]] rendition of "Killing Me Softly". The event was recorded by director [[Michel Gondry]] and was released on March 3, 2006 to mostly positive reviews.<ref>[[Metacritic]] entry for ''[http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/davechappellesblockparty?q=dave%20chappelle%27s Dave Chappelle's Block Party]'': film maintains an 84% positive rating ("Universal Acclaim").</ref><ref>[[RottenTomatoes.com]] entry for ''[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/block_party/ Dave Chappelle's Block Party]'': film maintains a 92% positive rating and is "Certified Fresh."</ref> In 2005, she told an interviewer that "The Fugees was a conspiracy to control, to manipulate and to encourage dependence. I took a lot of abuse that many people would not have taken in these circumstances."<ref name="usatoday" /> The Fugees also appeared at [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]]'s 2005 Music Awards on June 28, 2005, where they opened the show with a 12-minute set. One track, "Take It Easy", was leaked online and thereafter was released as an internet single on September 27, 2005. It peaked at #40 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|R&B Chart]]. The song was mostly panned by critics, as ''[[The Village Voice]]'' wrote, "Turns out that a Fugees reunion wasn't really what anyone was waiting for; we just wanted Lauryn to start rapping again."<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2005/09/the_fugees_reun.php The Fugees: Reunited and Not Very Good] Tom Breihan, Villagevoice.com, September 26, 2005</ref> {{Quote box |quote = "I'm trying to open up my range and really sing more. With The Fugees initially, and even with ''Miseducation'', it was very hip-hop — always a singing over beats. I don't think people have really heard me sing out. So if I do record again, perhaps it will have an expanded context. Where people can hear a bit more." |source = - Hill talks about her work with ''The Fugees''.<ref name="perezhilton.com"/> |width = 50% |align = right }} The Fugees embarked on a [[Europe]]an tour from November 30, 2005 through December 20, 2005. The group played in [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Norway]], Germany, [[Belgium]], [[Italy]], France, England, [[Ireland]] and [[Switzerland]]. On February 6, 2006, the Fugees did a special "Reunion Concert" in [[Hollywood]], that was offered as a live webcast on the [[Verizon Wireless]] website. The Fugees were featured in numerous Verizon Wireless VCast advertisements in magazines and on TV around that same time. A new song titled "Foxy" was made available on VCast and a third new song was leaked, unofficially titled "Wannabe", which uses the same hook as the [[Michael Jackson]] song "[[I Wanna Be Where You Are]]". Old tensions between Hill and the other members of the group soon resurfaced, and the reunion fizzled before an album could be recorded. Jean and Michel both blamed Hill for the split. Hill reportedly demanded to be addressed by everyone, including her bandmates, as "Ms. Hill"; she also considered changing her moniker to "Empress".<ref name="people" /> Her chronic tardiness &mdash; sometimes stalling up to 45 minutes after the two had taken the stage to join them &mdash; has been cited as another contributing factor to the break up.<ref name="people" /> Michel told the press in August 2007, "Before I work with Lauryn Hill again, you will have a better chance of seeing [[Osama Bin Laden]] and [[George W. Bush]] in [[Starbucks]] having a [[latte]], discussing foreign policies… At this point I really think it will take an act of God to change her, because she is that far out there."<ref name="allhiphop.com">[http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/22/18461347.aspx AllHipHop.com Daily News - : Pras: "It Will Take An Act of God To Change Lauryn]."</ref> === 2004–2009 === Hill has been slowly working on a new album<ref name="mystery" /> and in November 2004 shot a music video. The album had a slated street date of November 2005, and neither it nor the music video have been released.<ref>[http://rellavent.blogspot.com/2005/07/lauryn-hill-trace-magazine-interview.html The search for RELLevance: Lauryn Hill: Trace Magazine Interview 7/15/05<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was also reported that as of 2003, [[Columbia Records]] had spent more than $2.5 million funding Hill's new album, mostly spent on installing a recording studio in the singer's [[Miami]] apartment and flying different musicians around the country.<ref name="mystery" /> In 2004, Hill contributed a new song, "The Passion", to ''[[The Passion of the Christ: Songs]]''. Around this time, Hill began selling a [[pay-per-view]] music video of the song "Social Drugs" through her website.<ref name="mtv.com">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484249/20040109/hill_lauryn.jhtml?headlines=true The Misvaluation Of Lauryn Hill: $15 Music Video Posted Online - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Those who purchase the $15 video would only be able to view it three times before it expired. In addition to the video, Hill began selling autographed posters and [[Instant film|Polaroids]] through her website, with some items listed at upwards of $500.<ref name="mtv.com"/> In 2005, she told ''[[USA Today]]'', "If I make music now, it will only be to provide information to my own children. If other people benefit from it, then so be it."<ref name="usatoday">''[[USA Today]]'' article: "[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-12-lauryn-hill_x.htm?POE=LIFISVA Lauryn Hill returns to the limelight]."</ref> When asked how she now felt about the songs on ''2.0'', she stated "a lot of the songs were transitional. The music was about how I was feeling at the time, even though I was documenting my distress as well as my bursts of joy."<ref name="usatoday" /> She has toured several times in recent years, though most of her concerts have received mixed reviews.<ref>http://www.sacbee.com/enwiki/static/weblogs/music/archives/003463.html</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/29/DDGD8QN31O1.DTL | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=Late start, new approach disappoint Lauryn Hill fans at Oakland concert | first=Lee | last=Hildebrand | date=June 29, 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rte.ie/arts/2005/0714/hilll.html Hill arrives two hours late for own concert - RTÉ Ten<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Hill is often late to concerts (sometimes by over two hours) and reconfigures her well-known hits in to "unrecognizable scat chants" while "sporting frizzy orange hair and exaggerated makeup".<ref name="people" /><ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566531/20070807/hill_lauryn.jhtml?rsspartner=unknown Lauryn Hill Plays Bizarre Show In NYC; Plus Alicia Keys, Common, Kelly Clarkson, Lily Allen, Madonna, Al Sharpton & More, In For The Record - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | M...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.bossip.com/22351/coming-out-of-the-dark/ Coming Out of the Dark « Bossip.com | Gossip for the Hardcore | Entertainment News | Music | Fashion | Black Celebrity | Music | Videos | Love and Relationships<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On some occasions, fans have booed her and left early;<ref>''[[XXL Magazine|XXL]]'' article: "[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=23617 Label Source Says Lauryn Hill 'On Hiatus,' Rohan Marley Says 'She's Always Working' have demanded their money back after her shows]".</ref> some fans have also demanded their money back after concerts.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07185/799220-351.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | title=Desperate for Dana, New Orleans draws candidates, Sly Stone out of hiding | first=Monica | last=Haynes | date=July 4, 2007}}</ref> On October 6, 2005, Hill emceed and performed two songs at the ''Take Back TV'' concert launching [[Al Gore]]'s [[CurrentTV]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPqJocrLjzM YouTube - J.Period & Lauryn Hill Live in New York Central Park<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTYgA1VBW2c YouTube - Lauryn Hill - My Love (Sacred Love) 2005 at TakeBackTV in NY<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.bet.com/Music/DAILY+MUSIC+NEWS+WRAPUP+Dame+Dash+Lil+Mo+Gwen+Stefani+and+More.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished&Referrer=%7B7E1EC1DC-BFEB-4FE5-AAE1-DAEB68532DDD%7D Lauryn Hill hosts Current TV launch]</ref> In June 2007, [[Sony]] records said though Hill has "consistently recorded over the past decade" and has what amounts to "a library of unreleased material in the vault", she had recently re-entered the studio "with the goal of making a new LP."<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1563151/20070621/hill_lauryn.jhtml?rsspartner=rssFeedBurner Lauryn Hill Suits Up For Second LP After Breaking The Ice With Penguin Song - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Later that same year, a new album entitled ''Ms. Hill'', which featured cuts from ''The Miseducation'', various soundtracks contributions and other "unreleased" songs, was released.<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1290007|pure_url=yes}}</ref> It features guest appearances from D'Angelo, [[Rah Digga]] and [[John Forté]].<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014FC29C Amazon.com: Ms. Hill: Lauryn Hill: Music<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also in June 2007, Hill released a new song, "[[Lose Myself]]" on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]'' under her new professional name, ''Ms. Lauryn Hill''. The song is also played over the credits. Reports in mid-2008 claimed that Columbia Records currently believe Hill to be "on hiatus."<ref name="people" /> Rohan Marley disputed these claims, telling an interviewer that Hill has enough material for several albums: "She writes music in the bathroom, on [[toilet paper]], on the wall. She writes it in the mirror if the mirror smokes up. She writes constantly. This woman does not sleep". One of the few public appearances Hill made in 2008 was at a [[Martha Stewart]] book-signing in New Jersey, perplexing some in the press.<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/10/24/random-notes-lauryn-hill-martha-stewart-bono-and-the-week-in-rock/</ref> On November 4, 2008, Hill was scheduled to perform at the [[Avo Session Basel]] music festival in [[Basel]], Switzerland. Her concert was canceled "for personal reasons".<ref>[http://www.avo.ch/en/artists/arti08-akt.php?a=4 Homepage - AVO Session<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In April 2009, it was reported that Hill would engage in a 10 day tour of European summer festivals during mid-July of that year. She performed two shows for the tour and passed out on stage during the start of her second performance and left the stage. She refused to give refunds to angry consumers for the show. On June 10, Hill's management informed the promoters of the [[Stockholm Jazz Festival]], which she was scheduled to headline, that she would not be performing due to unspecified "health reasons."<ref name="rollingstone.com">http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/06/10/lauryn-hill-cancels-european-tour-cites-health-reasons/</ref> Shortly afterward, the rest of the tour was canceled as well.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/> === 2010-Present === In January 2010, Hill returned to the live stage and performed in stops across New Zealand and Australia on the 'Raggamuffin Festival'- a music festival that celebrates reggae music. She performed songs from ''the Miseducation'' album and some Fugees hits. On April 19, Hill appeared at the Tanzania Education Trust Gala And Reception in New York City for a Charity Event. When making this public appearance, she was asked by paparazzi whether she is working on a new album, to which she replied "Yeah, possibly", suggesting that she may be working on new projects, and possibly a second album.<ref>[http://rapradar.com/2010/04/22/new-lauryn-hill-music-on-the-way/ RapRadar]</ref> On June 8, it was announced that Hill would be the very special guest performer at [[Rock the Bells]] hip hop Festival series. Five days later, Hill appeared at the Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, California, her first live American performance in several years. In a June interview with NPR reporter/producer Zoe Chace as part of NPR's 50 Great Voices Series, Hill confirmed that she was planning to begin recording again<ref>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128149135/</ref> and discussed her hiatus and five children.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272632837.shtml |title=Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence |work=National Ledger |date=June 29, 2010 |accessdate=July 5, 2010}}</ref> [[Ronald Isley]] of the [[Isley Brothers]] confirmed he worked with Hill on an upcoming album as well.<ref>[http://www.missxpose.com/2010/04/ronald-isley-is-out-of-jail-working-with-t-i-lauryn-hill-and-more/ Ronald Isley Is Out of Jail…Working with T.I., Lauryn Hill and More! - MissXpose<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On September 8, 2010, Isley and Hill's duet, ''Close To You'', a remake of the classic song by [[Burt Bacharach]] and [[Hal David]], was leaked online.<ref>[http://hiphopwired.com/2010/09/08/ron-isley-feat-lauryn-hill-close-to-you-audio-99999/ New Music: Ron Isley Feat. Lauryn Hill “Close To You” [Audio&#93; « Hip-Hop Wired: Keeping You Informed With The Latest on Hip-Hop Culture, Rappers, Hip Hop News, Rap and Ente...<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://globalgrind.com/channel/music/content/1781644/new-music-lauryn-hill-and-ron-isley-close-to-you/ NEW MUSIC: Lauryn Hill and Ron Isley 'Close To You' | GlobalGrind<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> {{Quote box |quote = "There are a lot of different creative energies out there right now. I respect the different sounds that I'm hearing. It's been such a long time since I've gotten my voice and my ideas out [...] In terms of collaborations, that's not even something I've been thinking about per se. I'm happy that people are still making music. That we still have a platform with which to make music. It's gonna be interesting to see what the future holds." |source = - Hill talks to [[MTV]].<ref>[http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/lauryn-hill/news/235826-lauryn-hill-talks-new-music Lauryn Hill Talks New Music | Lauryn Hill | News | MTV UK<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |width = 40% |align = left }} An unreleased song called "[[Repercussions]]" was leaked via the internet in late July.<ref>[http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/08/lauryn-hill-new-song-repercussions-enters-chart-at-94-after-some-10-year-hiatus.html Lauryn Hill's new song 'Repercussions' enters chart at No. 94 after singer's some 10-year hiatus - 08/20/2010 | Entertainment News from OnTheRedCarpet.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.balleralert.com/profiles/blogs/ballerific-new-music-lauryn Ballerific New Music: Lauryn Hill-Repercussions - Baller Alert.Com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On August 28, 2010 the song debuted at #94 on [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] (which peaked at #83 the following week), making it her first Billboard chart appearance as a lead artist since 1999; last song on the charts being her cover version of [[Bob Marley]]'s "[[Turn Your Lights Down Low]]" which reached #86 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] and #49 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]].<ref>http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer</ref><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/news/lauryn-hill-debuts-on-charts-after-over-1004110098.story Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100 | Billboard.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In April 2010, many of the songs that Hill had performed and recorded over the past six years were included on an unofficial [[compilation album]] titled ''Khulami Phase''.<ref name="hmv.com">[http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=205617 Buy Music CDs, DVDs, Games, Consoles, Blu Ray, MP3s & More - hmv.com - Free Delivery<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The album also features a range of other material found on the ''Ms. Hill'' compilation.<ref name="hmv.com"/> On August 28, Hill performed at Rock the Bells Hip Hop festival on Governor's Island in Brooklyn. Hill performed several songs from ''The Miseducation'', including "To Zion", during which she brought her five children on stage. On November 5, 2010, Hill headlined the University of Miami's annual Homecoming concert. Hill performed several songs in front of a very large and responsive crowd. Her hour long set included songs from the Miseducation album such as "Lost Ones", "Ex-Factor", "To Zion" (during which she brought her son Joshua on stage and allowed him to sing into the microphone), a few Bob Marley songs, and several Fugees tracks. Hill was announced to headline the 6th Annual Jazz in the Gardens, in [[Miami Gardens]], [[Florida]] in December 2010. She performed on the first day of the two day concert, March 19, 2011, along with [[Jazmine Sullivan]], [[Charlie Wilson]], [[Al Jarreau]], and [[Doug E. Fresh]] with [[Slick Rick]].<ref>http://www.jazzinthegardens.com/#/artists//</ref> In spring of 2011, Lauryn Hill preformed at the Coachella Valley Music Festival to a multitudinous crowd. Hill is also playing at the New Orleans JazzFest, on the Congo Square Stage, Saturday, May 7 at 5:25 pm and at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on May 13 at 8:00 pm. == Controversy == In 1998, a caller on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' mentioned that he heard Lauryn Hill state on [[MTV]] "I would rather have my family starve than have white people buy my albums".<ref name="HeartofSoul">Furman, Leah and Elina. ''Heart of Soul: The Lauryn Hill Story'' P. 110-111. Retrieved 2011-04-18.</ref> MTV publicly disclaimed the quotation, and after a discussion on ''The Howard Stern Show'', Hill herself called in from [[Norway]] to refute the rumor, stating "How can I possibly be a [[racist]]? My music is universal music. And I believe in God. If I believe in God, then I have to love all of God's creations. There can be no segregation".<ref name="HeartofSoul"/><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfuIMfHGJWs Lauryn Hill calls from Norway to clear up false racist rumors</ref> She also told ''Teen People'' magazine "There's absolutely nothing racist about anything in my heart".<ref name="HeartofSoul"/> As this rumor would continue through the press, Hill would repeatedly assert in later interviews that this accusation was false, that she never made such statements, would never make such statements, and that she is in no way racist.<ref name="HeartofSoul"/><ref>[http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lauryn.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages: Lauryn Hill on Whites Buying Her Albums]</ref> == Humanitarian == In the late 1990s, Hill was noted as a [[humanitarian]]. In 1996 she received an ''[[Essence magazine|Essence]]'' Award for work which has included the 1996 founding of the Refugee Project, an outreach organization that supports a two-week overnight camp for at-risk youth, and for supporting well-building projects in [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]], as well as for staging a rap concert in [[Harlem]] to promote [[voter registration]]. In 1999 Hill received three awards at the 30th Annual [[NAACP]] Image Awards. In 1999 ''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]'' named her one of "100+ Most Influential Black Americans". She was named with Congressman [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]] and others among the "10 For Tomorrow," in the ''EBONY 2000: Special Millennium Issue''. == Legacy and influences == <!-- ATTENTION DO NOT ADD YOUR BAND, YOUR FRIEND'S BAND, YOURSELF OR YOUR FRIEND TO THIS SECTION. It is meant for culturally significant artists ONLY, as per Wikipedia's standards. Thousands of musicians have been influenced by Hill, covered her songs, or written tribute songs for/about her. If you are culturally significant enough, someone who does not know you will add you or your band to this section. Thank you. For more information on Wikipedia's notability standards for music groups, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:MUSIC -------> Lauryn Hill has been cited as an influence by many, especially those in the [[neo-soul]] movement of the 2000s. Musicians who have acknowledged Hill's importance include [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref name="people" /> [[John Legend]],<ref>[http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/john-legend_0707.htm John Legend | musicOMH<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Alicia Keys]],<ref>http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/aliciakeys</ref> [[Christina Aguilera]],<ref>http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s148/the-voice/news/a312938/christina-aguilera-i-support-britney-spears.html</ref> [[D'Angelo]],<ref name="inside7" /> [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Lil' Kim]] and [[Jazmine Sullivan]].<ref name="inside1"/> In [[2005 in music|2005]], [[Talib Kweli]] released a song about the singer, titled "Ms. Hill", on ''[[Right About Now: The Official Sucka Free Mix CD|Right About Now]]''.<ref>http://www.avclub.com/content/node/22804</ref><ref>[http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/talib-kweli/right-about-now/14817/ Talib Kweli: Right About Now<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[Michelle Obama]], wife of [[U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]], told the [[BBC]] that she frequently listens to Hill's music on her [[iPod]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ifs_news/hi/newsid_7442000/7442317.stm | work=BBC News | title=Papers warm to Mr and Mrs Obama | date=June 8, 2008 | accessdate=April 4, 2010}}</ref> while 2008 [[Republican Party (US)|Republican]] presidential candidate Senator [[John McCain]]'s daughter [[Meghan McCain|Meghan]] stated that her father listens to Hill: "I borrowed his car once in D.C., and I was looking through [his] CDs, and I was like, 'Oh, Lauryn Hill.'"<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1579270/20080108/index.jhtml New Hampshire '08 Exclusive: John McCain's Daughter Speaks - THINK MTV<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Actors [[Russell Crowe]] and [[Denzel Washington]] are also reportedly fans of the singer.<ref name="people" /> D'Angelo, who appeared on "Nothing Even Matters," referred in an interview to at least one church reportedly having used the song in a service. == Discography == {{Main|Lauryn Hill discography}} == Filmography == *1998 - ''[[Restaurant (film)|Restaurant]]'' .... Leslie *1997 - ''[[Hav Plenty]]'' .... Debra *1996 - ''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]'' .... Malika *1993 - ''[[Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit]]'' .... Rita Louise Watson *1993 - ''[[King of the Hill]]'' .... Elevator Operator *1992 - ''Here and Now'' *1991 - ''[[As the World Turns]]'' .... Kira Johnson == See also == * [[List of awards and nominations received by Lauryn Hill]] == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{Commons category}} {{wikiquote}} * [http://www.lauryn-hill.com/ Official site] *{{IMDb name|id=0005012|name=Lauryn Hill}} * January 2006: [http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,1149478,00.html Interview with ''Essence'' magazine 2005: They Call Me Ms. Hill] * July 2005: [http://webuser.fh-furtwangen.de/~krapf/fugees-online/special_interview_trace.htm Lauryn Hill interview with ''Trace'' magazine] * June 2005: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5fr5Dom-2s Lauryn Hill Def Poetry Jam Performance] * October 30, 2003: [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5940100/the_mystery_of_lauryn_hill/ ''Rolling Stone'' magazine], "The Mystery of Lauryn Hill: She made one of the greatest albums of the Nineties—then what happened?" by [[Touré]] {{Lauryn Hill}} {{The Fugees}} {{Grammy Award for Best New Artist}} {{Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1990s}} {{Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2000s}} <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> {{Persondata |NAME= Hill, Lauryn |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Hill, Lauryn Noel |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Singer, [[rapping|rapper]], songwriter, record producer, actress |DATE OF BIRTH= 1975-5-26 |PLACE OF BIRTH= [[South Orange, New Jersey]], United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Lauryn}} [[Category:1975 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1990s singers]] [[Category:2000s singers]] [[Category:2010s singers]] [[Category:African American rappers]] [[Category:African American female singers]] [[Category:African American singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American female singers]] [[Category:American female guitarists]] [[Category:American humanitarians]] [[Category:American rhythm and blues guitarists]] [[Category:American rhythm and blues singers]] [[Category:American soul singers]] [[Category:English-language singers]] [[Category:Female rappers]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Hip hop singers]] [[Category:Musicians from New Jersey]] [[Category:Neo soul singers]] [[Category:People from Essex County, New Jersey]] [[Category:People from South Orange, New Jersey]] [[Category:Rappers from New Jersey]] [[cs:Lauryn Hill]] [[da:Lauryn Hill]] [[de:Lauryn Hill]] [[es:Lauryn Hill]] [[fa:لارین هیل]] [[fr:Lauryn Hill]] [[ko:로린 힐]] [[id:Lauryn Hill]] [[it:Lauryn Hill]] [[he:לורין היל]] [[sw:Lauryn Hill]] [[hu:Lauryn Hill]] [[nl:Lauryn Hill]] [[ja:ローリン・ヒル]] [[no:Lauryn Hill]] [[nn:Lauryn Hill]] [[pl:Lauryn Hill]] [[pt:Lauryn Hill]] [[ru:Хилл, Лорин]] [[sk:Lauryn Hillová]] [[fi:Lauryn Hill]] [[sv:Lauryn Hill]] [[th:ลอรีน ฮิลล์]] [[tr:Lauryn Hill]]'