Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill is an American singer and rapper most known for her association with the hip-hop group Fugees during the 1990s. After releasing two studio albums, the second of which won a Grammy Award, Hill and the group disbanded in 1997 due in large part to her rocky love affair with fellow group member Wyclef Jean.

As a solo artist, Hill released her first and, to this date, only studio album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998 to widespread critical acclaim. Led by its three hit singles "Doo Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor", and "Everything Is Everything", the album launched her popularity to massive heights internationally and subsequently won five Grammy Awards, out of ten nominations, in 1999.

As musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment - and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the 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.Lauryn Hill

Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.Lauryn Hill

Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us.Lauryn Hill

For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded in their desire for freedom and the right to pursue their goals and lives without being manipulated and controlled by a media protected military industrial complex with a completely different agenda.Lauryn Hill

Hip-Hop isn't just music, it is also a spiritual movement of the blacks! You can't just call Hip-Hop a trend!Lauryn Hill

I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics.Lauryn Hill

I don't need anybody to market or promote me. If people don't want to hear this music, then it's not for them. You cannot please everybody.Lauryn Hill

I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.Lauryn Hill

Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities.Lauryn Hill

People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in that arena at the time. I had to step away for the sake of the machine. I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or know them well enough to like.Lauryn Hill

Real religion is no religion at all.Lauryn Hill

Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.Lauryn Hill

Since those who believe they need a hero/celebrity outnumber the actual heroes/celebrities, people feel safe and comfortably justified in numbers, committing egregious crimes in the name of the greater social ego. Ironically diminishing their own true hero-celebrity nature in the process.Lauryn Hill

That strong mother doesn't tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.Lauryn Hill

This life is a process of learning.Lauryn Hill

We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.Lauryn Hill

When I was working, and when I was making substantial amounts of money, I always filed and paid my taxes. This only stopped, when it was necessary to withdraw from society, in order to guarantee the safety and well-being of myself and my family.Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill is a famous American singer-songwriter, who was born on May 26, 1975. As a person born on this date, Lauryn Hill is listed in our database as the 4th most popular celebrity for the day (May 26) and the 41st most popular for the year (1975).

People born on May 26 fall under the Zodiac sign of Gemini, the Twins. Lauryn Hill is the 126th most popular Gemini.

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