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When I listen to any song on the album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” I get goose bumps. Even when I watch Sister Act I just say out loud, ‘DANG, that gurl can SANG’!!
I have heard that Lauryn Hill felt tasked with saving hip hop. That responsibility, “people say” was a bit much, hence her long absences from the spotlight.
Whatever it is, I am happy to hear of her 2010 come back. I am excited to see what she does with her natural hair.
“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,”
“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.”
~Lauryn Hill (1)
When I was deemed uncool for not rockin European style weaves, and acrylics, Lauryn taught me that I was okay to be different. She asked me “How You Gonna Win When You Ain’t Right Within?”. Being exposed to uplifting positive music forced me into a voyage of self.
This week’s natural hair inspired video is Ms. Hill’s
Doo Wop (That Thing)
When I attended a predominately White school, I remember Chris, one of my classmates asking me if I could do my hair like Lauryn Hill. Not having cable, I didn’t know what he was talking about. But when I saw he was referring to L Boggie’s hair in the Killing Me Softly Video I was sold I needed to copy the style. You know, when she’s rocking a ‘fro with long braids in the front. Everyone wanted to be like the Fugees, especially Lauryn. Besides the fact that I had a chemical S-curl, my duplication of the natural hair style feel short of my Lauryn Hill expectations.
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I enjoyed listening to Lauryn Hill on NPR. Lauryn’s impact was so great, that any song brings up nostalgia.
(1) Black America Web: Lauryn Hill’s Comeback: ‘I Think It’s Just Time’
