feature: “‘the miseducation of lauryn hill’ will be entered into the library of congress”

Each year the Library of Congress selects 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” recordings (at least 10 years old) to enter its archive, and this year Lauryn Hill’s ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ will be included. The Library of Congress released the following statement: “Lauryn Hill’s debut solo record, following the breakup of the Fugees, is a work of honesty in which Hill explores her feelings on topics that included the deep wonder of pregnancy, the pitfalls of modern relationships and the experience of the sacred. The album effortlessly fuses soul, rhythm and blues, rap and reggae. Hill’s vocal range, smooth clear highs and vibrato are stunning. The rapping is rhythmically compelling while always retaining, and frequently exploiting, the natural cadences of conversational speech”. Read more here and listen to ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ below.

By Alexander Aplerku, AFROPUNK Contributor