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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the only solo studio album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill, released on August 25, 1998 by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. The album was produced by Lauryn Hill, Che Pope and Vada Nobles. It is a neo soul and R&B album with some songs based on hip hop soul and reggae. The album's title, "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill", was inspired by the film and autobiographical novel The Education of Sonny Carson and Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro. The album's lyrics touch on Lauryn Hill's pregnancy and the turmoil within her former band, the Fugees, as well as themes of love and God. Recording sessions for the album took place between September 1997 and June 1998

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was a major commercial success, selling over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time, the best-selling album by a female rapper, and the best-selling neo-soul album of all time. The album sold more than 422,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200, also breaking the first-week sales record by a female artist. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was among the most acclaimed albums of 1998 and was praised by most critics.

Additionally, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill earned ten nominations and winning five awards at the 41st Grammy Awards. And Lauryn Hill became the first female artist to receive so many nominations and awards in one night. The album's enormous success propelled Lauryn Hill to international superstardom and helped bring hip hop and neo soul to the forefront of popular music. The album has appeared on many album charts since its release, with many critics considering it one of the best albums of the 90s, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. The album is included in the Harvard University's Loeb Music Library, the 200 Definitive Albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American history, and the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Additionally, in 2021, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of an estimated 10 million copies in the United States, making Lauryn Hill the first female rapper to achieve this feat. If you want to learn more about the "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" album, you can check it out here. If you want to know more about Lauryn Hill, you can check it out here.

Information about The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Album

Released : August 25, 1998
Recorded : September 1997 – June 1998
Studio : RPM - Chung King - Sony Music - The Hit Factory - Right Tracks - Perfect Pair - Marley Music - Tuff Gong - House
Genre : Neo Soul - R&B - Hip Hop - Hip Hop Soul - Progressive Rap
Length : 77:39
Label : Ruffhouse Records - Columbia Records
Producer : Lauryn Hill - Che Pope - Vada Nobles

Track Listing

"Intro"
"Lost Ones"
"Ex-Factor"
"To Zion"
"Doo Wop (That Thing)"
"Superstar"
"Final Hour"
"When It Hurts So Bad"
"I Used to Love Him"
"Forgive Them Father"
"Every Ghetto, Every City"
"Nothing Even Matters"
"Everything Is Everything"
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
"Tell Him"

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The album has great songs like "Everything Is Everything", "Nothing Even Matters", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", my favorite songs from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill album are "Ex-Factor" and "Doo Wop (That Thing)".

To evaluate the songs on the album in general, Lauryn Hill's presentation of a woman's perspective on life and love, as well as her artistic range, is truly amazing.

Lauryn Hill - Doo-Wop (That Thing)

"Doo Wop (That Thing)" is arguably one of Lauryn Hill's most iconic and best songs. "Doo Wop (That Thing)" perfectly showcases Lauryn Hill's ability to blend elements of hip-hop and R&B, while also delivering a powerful message about respect and love. Also, it's the perfect blend of her ability to slay rhymes and sing. The song serves as a warning to people to avoid being exploited by their partners.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yo, remember back on the Bully
When cats used to harmonize like (Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh)
Yo, yo, my men and my women
Don't forget about the deen
Sirat al-Mustaqeem
Yo, it's about a thing, uh, yo, yo
If ya feel real good wave your hands in the air
And lick two shots in the atmosphere!
(Put them up, put them up)
(Put them up, put them up)
(Put them up, put them up)

[Verse 1]
It's been three weeks since you were looking for your friend
The one you let hit it and never called you again
'Member when he told you he was 'bout the Benjamins?
You act like you ain't hear him then give him a little trim
To begin, how you think you're really gon' pretend
Like you wasn't down and you called him again?
Plus, when you give it up so easy you ain't even foolin' him
If you did it then, then you'd probably fuck again
Talking out your neck, sayin' you're a Christian
A Muslim, sleeping with the jinn
Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in
Who you gon' tell when the repercussions spin?
Showing off your ass 'cause you're thinking it's a trend
Girlfriend, let me break it down for you again
You know I only say it 'cause I'm truly genuine
Don't be a hard rock when you really are a gem
Baby girl, respect is just a minimum
Niggas fucked up and you still defending 'em
Now, Lauryn is only human
Don't think I haven't been through the same predicament
Let it sit inside your head like a million women in Philly, Penn
It's silly when girls sell their souls because it's in
Look at where you be in, hair weaves like Europeans
Fake nails done by Koreans
Come again
(A win win, come again
A win win, come again)

[Hook]
Guys, you know you'd better watch out
Some girls, some girls are only about
That thing, that thing, that thing
That thing, that thing, that thing

[Verse 2]
The second verse is dedicated to the men
More concerned with his rims and his Timbs than his women
Him and his men come in the club like hooligans
Don't care who they offend, poppin' yang (like you got yen!)
Let's stop pretend, the ones that pack pistols by they waist men
Cristal by the case men, still in they mother's basement
The pretty face men claiming that they did a bid men
Need to take care of they three or four kids
And they face a court case when the child support late
Money taking and heart breaking, now you wonder why women hate men
The sneaky, silent men
The punk, domestic violence men
Quick to shoot the semen, stop acting like boys and be men
How you gonna win when you ain't right within?
How you gonna win when you ain't right within?
How you gonna win when you ain't right within?
Uh-uh, come again (Yeah)
Hey, yo-yo, come again
My French men, come again
My sister, come again
[Bridge]
Watch out, watch out
Look out, look out
Watch out, watch out
Look out, look out
Watch out, watch out
Look out, look out
Watch out, watch out
Look out, look out

[Hook]
Girls, you know you'd better watch out
Some guys, some guys are only about
That thing, that thing, that thing
That thing, that thing, that thing
Guys, you know you'd better watch out
'Cause girls, some girls are only about
That thing, that thing, that thing
That thing, that thing, that thing

Girls, you know you’d better watch out
Some guys, some guys are only about
That thing, that thing, that thing
That thing, that thing, that thing

[Skit/Outro]
Class!
Hey, we’ve got some very intelligent women here, man
Do you think you’re too young to really love somebody?
(No! No, no, I don’t think so)
I say it for me, uh, I’m an adult I say, wait
“You’re too young to be in love, this is silly
You’re infatuated or whatever, you got nice jeans
You wear fancy Adidas”
I mean, it might be something I don’t know
(It's the difference from loving somebody and being in love with somebody)
Well, you tell me. What’s the difference?
(Okay. You can love anybody but when you’re in love with somebody you’re looking at it like this—you’re taking that person for what he or she is no matter what he or she look like or no matter what he or she do)
(You’re crazy! You fall in love, you can fall out of love)
(You might stop being in love with them but you are not gonna stop loving that person)
(Maybe they ain’t never been loved before or been in love before, they don’t know what the feeling is to be loved)
(She poetic)
She killed it, we could end that conversation with that, right?

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Songwriters: Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill - Ex-Factor

"Ex-Factor" is a song that blends elements of R&B, Hip Hop and Neo Soul. In this song, Lauryn Hill dives into the complexities of loving someone whose behavior is toxic and manipulative, and the questions people ask when trying to break the cruel cycle of such relationships. Additionally, this heartfelt song dives deep into the emotional turmoil of a failed relationship. "Ex-Factor" is a song that perfectly captures the pain of heartbreak, with Lauryn Hill's raw and powerful vocals. Especially the following lyrics in the song are heartbreaking: "You said you'd die for me, Why won't you live for me?" In fact, this part is where Lauryn Hill expresses her pain with powerfully heartbreaking emotion.

Lyrics

[Intro]
Yo, y-yo, yo, y-yo
Yo, uh, yo, y-yo, yo, y-yo

[Verse 1]
It could all be so simple (Ba-ba-ba-baby, baby, baby)
But you'd rather make it hard (Huh, uh)
Loving you is like a battle (It's like a battle)
And we both end up with scars

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me who I have to be (Who I have to be)
To get some reciprocity
See, no one loves you more than me (More than me)
And no one ever will (No one ever will, yeah)

[Verse 2]
Is this just a silly game (Silly game)
That forces you to act this way? (To act this way)
Forces you to scream my name
Then pretend that you can't stay (Yeah)

[Pre-Chorus]
Tell me, who I have to be (I know what we gotta do)
To get some reciprocity
See, no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will

[Chorus]
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't working (It ain't working, no), it ain't working
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, this is crazy (Oh, this is crazy, uh-huh)

[Verse 3]
I keep letting you back in (You back in)
How can I explain myself? (I don't understand why)
As painful as this thing has been
I just can't be with no one else

[Pre-Chorus]
See I know what we've got to do (Yeah)
You let go (You let go), and I'll let go too (And I'll let go)
Cause no one's hurt me more than you (No one's hurt me more than you)
And no one ever will

[Chorus]
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain't working (It ain't working), it ain't working (It ain't working)
And when I try to walk away
You'd hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy, (This is crazy) Oh, this is crazy (This is crazy)
[Breakdown]
(Care) Care for me, care for me
I know you care for me
(There) There for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
(Cry) Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
(Give) Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
(Care) Care for me, care for me
You said you'd care for me
(There) There for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
(Cry) Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
(Give) Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
(Care) Care for me, care for me
You said you'd care for me
(There) There for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
(Cry) Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
(Give) Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
(Care) Care for me, care for me
You said you'd care for me
(There) There for me, there for me
Said you'd be there for me
(Cry) Give to me, give to me
Why won't you live for me?
(Give) Cry for me, cry for me
You said you'd die for me
(Care) Where?
(There) Where?
(Cry) Where were you
(Give) When I needed you?
(Care, there, cry, give)
[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da) Where were you
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da) When I needed you?
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da) Where were you?
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da) You, you, you, you, you
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da) You, do, do, do, do, do, do, do
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da) Do, do, do, do, do, do
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da)
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da)
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da)
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da)
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da)
(Da, da, da, d-da, d-da)
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Songwriters : Lauryn Hill

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