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Lauryn hits hard from the start, blazing with a lyrical barrage on "Lost Ones," reminding anyone who forgot about her mic skills that she is still one of Hip-Hop's elite lyricists. However, just when you think you're going to get an album full of classic Hip-Hop joints like "Final Hour", she spins around and hits you with some classic soul - like on the reminiscent "Every Ghetto, Every City" - and then keeps you off-balance with combination rap/R&B songs like "Forgive them Father." Everything you love about L-boogie is on this album.
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Even though Lauryn is the only official Refugee Camp member on the album, she did invite Mary J. Blije, D'angelo, and Carlos Santana to guest on several tracks, and they all represent rather well. All this, and the album has two bonus songs, too!
But the primary focus remains Hill herself. Lauryn does it all, from writing all the lyrics to songs like the frustrated "Ex-Factor," to arranging all the vocals for songs like the clever Blije duet called "I used to love him," to producing all the music for songs like the nod-inducing "Everything is Everything."
Ms. Hill could have just made a hip-hop or R&B album, but instead she chose to fuse the two styles, and ended up making one of the best albums of the year, in any category. Regardless of whether you prefer Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Reggae, or anything else, if you don't have this album in your collection, then Lauryn Hill obviously isn't the only person who's been miseducated.
09-09-98
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