Ms. Lauryn Hill released one of the best albums of all time nearly 25 years ago this year with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and now the Grammy winner has taken her 1998 solo project’s songs on the road — along with a Fugees reunion — for a multi-city trek …
Read More »Lauryn Hill and the Fugees Gave Their Hometown a Legendary Tour Opener
“I’m home!” Lauryn Hill bellowed to the packed crowd at Newark’s Prudential Center. Her DJ, who performs as DJ Reborn, had properly set the tone for the night with an extended-minute medley of Nineties hits — though they didn’t need much of a primer. The crowd was predominantly filled with …
Read More »Watch Lauryn Hill Perform With Fugees at Global Citizen Festival
Ready or not, the Fugees are making their performances a regular occurrence. Having only sporadically reunited on stage since 1996, the group recently announced they would play a handful of concerts as part of Lauryn Hill’s25thanniversary tour of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.The rap legend announced that she will embark …
Read More »Ice Spice, the Strokes and More: New York Fashion Week's Biggest Performances
As New York Fashion Week has grown, so has the level of celebrations and showcases that happen far from the runways. You know, where you can find the actual fashion. It no longer takes a front-row seat to see your favorite musicians anymore (though, Rolling Stone is there too) — …
Read More »Hip-Hop Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary at Yankee Stadium
There was a cipher going on outside the Hip-Hop 50 Live show at Yankee Stadium. One woman took the mic, intently closing her eyes while focusing on her next bar. As I walked away, she rhymed an improvisational derivative of recuperate, before spitting “that’s not even a word, I just …
Read More »Anitta Added to 2023 Global Citizen Fest Lineup With RHCP, Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion
The 2023 Global Citizen Festival is around the corner. On Tuesday, the charity-run music event announced that Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill will headline this year’s iteration of the festival, scheduled for Sept. 23. Pop singer Conan Gray, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and K-pop boy band Stray …
Read More »Essence Fest Livestream: How to Watch Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion Performances Online
The 2023 ESSENCE Festival of Culture kicks off this week in New Orleans, and fans who can’t make it to the three-day event can sit back at home to watch live performances from this year’s concert headliners including Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion, and Missy Elliott. Here’s everything you need …
Read More »How the Roots Picnic Became Hip-Hop's Greatest Festival
On an early Saturday evening in Philadelphia, in a pastoral stretch of park known as the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Questlove is making time stand still. Onstage with him are Ronald Isley, wearing a patent-leather suit and looking ageless enough at 82 to make you think of Dorian …
Read More »Fugees Stage Surprise (and Potentially Final) Reunion at Roots Picnic
Eighteen months after Fugees abruptly canceled their much-anticipated reunion tour, the trio of Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel shared the stage for what could be the last time Saturday at Philadelphia’s Roots Picnic. During the tail end of Hill’s headlining set at the Roots’ annual party, the singer …
Read More »Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Reunite for Surprise Set of Fugees Songs at Essence Festival
The Fugees (partially) reunited once again as Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean made a surprise appearance to perform four songs together Friday night at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. Midway through Wyclef’s unannounced set at the city’s Caesars Superdome, Hill emerged onstage to first perform “Killing Me Softly” solo …
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