Reviews (page 12 of 15)
A mix-up. “Pop” album from 1998. Haven’t heard of the album but described as an important album for women and POC that defied the materialism/misogyny that was normalised at the time. Excited for this one. Enjoying it so far. Low 4/5 as enjoyed but not in library.
Obvious classic, but I didn't pay it enough attention to give it a proper rating.
I like this album alot my favorite tracks are in no order Ex Factor, To Zion, Final Hour, and Doo Wop The synth line on everything is everything was great I love the guitar line on Every Ghetto, Every City
I didn’t love kt
The Singles do not represent the album tracks which made the album a little disappointing, but dang she has pipes!
Not for me, but I get it. She has a nice voice and the production is great. Doo Wop is fun.
3.5 after 2x listens
Fantastic perspective.
She has one of the most beautiful voices of our generation. I could listen to her for days on end.
I have said it before and I will say it again you don't need an into into your album, you just need to start it with a bannger. Also why does it have speaking parts from some bloke it breaks up the music and flow. Havent got to the end of the first proper track and already pissed off with this album. WHY IS THERE PEOPLE TALKING AT THE END OF THE TRACKS!!! It's unnecessary and a waste of everybodys time. Its like they have forgot to stop recording after each song. When Lauryn actually sings its not too bad, unfortunately that is too infrequent. Overall I would have wanted to rate this higher, but I can't because of the constant talking at the end of tracks. The track lengths were fat to long, this album could have been done in 2/3 of the time if it wasn't for all the messing about. Won't go back and listen again. Maybe she should get some education on how to do an album properly or find a decent producer who knows when to cut off a track .
Just started, not what I expected but liking it so far. I know it’s really acclaimed but trying not to let that influence my opinion. Love that there’s some Santana on here. It feels like a really great mix of styles and genres but with an R&B thread throughout. Ex-factor was a personal favourite on the album. Feels like the album was really thought out as opposed to just a selection of songs. The gaps in the songs talking about love feels like it grounds the album.
yawn....... all the tracks sound the same
How can one person be so talented at singing AND rapping? Lauryn Hill deserved a longer career.
Always amazing...
Fav song: the miseducation of lauryn hill, doo wop,
Masterpiece.
I know its good, but i think its boring
Singles are o&. Rest isn’t.
Somewhat interesting.
Such a great album, with so much soul. She's got an amazing voice and all of her emotions come through in every song.
Basis for so many samples kinda wild
Feel like I would have to listen a few more times to get all the power from the lyrics. You can tell how formative an album this is just in how many other huge artists have sampled from these songs and been so successful. Feels like the album you'd show an alien to capture this era/genre based on my limited knowledge.
- YUP
Classic. To Zion is my shit.
Wilde het afzetten omdat ik het vooroordeel had dat dit niet aan mij besteedt zou zijn, maar het is echt goed! Ga 't niet vaker aanzetten alleen.
Wel goed ofzo, maar na een aantal ad libs geloof ik het wel.
Lauryn kan heel aardig zingen, en produceert ook hele catchy tracks. Not bad.
I also had this growing up, though I didn't like it on a relisten as much as I did back then. I don't love the interludes, and some of the songs don't do anything for me (like Lost Ones). When it hits, though, it hits well. I especially like To Zion and Tell Him.
Has a soul, really pleasant. 3,5/5
3.5
Good stuff👍
Sorry for the temporary hiatus; came back to a straight banger. This album will always be amazing; love Lauren and all the instrumentals on this project. Easy 6/5
Lauryn Hill is amazing
Really loved this one
Had better memories of this album, I thought it would be a 4 or 5, but in the end I had to take it on in chunks, the songs just got a bit repetitive.
So good. How old was Hill when she made this? Maybe 30? An almost unbelievable amount of wisdom and assurance. Barely any fat on this record despite being really long
i love this album and it’s one of my favourites ever. ex factor, nothing even matters, can’t take my eyes off of you and tell him are some of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. i don’t get how this doesn’t have a higher rating. it’s clearly a 5.
I feel like I used to like this album more
I have never been a big Fugees fan, and I never really personally liked Lauryn Hill's music due to the R&B elements, which is a genre I generally do not like. As with all genre's, there are exceptions, but this album is not one of them. I honestly can see how it is a 4 to a lot of people and a 5 to some, especially for the time, with the blend of R&B and hip-hop in a classic but still modern way. It is definitely respectable compared to a lot of the other stuff coming out at the time. However, looking at other albums that came out in 1998 in the hip-hop genre, I was busy listening to Hieroglyphics, Outkast, Goodie Mob, Jurassic 5, Black Star, and Beastie Boys.
4.6 Phenomenal, just wow, never gets old. Fave songs: ex-factor, doo wop, everything is everything, i used to love him
Banger , one of the greatest albums of all time . No turds at all
Timeless rap album. Great vocals, lyrics and melodies.
Excellent
No notes, undeniable.
definitively the greatest album of all time. I haven't had time to relisten since this popped up but whenever I listen I can't lie I am moved by the time it gets to tell him. the amount of love and passion in this album is palpable. masterpiece from the start to the end. listen to it
Great and beautiful album. Ex-factor is a masterpiece, just like I Used to Love Him and the cover of Can´t Take My Eyes Off Of You. Love the flow and how different it sounds from everything else. She can sing, she can rap, she can do everything! Also the fusion of sounds, r&b with soul with hip hop! It's a masterpiece.
Quite a number of cool tracks with good flow in the lyrics, one known track.
Mjög góð söngkona. Fínasta plata en ég held ég myndi samt alltaf velja eitthvað annað. Ég fékk reyndar svona ljósaperumóment þegar ég spáði í hvað spjallið væri eins og í kennslustofu og svo áttaði ég mig á því platan heitir "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". Var það pælingin?
8/10 enorme même si je suis pas expert de l'album je sais déjà que ça tue
This was rather repetitive and I’m struggling to understand the hype around the entirety of the album. ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ is AMAZING, but it grew on me with repeated listens. I presume this is similar. I enjoyed ‘Lost Ones’ and ‘Superstar’ but nothing else. Those skits were pretty annoying (it’s a pain that they aren’t separate tracks so cannot be skipped) but I understand they show a classroom and link the album together thematically, which is better than most skits — which are just annoying and seem to serve very little purpose. 5/10
I really liked the slower, non-hip hop songs. Top Tracks: 1) The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 2) Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You 3) ExFactor 4) To Zion 5) Tell Him 6) When It Hurts So Bad
A true classic! Phenomenal album to take a walk around the city, ride a bike, etc
No es para nada mi tipo de música, pero tiene bonita voz.
Worth listening too, but not my style.
The album was ok. I don't think it's as ground breaking as everyone claims but that may be from the perspective of looking back from present to when this was released. As with a lot of hip hop albums of the time, there were a bit too many skit interludes for my taste. Everything I've read about Lauryn Hill as a person has been pretty negative and I'm again trying to separate the art from the artist. That said, she's clearly talented but Wyclef and Pras did their fair share of the heavy lifting in the Fugees to make that album special. That seems to be somewhat missing on this album. It's good, but not great. Standout tracks: Doo Wop (That Thing), Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
Good mix of r'n'b, rap, hip-hop and soul. Her voice is beautiful, and the production of the album is smooth - really great quality. My main issue with the album is its length - it was the late 1990s when CDs were the thing which made it possible to make 70-80 minutes albums, and many artists took advantage of this new technology. But I find such albums too long. 45-50 minutes are always enough.
2 stars. Soul rap
uh uh, oh yeah. I'm sure it's fine if you like rap/hip-hop. Not for me.
Didn't like the few songs I listened to.
Listened Before? N Pretty good. Familiar with her voice and a few songs but never listened much. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Doo Wop
As rich and beautiful as any album before or since. Lauryn Hill can take pride knowing she dropped only one solo studio album and then called it quits, because it's damn hard to top something like this.
4+/5
Like a warm blanket. This album makes me happy.
IN LOVEEEEE. ON MY KNEES FOR MS.HILL.
Love this album been one of my favorites since I found it off the Drake song Nice For What. I immediately felt deep shame that I'd never listened to the whole through before
I'm a rock guy, but you can't deny this is a great album. It brings back fond memories of my employees at the record store I managed back at in the 90's playing it all the time.
Favourite song: Lost Ones
If she can’t be bothered to show up to her concerts, I can’t be bothered to listen to her music.
only half listened because it really wasn’t my thing
I hate Hip-Hop
The singing is beautiful. That rapping is honest and bears not a trace of self-aggrandizement.
This album was fine. A little too much hip-hop/rap, not enough R&B for my liking. But I didn't hate it.
Surprisingly enjoyable. Good mix of rap, hip hop, and reggae with none of them being too overbearing
I've never been a big fan of R&B and this album didn't change that. I think there's a lot of talent in this album, and I can definitely understand why it was/is so loved... it's just not my taste. I was familiar with "Doo Wop (That Thing)" because it was on Much Dance 2000 and I do like that song. I had a hard time listening to this impartially as I recently learned Lauryn Hill is pretty shitty to her fans; cancels shows last minute, comes on stage late and only performs briefly. Blegh. I feel a bit guilty giving this a low score but I personally didn't enjoy it.
Awesome. Generational album
While listening to this album, you sense that it just sounds important. I really liked the style of hip hop she uses, and I found the the interludes with the teacher talking about what love is to be the best part of the album. The one thing I'd change is the length- it feels too long and I was "checking my watch" to see when it would finally end.
groovy. way way way too long. zionism? very very very 1998 soul hop.
Had never heard of this Lauryn Hill album before, she was fab as part of the Fugees, but I didnt know what to expect when this album came up for review, and was quite pleasantly surprised to find i enjoyed virtually every track. Her music is hip hop, R&B, and pinch of Soul in there, married up with an effortless voice and good songwriting.
Langdrygt, uinspirerande
It's alright, depends on the mood and the song
Awesome voice, good lyrics, some great songs.
90s Hip Hop. Kind of boring though. There was a lot of random people talking through the music aswell.
SAVOUR: To Zion, Doo Wop
If the whole album sounded like the introduction this would of been a five star album. Unfortunately the next song was a big downgrade, the vocals didn't seem to match with the rhythm at all. This album did get better but there were still songs that didn't really work at all. This is a frustrating album for me because Lauryn Hill shows she's capable of making amazing music with depth and layers, but doesn't showcase it enough. The songs also felt like they went on a bit too much with quite a bit of repitition.
One listen to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and you would immediately understand why. Why, for the last twenty-five years, fans of hip-hop and all genres of music have clamored for any crumb of material from one of the more mercurial and uncompromising artists in recent memory despite knowing, with pained realization and resignation, that it will never come. She only needed this one for, after turning hip-hop on its head with The Score with The Fugees, Lauryn Hill would show us the insights of her life and how it operated and we would take it for granted, for she would never again allow us to share the wavelength and the space required for relating and understanding. Maybe that's for the best, for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is all we need. And, with that, you would understand why. Favorites: Lost Ones, Ex-Factor, To Zion, Doo Wop (That Thing), Superstar, I Used to Love Him, Forgive Them Father, Nothing Even Matters, Everything is Everything, Can't Take My Eyes Off of You.
Lauryn Hill's album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" is fantastic! Her blend of hip-hop, soul, and R&B works wonderfully. I highly recommend this one! Favorite Song(s): "Final Hour", "Lost One", "Doo Wop", "Forgive Them Father", "Superstar"
Lost Ones // Ex-Factor // To Zion // Doo Wop // Final Hour // I Used to Love Him // 4.5/5
Really enjoyed this. Very talented
not feelingit
Nice Hip-hop beats, I'm not really a fan of this style of music but I've listened to some of the more famous guys, I liked some songs, but nothing to special for me, if you stop and think about the time frame it's really remarkable that a female singer could grow to fame in the heavily dominated scene by men The songs feel impactful and the lyrics carry a message, but not my style, I'll grade it according to importance and relevance to the hip-hop scene and not just my style of songs,
1. Gosto de álbums conceituais, que tem uma intro pro álbum, tem um tema, achei que viria algo foda... 2. Mas aí fiquei meio "tá... pode crer.". Não é meu gosto, mas a voz dela é boa, a galera que curte o estilo deve gostar mesmo. Refrão com harmonia bonita de vozes. 3. Parece muito uma música de filme que se passa em Los Angeles. Uma cena mostrando a cidade, andando de carro. 4. Pronto, vai começar a parecer tudo igual agora. E a vontade de só ouvir a primeira estrofe, ir até o refrão e pular? kkkk 5. Chegou a música mais famosa. Não deu vontade de pular. Música bem feita, voz boa. 6~16. É foda, cansou, tudo mesma coisa pra mim. A música com o mesmo título do álbum é uma das menos ouvidas... Como isso? hahhuauhauha. Será que ela pensou "essa vai ser o hit, a galera vai amar, vai ser A música do álbum..." A penúltima é muito conhecida, mas nem é dela. Mas ficou muito boa na voz dela. Foda, por mais que seja repetitivo, álbum é de 1998, talvez tenha criado uns padrões na indústria pop que ouvimos hoje, mas vai saberis. É de boa de ouvir, mas nada me chamou atenção. Música boa, mas por ser um estilo que não ouço, não teve um "wow".
Complicado de formular uma opinião sobre esse álbum. Dá pra dividir em alguns pontos. Primeiramente as próprias músicas em si. Apesar de algumas músicas dançarem e se misturarem entre outros estilos, ele é majoritariamente de hip hop. Eu não manjo absolutamente nada de hip hop, então sou completamente incapaz de avaliar esse estilo de música. Me sinto completamente fora de casa. Mas elas passam uma impressão que são de fato muito boas, eu acho. As letras parecem ser bem cheias de significado, principalmente pra certos públicos alvos, pessoas que se identificam mais com esse estilo, deve dar um feels. Outro ponto que é incomum e chama muito a atenção são as conversas da sala de aula no final de algumas músicas. Achei elas interessantes e envolventes. O problema só é que, ao contrário de alguns álbuns do Tenacious D, elas foram colocadas no final das próprias músicas, dando uma zoada nas playlists em que elas forem adicionadas hoje em dia no mundo moderno kkkkkkkk Imagino que foram pensadas full na experiência de ouvir o álbum de cabo a rabo mesmo. Apesar do álbum parecer ser muito bom, como a avaliação é pessoal, eu iria dar 2 estrelas, porém ao longo do álbum apareceram algumas músicas que puxam mais pro R&B e Souls, que já me chamaram mais a atenção do que o Hip Hop. Então acabei resolvendo dar um upgrade pra 3 estrelas mesmo.
Not my type of music, but I wouldn’t say it’s bad.
Lightning in a bottle
Not a huge hiphop fan so wasn't super familiar. That said, there were some famous songs that I was loosely familiar that I now know originate on this album.... I was just into other music in the 1990s.
It’s lovely, she can sing, good rapping, exciting song composure. The length drags a bit and the strong songs are up front.
🐐
Know it and love it already
Cool
Nice to listen to, but a little too long.
Great
Lauryn has a great voice however this album just doesn’t do it for me. Only just made it through the whole thing and not in a hurry to go back
Oli kyl kova. Taustat meneviä ja vaihtelevia. Hyviä laineja ja asia meno.
All definitions of rock and roll should just reference this album.
one of my favs
hino
#17. I never really listened to Lauryn Hill before. Honestly I thought she made poppy r&b type shit, but as it turns out she was a rapper this whole time. Who knew? All I know is that this album is boring. Some lyrics from one of the song say "Come on baby, light my fire/ Everything you drop is so tired/ Music is supposed to inspire" and I wonder was she talking about herself because this shit is very much so tired and uninspiring. Just one skippable track after another. No part of this album was even remotely interesting. 2/5: meh Song added to playlist: Everything Is Everything I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
Cool album. Lauryn Hill was obviously really influential. Member of the fugees and lover of Bob Marley. Album was cool, the background compositions were sick. Lyrics are a lot about love and religion.
Erittäin hyvä levy. Annan silti vaan 1/5 koska Jesse sano mulle että se tykkää tästä ja niin tää vaan homma toimii.
yks kaikkien aikojen parhaista
Taustalla soi.
Not liking the Fugees that much I have never listened to the album, apart from the DooWop single which was hard to escape at the time. I was pleasantly surprised by this - I love the loose rambling feel.
Phenomenal album. Great vocalizing and rap. Loved the Nassau coliseum reference. Classic
Classic, loved it.
# 92 : meh! From all the hype, Like Grammy Album of the Year (1999), to top 10 in Rolling Stone 500 top albums, Really disappointed with this, this album is not all that. A very ordinary R&B album and of course it goes over an hour! So boring! Favourite Track : Ex-Factor Listened : 20/10/2023
Pretty good, but not my thing.
Not a style I'm usually a fan of, but Lauryn's voice is really fantastic in this. Great backing vocals throughout, especially noticeable in Doo Wop and Superstar. (Superstar gets points taken off for sounding like a Megan Trainor song, especially at the beginning.) Melodies and percussion throughout were nothing special. Cool rapping rhythm that has that satisfying laid-back offbeat delay. Sometimes makes me feel a little on-edge though, and very difficult to focus on the lyrics when the lyrics are so deliberately and consistently off the beat by the same fraction of a second. Many of the tracks overstay their welcome. Classroom interludes (e.g. end of Ex-Factor) are useful for breaking up the fairly repetitive music. Love the overlapping harmonies and general verse/chorus harmony choices in I Used to Love Him. Less so in Everything is Everything. (Two chords. E and F? exhausting.) Nothing Even Matters is just fun to listen to. Great one. Can't Take My Eyes Off You - (I Love You Baby) - so much missed potential. If it were a ballad (piano? acoustic guitar?) it would have potential to be the best track on the album. The percussion and too-fast tempo ruin the track. Good: Doo Wop (That Thing), To Zion, I Used to Love Him, Nothing Even Matters
Production is glorious Vocals are perfection Can’t think of anything I don’t like about this album Favourite tracks: Lost Ones, Ex-Factor, To Zion, Doo Wop, I Used to Love Him, Nothing Even Matters, Everything is Everything
just a phenomenal album. And the recommendations from Spotify afterwards were on point too. Golden era of hip hop/r&b
its been too long of a wait for me to begin listening to lauryn hill. completely understood why she is so highly valued as an artist
Great concept album! Love how each song was made by Ms. Hill. Really cool chill album.
Lauryn Hill as good flow. The album starts of great for the first part but it lingers a bit too long. Could have been 50-55 min instead of 80. 3 stars
pretty great
I enjoy this album, but there's something I can't really put my finger on that stop it from being a 5 star for me. Maybe it's just too long. I also feel like Lauren comes off as quite preachy in a few songs, which makes a lot more sense when you learn a bit more about her. Still though, some fantastic songs and great performances on here.
Not my cup of tea. It's ok and interesting though.
One of the best of all time. Listened to this album a ton when it came out and still revisit it often. The beats and samples are outstanding. Her voice is dynamic. Love it.
Amazing recording and production; this album sounds like a top tier Motown band live in the studio with Lauryn Hill - the deep grooves of the bass, funky Stevie Wonder-sounding clavinets, the tight swing of the drums, and the soulful horns throughout build an incredible platform for her vocals - precisely rapped verses weaving together personal stories, sociological observation, and political critique - her delivery slides between rapping and singing as melodies seem to emerge out of nowhere. Other songs have a more PC-built beat feel, with classic 90s production, turntable scratches, and looped samples - good, but not as timeless or distinctive as the more neo-soul stuff. Her voice is a bit nasal and limited to a mid-high range, but has great expressive vibrato that wraps around the backing vocalists and her own overdubs to create a poly-vocal harmonic gospel choir sound. Nice Bob Marley Burning reference on the cover.
Definitely outside of what I would normally listen to. I didn't even know who Lauryn Hill was. I liked it though - kind of a down tempo R&B album with rap and soul singers.
I was recently driving in Malibu, California, when I saw a bumper sticker that said something to the effect of "I'd rather be listening to the soulful debut of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauren Hill." After listening to this album, you know what, I get it. This album is great.
Ok but overhyped in my opinion.
ehh kinda okay ish, maybe 6/7
Legendary R&B album, beautiful voice
Rap is likely my least favourite genre to listen to. However even I can say this is an incredible sounding album with tonnes of different genres expertly crafted throughout. This one is totally not for me but seems like it is a classic.
Solid and iconic. Not my typical style, but hard not to appreciate.
Pretty good album. Lauren's voice is superb. I feel like the album tries to do a little too much. The song with Santana is a little out of place.
One of my all time favorites!!!
3.5. I didn't mind it, but I never saw it as a ground-breaking thing. However, it was pretty alright
Appreciate the 90s nostalgia but this really isn't me
Not sure how Lauryn Hill found the time to record an album when she was so busy paving the way for Beyonce.
Good album overall, I really enjoyed the classroom bits and hearing the kids talk about love in between songs. It's also very apparent how influential this album was for other rappers which is cool to hear.
Fun R & B album, I like the classroom interludes. Favorite tracks were Ex-Factor and Final Hour
Definitely will listen to again. Knew a few; mostly not though. Great for background of a busy edit day. Chill AF. Great voice.
Solid album. Weirdly I quite liked the interlude bits with the teacher guy. Favourite song I Used to Love Him.
Fantastic album and an absolute classic. Hadnt listened to it for a while, but glad I returned to it again.
A couple of anthems and some nice songwriting. Great vocals but a pretty average album in general.
4/5
Not a bad track on the album
Muziek voor tijdens het koken, wel leuk
Excellent introduction to her
Even nearly 25 years later, this still be flipping in the ghetto on a dirty mattress. Bonafide timeless classic, a standard Miss Lauren couldn't dare to achieve again.
It's ok I guess, a bit nothingy in my view. She has a great voice though but seemingly let down by mediocre songwiting. Great cover too.
Really cool. Not my usual style so a surprising album
Probably 4 1/2 stars. Not my general style but a heap of songs on the album and most are quality
Forgive Them father was good. Rest of the album was fine.
Superstar song is great
Masterpiece of course
This is a knockout album, as far as I'm concerned with rap/hip-hop. Not all the tracks resonated with me - probably because I'm agnostic - but that shouldn't stop you from enjoying the album as a work of art.
Not so much my style but nice
Great pick
16 faixas foi excessivo, mas trabalha bem a fusão de hip hop, soul e camadas de reggae.
Shockingly impressed and entertained throughout
Have it.
10/10 perfect album, no notes!
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I know she’s iconic, but this album dragged for me. I was on board for the first third, but seemed to begin lacking in variation to keep my interest. Not bad, but not my taste.
Great beats and some memorable tunes. A little off putting to me there were like 100 different musicians who partook in production. Why did they have to have a different bassist for every track?
A timeless, soulful album with amazing tracks littered throughout
4.75/5 very smooth & enjoyable listen
As others have written, there are some really great moments here, but you have to sit through a lot of filler and an ongoing thread of boring interludes/skits about a classroom of teenage kids with their teacher ruminating on the true meaning of love, or something, or whatever. Was hoping for more overall.
Brilliant record. She could have been bigger than…very big things.
One of the greatest R&B and hip-hop albums of all time, Hill is a master of lyricism and melody Favorite tracks: Ex-Factor; Final Hour; When It Hurts So Bad.
Loved this album in high school! She has such a great voice, it's a pleasure to listen to it.
Funky drum loops cool Songwriting sometimes unmemorable and long winded Some good hooks Great voice Very soulful
Excellent. Emotional. A true landscape of the world around Lauryn Hill.
Another "impossible to avoid" album from my yoof. And, to be fair, a very solid addition to the genre - perhaps suffers slightly over the years as the hype around how groundbreaking it was has fallen away. Good not great.
Solid album. A few great songs broken up by boring interludes
I had my expectations set way too high for this one. It has some really lovely moments but you have to sit through some really boring moments to get to them. I will try revisiting when I'm stoned later and see if that changes anything.
Solid
Seamless production, tracks move effortlessly into each other, strong lyrically and musically.
Awwwwe yeah some Lauryn Hill!! I fucking loved the Fugees Score album! This album is great. The outro to Lost ones is cute. Pretty guitar in To Zion. The beats in this are so cool. And the way she flows is so cool! 5 stars for this one. Damn Final Hour hits hard!
Ik had dit album in m'n hoofd bij de vijf sterren albums geplaatst, maar nu ik hem weer eens luister valt ie toch een heel klein beetje tegen. Iets aan de lange kant en veel meer rnb-zanglijntjes dan hiphop. In m'n hoofd was die verhouding anders. Ik mis ome Wyclef meer dan gedacht op dit album. De skits op dit album zijn wel minder storend dan normaal en passen echt lekker in het thema. Ik neig toch een beetje naar wel heel goed maar niet heel leuk.
Lauryn Hill's ode to authenticity. Legendary album albeit a bit too long
I really like this album and it 100% deserves to be on this list. Still, I can’t give it the full five stars as I thought I would. The album has plenty of fantastic songs like To Zion or Doo Wop (That Thing), but it also has a lot of very similar R&B songs which, for as great as a singer Lauryn Hill is, just isn’t my cup if tea. I guess I just always want the rap when it comes to Lauryn, in opposition to the trajectory of her (all too short) career. All that being said, the positives far outweigh the negatives of this album. Very strong 4
Klassiker men ja glömmer alltid hur preachy hon ibland e... på sitt bästa för mig med kärlekslåtarna och de om jah är mer inconsistent... ändå 4
One of the best hip-hop albums of all time. 10/10
Rebel Vibe
Probably the best female rap album ever
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" is the debut solo album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill. The musical style is described as neo soul and R&B with songs based in hip hop and reggae. That's a decent description although I didn't noticed a lot of reggae. The lyrics deal with Hill's pregnancy and turmoil with her former band The Fugees and has themes of love and God. It was one of the most acclaimed albums in 1998, received 10 Grammy nominations, winning album of the year and was inducted in the National Recording Registry for its artistic significance in 2014. Oh, and debuted at #1 in the US charts and has sold over 20 million copies. "Lost Ones" has a hip hop beat and scratching. Hill is rapping. It turns more soulful. Supposedly about former Fugee bandmember Wyclef Jean. "You might win some but you lost me." "Ex-Factor" slows things down a bit with a piano. Hill's singing now. Here's your neo soul. Female backing vocals (a key throughout this album). A nice guitar solo. Another song about Wyclef and also a love song I think. Lauryn talking opens the big one "Doo Wop (That Thing)." The music kicks in. Rapping. Singing. Layered vocals. Men and women are caught withn their own and each other's struggles. Mary J. Blige joins the party in "I Used to Love Him." It's slow with a hip hop beat. "Nothing Even Matters" is a slow R&B ballad. She duets with D'Angelo. "Everything is Everything" is dramatic with piano. And, none other than a 19-year old John Legend on that piano. It's R&B and the song builds. One of the best songs on the album. This album has a combination of R&B, soul, hip hop beats, funk and a little bit of doo wop. Hill is talking, rapping and singing. Layered vocals. The lyrics are personal. She uses guests in a few songs appropriately. They are there but this is Lauryn's album. Some hip hop albums have a slew of guests and producers. Not this one. Just taking this as a R&B album alone it's a very good album. With her multi-dimensional approach in the vocals and other musical styles, you can see why it was so influential.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is smooth and soulful, with clever rhymes. Truly an iconic and genre defining album.
i found this one to be very enjoyable. definitely understand the hype and why it is so celebrated. very refreshing mix of r&b and hip hop with great production and smart lyrics. personally i could take or leave the classroom "skits" (although i get that it is part of the whole experience/artistic vision) but otherwise it was a great album that i enjoyed a lot.
Solid 9, very good album
She has a great voice. However does this album ever get faster than ambulatory? Had to stop half way. Sorry, not for me.
Excellent album. Both the rapping and the vocals were excellent. I can definitely see why it was so influential even today.
look, this album is absolutely incredible and an achievement and pivotal moment in the genre. but im not enthralled in it to warrant a 5/5, its probably my gen z attention span but im not as invested in it as i wish i was. i also dont like how the interludes/skits are integrated into the songs, but at least they are some of the best interludes ever. its also a tad long. not annoyingly long. not like a certain album with a white cover. fuck you the beatles for making to me listen to an hour and a half of your music. im still angry about that. fav songs: ex factor, to zion, doo wop, i used to love him, the miseducation of lauryn hill, tell him.
Good. Heard of a couple of the songs on there before and loved hearing the rest. Equal amount of love songs and break up songs with same vibe.
This album is a bit of a mixed bag for me. I much prefer the more soulful / singing songs to the rest, which I'm not big on. I actively dislike all the backing uh, uh, uh's - yo, yo, yo stuff that are littered throughout the whole thing. I think it actually undermines some of the nicer songs. Overall, it's alright, it's easy enough to listen to.
a high 4, almost 5. bakit lang ba ang daming background noise things hahahahah
This was one of the legendary albums thst I’ve heard about for so many years that it could never live up to the hype. And it didn’t. Lyrically it was excellent but musically I found my attention drifting.
Listened to this a few times fairly recently and liked it more than I did the Fugees. Not sure why other than it obviously being much heavier on Lauryn Hill but I feel like it has more in the way of melody rather than pure hip hop.
As an album with such a MASSIVE reputation I was a bit disappointed by it. Love, love, love the X factor, and Doo Wop but outside of that I got a little bored. Maybe the straighter rap stuff just isn’t my thing (the between song skits really aren’t)
Pretty cool, and holds up impressively well.
One of the best hip hop albums of all time, lyrically engaging rthymically mystical a message an idea it is also a complete album from beginning to end. Only mystery is why she never made another.
Never really appreciated how good this is when it was released, took a few years for me to catch up. Great album
I've got a soft spot for this album. I love her vocals and the attitude. The lyrics are positive and upbeat and the beats are great.
Always thought she has a great voice, and this is a good album, but the constant "yea, yo, uhuh" mutterings started to do my nut in!
Great meaningful album and I know due to its impact I should like it more. I just am not overly into the style.
Certified discazo
Better than I expected.
Classic album. Not something I would normally listen to, but it is good.
This is just amazing.
Heel fijn album. Luistert lekker weg
I preferred the Fugees, although Ex Factor is a great track, particularly the guitar solo. Nice little cameo from Carlos Santana elsewhere.
By 1998, I was pretty much out of tune with a lot of mainstream American culture. Obviously, not to the point where I didn’t know who Lauryn Hill or the Fugees were, this record and The Score were massively popular among my peers at my Catholic high school, but I was going to see punk and hardcore shows for $5 or $7 at the local VFW. The idea of following what was popular or which star was on top week to week was futile and uninteresting to me. It’s just not the lane I operated in. Still isn’t, as a matter of fact. So, as I listen to this record, I’m finding it well crafted, well performed (I always thought Lauryn Hill had a fantastic voice) and engaging. It has held up extremely well for a 25 year old record. It’s definitely enjoyable and I understand why it was and still is considered great. I think maybe the classroom interstitial breaks are a little overdone and the flow of the record is stilted as a result, but that’s a minor complaint. The thing is, music like this doesn’t really resonate with me like it does for a lot of the world. I don’t know why that is. I love a lot of hip hop, r&b, and soul music. It is something I think about a lot: what is it about some well produced, objectively great popular music that doesn’t move the needle for me? Maybe it’s that even when it’s making a bold statement like the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill does, it still feels…kind of safe? That could be a great strength, though, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing. (Huh, wow…that metaphor literally just came up in “Forgive them Father” - I might be closer to the truth than I thought). Maybe I need to take that view for a record like this. Yes, it is designed to appeal to as many people as possible, but it’s got a message that subverts and questions cultural norms…and that is an important and admirable trait for a record to have.
This is a solid album throughout. It’s got hip hop, soul, R&B, and it vibes. I don’t know if I ever listened to the whole album all the way before, but I would put this on just like the Erykah Badu album I heard earlier on in this. Just good music.
Ha sido agradable volverla a escuchar después de tanto tiempo. Venga, un 4.
A deeply affecting album about womanhood by a complex and add troubled artist. Smooth and sensual.
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: I do, I skimmed through this as I’ve heard a few tracks previously but you can understand its significance in history and it’s a very easy listen Favourite song: Track 13 - Everything is Everything
Not a fan.
I have heard this album sampled all my life. Definitely a classic, though the more reggae lean does put it outside what I normally enjoy. Definitely classic tracks but I do find a lot of the b-sides don’t really do it for me.
Meh. Other than 'that thing' this album is completely forgettable.
Very good album.
Ms
I'm not really a rap guy. But there is some beautiful stuff in here and this girl can sing like crazy. Good beats and some nice instruments in the background too. The sudden Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You was a definite highlight, I was a big fan of that cover.
All the gas bagging at the end of most tracks ruins the flow of what otherwise is a good album.
Not really my thing.
Not bad - lots of artists definitely influenced by her
Iconic album. Hints of Reggae, Soul, R&B and Rap. It’s a whole vibe. Never had a chance to listen to the whole album because I’m a rock girl but this was an great listen. Favorite tracks: To Zion, Doo Wop and Forgive Them Father. Excellent.
p831. 1998. 2.5 stars. Drum machine and hip-hop, so wrong audience, and it goes on for far too long without any standout songs. Set against that, she's got a great voice. Unlikely to listen to this again though.
PERFECT! Can't wait to re-listen!! it's longer than I remembered, but it's still amazing. I guess I wonder how it gets split up on vinyl
This record is beautiful. Within the context of late 90s hip-hop this record is a revelation, nuanced, personal and cerebral. But behind all of that is incredible lyrics and rapping as well. Just a phenomenal record.
Decent Album
Beautifully produced album. The drums are so crisp. The bass is fantastic -- low in the mix but beautifully played and adds a little funk. The arrangements feel like they have just enough in them -- nothing distracting or pulling attention away from the main focus, which is usually the vocals. Lauryn Hill has a gorgeous voice and there are a lot of great moments when she harmonizes with some sensational back-up singers. She's also an incredible rapper. I've listened to this album a number of times over the years. I'm always impressed but I think I connect to it more on a cerebral level than an emotional level. I have no doubt that other people feel differently and I can see why someone would have a strong emotional bond to this music but I appreciate it at a bit of a distance. The exception is “Doo Wop (That Thing),” which I absolutely adore. And her stellar version of “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” Man, a lot of people performed on this album! I'm looking at the 'personnel' section on Wikipedia and it's long. Amazing that Lauryn Hill was able to produce such a cohesive album with so many different collaborators.
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" is such a storied and legendary song for me and so many groups of friends that I've had. Everyone loved this song- I'm talking complete ubiquity. This was a song that pervaded musical tastes and limitations of stubborn genre-loyalty. This was a song that I could put on a playlist for a party that my heavy metal friends were having, or on a playlist for my classical music friends at a college party, or on a playlist for a road trip with my mom and brother as a respite into modernity away from Creedence Clearwater Revival, other assorted classic rock, and ironically, doo-wop songs. The artwork is so cool and unique and is another facet of the album that has maintained a legendary foothold in the music of my life. It was on the "never remove" list on my ipod, on my first smartphone, my second smartphone and so on and so forth until streaming became a thing. In fact, when I look at it now I am brought back to being a freshman in college and looking at my new ipod touch and marveling at it. The music is killer. I love this kind of cool-to-the-bone hip hop and in this case it's a perfect platform for Lauryn Hill to sing on. The Fugees no doubt helped define that sound for her but I always gravitated more towards this record. It's crazy to me that this is her only studio album (and that The Fugees only had two). "Ex-Factor" and the title track are also strong standouts. For me this album is the best representation of a 4.9/5. It is such a part of my musical life but it's missing 2-3 more songs that are as impressive as "Doo Wop (That Thing)" for it to truly be a 5. That one stands so far above the rest. If "Killing Me Softly" was on this record then I think it would be a 5. It's so close, but just not there.
Fantastiskt album, bland de bästa album jag hört
One of the must hear it
I want to love this but I just don’t. I never have. She has a great voice but it’s one paced and I don’t think the singles are that great.
Wow, that is a different album. It is a bit more energetic and focused than regular R&B, thanks to the hip-hop-style beats. But most importantly, the storytelling is great. The balance between reality and a romanticized version of it is perfect - the songs talk about the ups and downs without leaning into bitterness or fantasy too much. The result is a beautifully artistic depiction of life with the right mindset. The loose conceptual framing of the album also works well - the interludes are on theme, they are thoughtful and funny - not the obnoxious stuff that plagues many rap albums.
Great album, already heard it though.
Upon second listen this album clicked a lot more with me, I was really feeling the general vibe of this one. It got a little bit weaker in the middle, but finished strong with a surprisingly good cover of 'Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You'.
Favourite Tracks: Doo Wop (That Thing) I Used To Love Him (with Mary J. Blige) Forgive Them Father Everything Is Everything Can't Take My Eyes of You (I Love You Baby)
I wasn't interested in this album in 1998 and a relisten now confirms my feelings. It was cutting edge in 1998,: but now feels dated. Still, the production is stellar, but it's just so generic for the times. I can't find any reason to ever listen to this again, at least I've documented it this time around.
A true masterpiece.
First properly good album we've had in a little while - I'd heard bits of this before but never listened to it from start to finish. First of all, it's one of those rare hiphop albums where the little skits between songs actually add something! Pretty unusual to have such a good singing voice and be able to rap that well too (particularly at that time), plus she can really write meaningful lyrics that flow. There's a really good variety of pace and style in there too. I think it's a 4 from me - the only thing that it's missing is a really catchy, massive hit type song (Doo Wop comes close but isn't quite catchy enough, and Ex-Factor also falls just short).
Never really listened to Lauryn Hill or Fugees, except from the 1001 album list, and so far they're really good. I liked this album.
Neo soul - still sounds great. I really loved the school interludes in this one.
Obviously it's good, just not my thing.
Absolutely love this album, back to front and inside out.
Haven’t listened to this for years but enjoyed being reminded! Love the little classroom vignettes in between the main tracks
3.4/5 nice soul but too long
Flawless album, listened to it so many times. It is my favourite album so off to a good start
So not my genre. Some genuinely good tracks in here though that are vaguely familiar. A few tracks for the bedroom perhaps. Shagadelic.
Some great songs but also some fillers.
OK - plenty of surprises here. I hadn't heard this before, or so much of Lauryn Hill in the Fugees. It also coincided with the discovery of a copy of the tome of 1001 records... in a holiday house of all places. Serendipitous and the perfect surrounds for the book and this album. This is album #2; but feels a more solid start to the journey.
easy listening 90's hip hop not something i lean towards but is inoffensive and nice seems quite a long album, and got boring after a while, as most of the tunes had the same tones, beats and rhythms to my un educated hop hop ears
She’s an amazing artist who I wish did more. This is just perfect.
Never listened to a neo soul r&b album before. Don't know if i liked all of it. Really liked the beats. The zion song in particular.
Ahhh so that’s who sings the That Thing song. I like that song and good album overall. I don’t really love it when albums have a million spoken-word tracks. But yeah anyways still good
A neat perfect album in my opinion 4.5/5
That Thing is an all-time great. Lots of other good ones, but I could do without the gospel songs
Never really listened to Lauryn Hills solo music. Very good
We grew up watching Sister Act 2 and I remember the Lauryn Hill hype when this album dropped. It’s influence cannot be overstated.
This album ruled. I missed it when it came out but I recognize a lot of the songs on it. Super cool.
A classic. Lauryn Hill's approach to hip hop was as fresh and insightful then as it is now. A great combination of catchy pop songs and deeper musings.
Some of the songs are cool. Yet, parts of the album, are almost invisible, playing in the background, one after the other. I like the singer's voice when she's singing, but not so much when rapping. Talking between songs is a huge minus. I think I might be allergic to all those "yo" and "aha aha". Doo Wop 5/5 Lost ones 4/5 Overall: mixed feelings
It wasn't really that bad, but it felt like it lasted forever and in the end I was just sooo tired. Every song was way too long and not even one of them managed to catch my interest.
I wouldn't call this album "bad". Vocals and music is technically good. But there is nothing intresting in it. I felt like I was listening some basic "contemporary adult" radio, not 1001 albums that I have to listen. Songs are fine but don't differenciate from each other and I don't remember any particular song. I would consider rating this album a bit higher but it is sooo long...
classic
Not a perfect album but there's moments of such brilliance it feels wrong not to give it the full 5.
nice blend of hip hop and r&b. beautiful voice. bass for days. i was impressed. this is what an album of this genre is supposed to sound like and it’s no wonder why it is so highly regarded. highlights: “to zion”, “doo wop (that thing)”, “every ghetto, every city”.
I didn't enjoy this. Lauryn Hill has a pretty intense vocal talent, but this album just didn't come together. I remember hearing about it and how it was critically acclaimed in all of that, but this absolutely didn't do it for me.
This has aged well
A record that didn’t just break down barriers for women within the misogynistic world of rap, it changed things for ever. Hill was better than the boys, she was the best part of the Fugee’s. With The Education of, she showed them all who was the Queen. Education has everything, and appealed to everybody. And the singles here are pure gold. Ex-Factor, with that terrific guitar solo, Doo Wop, Everything is Everything they were on permanent rotation in the summer of 98. An important album 4.5 score as I can’t give halve on the vote.
Sticks to it's theme pretty well and has some amazing songs branching across many genres. Absolute classic 9/10
I recall when NPR deemed this the best album of the year. I had not listened to it yet, but I was surprised by the pick given NPR's music desk at the time. So I gave it a listen. Wow. This is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time (though yes, it's also more soul and R&B). Although it suffers from 2nd-half syndrome, it's still a 5 star album.
There's never been a better fusion of hip hop and R&B. The feminine soul food energies on this are impeccable. Perfect start to the weekend.
This feels a lot more conservative in its perspective than I remember. It's very Christian, which isn't necessarily a bad thing (Kanye is very Christian, and a lot of his music is still good), but I'm not actually sure if the lyrics really get introspective enough for it to work on some songs. It still sounds great, though. It's weird that it sounds so good, but the lyrics aren't hitting me as much as it did when I was younger.
Great album, her rapping is great, her singing is great. The album starts with a teacher taking attendance, she's absent from class, the skits throughout tell a story, then a song follows about it, it's a novel concept. This album was everywhere when it came out, I don't know how many times I've listened to it all the way through. It's a great album
Love the big 90s hip hop beats and Lauryn has such a good flow. A classic for sure even though there are some tracks that feel like fillers
Such a good listen the whole way through. Nothing else needs to be said. Fav Track: Final Hour 4.5/5
An all-timer - aching, soulful, spiteful, angry - so wonderfully complex whilst being incredibly catchy, engaging songwriting. Fave track: Lost Ones
So dense and a total joy from beginning to end. Massive skill on top of precise production and some winners when it comes to the features. Conceptually bold and honest - a classic. Four and a half. Fave track: Nothing Even Matters
The "neo-soul" parts of this album were quite passable, although not particularly engaging. On the other hand, I skipped the hip-hop tracks halfway through. Definitely not the worst out there, but I don't like the style and the tracks sounded so repetitive within themselves - if you listen to 10 seconds of it, you've basically heard the whole song. I can see some people liking it and I don't fault them for it. But for me it's a pass.
Confident and stylish record. Not too my taste but can see it’s appeal.
I remember when this was released it was such a phenomena, it won several awards and received numerous accolades and something like 10 Grammy nominations in 1998 (best album of the 90's?), so I assumed it was pretty amazing. I finally listened to the whole album and personally I think it's overrated and a bit underwhelming. Sure, she has a great voice and some of the songs are fine, but I don't get the hype and found nothing spectacular or essential that made me love it. The weird skits/dialogue makes it seem more self-important than it is and I get it's a "concept" album, but sorry it lost me and was middle of the road, at best.
I listened to this not long ago and thought it was exceptional. On second listen, it isn’t sadly. It’s just ok, and nothing more.
I think I listened to this one before. Not really my genre of choice but it was not bad.
This is not for me. Good voice. But that's where my compliments stop.
Better Neo-Soul than Badu, but very repetitive, and the songs are not as strong as I expected them to be given the reputation of this album.
Not my kind of music so I was not excited about listening to it. I just wanted to get through it .. but pretty much every songs music just pulled me to it. The vocals are OK mostly to me but the experience of the in between parts and the music makes this a really good album to me. I saved a lot of songs. Excellent drum and base.
Really good album, the full listen require certain mood. Hits are awsome and already a part of my playlists
A generational mix of hip hop and R&B makes for an album that soothsays the upcoming century that was to be. Everything here is high quality. From production to lyrics to the actual foundation of the record itself.
Brilliant, I'm very surprised I haven't heard of her. Good tracks Standout Track: Ex-Factor
Good for the genre
Funky, loved the theme.
I haven't listened to much hip hop before, but this was really good. The music and lyrics were consistently great across the album. The theming tying the whole album together was also cool. Standout Tracks - To Zion - Doo Wop (That Thing) - Forgive Them Father 3/1001 Listened 5/20/23
one word. Perfection.
Honestly... I can't make any excuse to not give this 5/5. Production value, overall theme, the flow, the beats. Everything clicks.
Heard before the challenge. Actually Own it. One of my favs
Not a fan of the genre, but it's okay at some parts, and annoying at others. The duration is too long, but I guess we have the CD generation to blame for that.
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