The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

An album full of great singing and commentary on life. Hill’s voice is beautiful, and props to the bass lines of Christopher Meredith.

Very varied, big singles are obviously the most catchy/immediate, but it works really well as a (loose) concept album too. I didn't really realise it was her only solo album - although I guess she did plenty of other work with the Fugees, and others, that she didn't really need to work too hard as a solo artist. A great album, which scores juuuust over 4.5 - meaning it scores 5!

classic

Classic. Beautiful. Amazing. Inspiring.

Classic

Simplesmente a maioral!

This album has just so much good going for it! Very solid tracks with great instrumentation and nice hooks. And that voice is just magical, could listen to for days. While the lyrics are not the best, the songs are crafted very well and Lauryn flows nicely through the beats and melodies! Favorite lyrics: - Gained the whole world for the price of your soul. - You can get the money, you can get the power. But keep your eyes on the Final Hour. - Stuck and frustrated, I waited, debated. For something to happen that just wasn't fated. Key tracks: All, should be listened as a whole! 9 out of 10

NOW THIS IS A BOP. I love Lauryn Hill so much, she inspired me to start writing music. Love.

Completely recognise why this is a classic. I remember listening to early Fugees in 93ish and the lyrics grabbing me then. I pretty much missed Lauren Hill's solo career when it came round, but this was clearly a mistake.

it’s interesting that in the class roll-call interlude that opens Lauryn Hill’s masterwork, Hill herself is nowhere to be found, an absent student too outsized for the classroom. while the rest of the students are being taught by a teacher, Hill is busy being schooled by life itself, and she’s left with a rich tapestry of lessons and experiences that she collapses into a finely-selected collection of equal parts evocative and earworm-y songs. Hill’s biggest lesson here, of course, is one of healing, and that healing does not come without a cost. on the searing “Lost Ones”, for example, Hill rips and tears into an unnamed man (unnamed here doing so much heavy lifting it nearly breaks under the pressure) that had hurt her brutally. where Hill had once hidden in the silence and pain, now she gushes like a broken faucet, putting all that pain to paper (when she revisits that same relationship a couple songs later, on “When It Hurts so Bad”, there’s a tinge of hopefulness and kindness — she’s successfully separated the good from the bad, and in her closure, she holds on to the moments of love that once existed). she finds healing in her newborn son (“To Zion” being one of the greatest tributes to a child this side of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely?”), and she finds healing in the concept of love itself. the mundane and sacred co-exist here until Hill herself forgets the difference, and it is in the blurred lines that this album really soars, because you almost never know how she is feeling. Hill is no vocalist, her emotions sit pretty on her vocal chords, and they can be heard louder than anything else. the vitriol in her voice that first starts the album slowly begins to fade away, and Hill reveals a softness that only rewards those who stick through the bitterness in the onset of her therapeutic journey to peace. listening to this record, it makes sense that Lauryn Hill never put out another: what more is there to say when all your wounds are healed and all your chapters have been neatly closed? every student eventually has to graduate, and in this school of life, Hill has finished at the top of the class.

Delightful album. Lots of fun hits and introspective ideas. got me in my feelings

Amazing solo album from an amazingly talented artist. One of the best hip-hop albums.

I bought this within a year or two of its release. Ashamed to say only the first 6 songs were familiar. Absolute stand out, among the best of all time, album. What can’t she do? Amazing that she doesn’t make music anymore.

Can't Take My Eyes Off You is maybe my favorite cover ever, Everything Is Everything had an amazing video, and Forgive Them Father might low key be the best track on the record. It has everything that makes Lauryn Hill unique, the hip hop paired with her incredibly soulful voice and tinged with reggae. Her lyrics that are often about being authentic and her deep disappointment with other people/systems that are not genuine. Her confidence and vulnerability were all on display in this album and that resonated deeply with me as high school senior trying to find her footing and place in the world.

Masterpiece

Absolute fire. A really good album with plenty of Hip-Hop, R&B and Soul, and while I wouldn't usually be that much of a fan of that sort of thing, I thought this was excellent. Lauryn Hill is a great singer and rapper, and some of the songs absolutely slap. Favourite: Lost Ones

Lives up to the hype. Really enjoy the production and the lyrics are as clever as anything I’ve heard. Excited to listen again.

This was masterful, no wonder everyone talks about it. Plus i loved the skits at the end of the songs it all feels natural

I love 90s R&B/neosoul so this album was destined for a high rating from me. While I don’t think it’s quite as good as my favorites of the genre, it still deserves a five, and it’s an album I could see myself revisiting

i mean, this is a legendary album for a reason. truly excellent soul/hip hop, amazing lyrics and sound, and a great listen. tbqh, i don’t love the density of interludes but that’s just a feature of the era, can’t do much about it. clear 5, if this isn’t a 5 then nothing is.

Stone cold classic.

Literally one of my favorite albums. Hill’s greatest talent is evoking emotion through her voicemail skills. I believe every word she say on this album. She is able to make you feel what she wants you to feel. Just amazing.

Listened to this album a lot after hearing the surfs up soundtrack then giving this album a whole listen to on repeat because of the song Lose Myself. This whole album encompasses the idea of authenticity and self discovery/ reconnecting and is groovy as hell

For my first final project/paper/presentation in college I used this album to represent how the concept of "the divine feminine" is present throughout popular media. Ms. Hill is outstanding, and while I think the album is just a little bit too long, it definitely doesn't drag or feel boring. Also this album has sentimental value to me so yeah. It's a 5, and my first at that.

I liked this one, similar genre to black star which I also liked

Inspired by 60s soul movements like Motown doo-wop, Lauryn Hill fuses the recent popularization of neo-soul with hip hop, characterized by tight luscious production that's both relaxing and gorgeous. The focus is entirely on Hill, but she employs electronic techniques, reggae or afrobeat rhythms, angelic gospel back vocals, and rock instrumentation to achieve attractive and accessible sounds that make each song remarkable. "Every Ghetto Every City" for one embodies Sly energy. I wish Spotify would separate the skits from the songs, but they're funny and positive. I thought I was gonna hate the album with its double length thinking they would put the hits in the front and filling the rest, but I thoroughly enjoyed every song, especially the emotional last 3 songs.

Still beautiful, no filler, perfectly sequenced, takes my breath away. Meticulous, immaculate production against thoughtful lyrics and memorable hooks, everything clicks and this album will never grow old. An essential record.

Such a fantastic album. Cohesive, powerful, thematic, iconic. One of the best albums of the 90s, and still one of my all-time favorites. Lauryn shows us how it's done. Transcendent, woman-centric hip hop. 10/10

The best of all times, ms lauryn hill

Classic uhuh

Amazing album

This was the album that convinced me I needed to break out of rock and indie, and into music I wrongly assumed wasn't "for me." It's so rich that even after listening to it dozens of times, I always hear or notice something that surprises me on it.

Это просто неописуемый альбом от начала до конца, лютый кайф внутривенно. Почти что каждый трек запал мне в душу именно благодаря минусам, каждый раз я с нетерпением ждал, что же будет дальше и мои ожидания всегда оправдывались, над инструменталом действительно проделана божественная работа. Что же касается текста, то здесь всё ничуть не хуже. Я никогда бы не подумал, что мне понравится альбом, концепт которого построен вокруг понятия любви, но здесь он затронут в каком-то необычном свете, как мне показалось. То есть звучит это всё свежо и не приедается совсем (хотя казалось бы, должно быть наоборот), особенно засчёт совершенно ЕБИЧЕСКИХ строчек и Ахуительной подачи текста, в которой можно услышать схожесть с самим МФ ДУМом. Некоторым этот альбом может показаться затянутым, но для меня он пролетел почти что незаметно. Очень рекомендую. (9)

I hadn’t listened to this entire album previously, but it’s epic.

Perfect soul/pop/hip-hop blend. It’s a shame she never made another solo album.

If the only thing Lauryn Hill ever did was...oh, that's more or less right. Oddly enough (and I'm going to have to factcheck myself later), I think this was the album that first gave me cause for pause about the Q ratings system. Four measly stars. (cc Be Here Now). Musically, The Miseducation...did not bring anything new-new to the table. But, like The Score three years before, it is actually more than the sum of its parts. From the interstitials to the cover art to the videos to the exquisite sample choices (actually. this was peak Puff Daddy era. The Miseducation...approached sampling with a restraint that was pretty atypical for the era - the only other mainstream example from the era that comes to mind is Mos Def's Black on Both Sides. Which, of course, id G.O.A.T. material) ...basically, Ms Hill was, for a while, better than sliced bread. Probably still is. (I can't abide her cover of "Can't take My Eyes Of You". Dictionary definition of milquetoast. But then, if we we moved the world one inch to the left, it'll be perfect too.)

It’s one of those records I Never listened to at the time. Just wasn’t my jam, but now that I’ve heard it I realize why it’s an iconic album. It really did pay the groundwork for female vocalists for the next 20 years.

what a perfect, perfect album this shit is truly transcendent. it's regarded as one of, if not the best hip-hop album of all time, and truly deserves that title. lauryn hill raps her verses and sings her hooks, and she's one of the best to ever do both. how? no one knows. but we are so blessed to have this as a result it's poignant, nostalgic, romantic, soulful, wise, and catchy as hell. this album was made with HEART, and it shines through in every second. i'm so glad i got to listen to this one again. i listen through it at least two to three times a year, and this was a good reminder to do it again. i love this album so damn much how can iiiiii explain myseeeelf

Beautiful.

Holds up really well. Was an instant classic then, and still qualifies as a classic today.

i looooveee me some lauryn hill

Groovy, tight, melodic at points RnB/hip hop. Great. listen. it good. enjoyable. thoughtful

I've heard some of these many many times, but it was nice to hear the album in full for the first time.

*swoon* Þessi plata ætti að vera skylduhlustun fyrir öll. Reglulega. Eitt af því besta sem gerðist í tónlist í níunni. Algjört uppáhald.

What do you do after you and the Fugees make "The Score," one of the best hip-hop albums of the '90s? If you're Lauryn Hill, you make one of the best albums of the '90s of any genre. The trinity of "Doo Wop (That Thing)," her cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," and "Everything Is Everything" got most of the attention at the time—and for good reason—but this album's solid as a rock. Want gorgeous tracks about love gone wrong? Then "Ex-Factor," "When It Hurts So Bad," and "I Used to Love Him" will scratch that itch. Or maybe you'd prefer to shut out the rest of the world and curl up with D'Angelo on "Nothing Even Matters." Or get nostalgic with "Every Ghetto, Every City," which has a delicious Stevie Wonder flavor thanks to its prominently featured clavinet. Introspection, faith, social commentary ... this album's got it all. There may be a few tracks I regularly skip, but I'd hardly be in agony if I was "forced" to listen to the album in its entirety. It's both regrettable and fitting that this was her only solo album; she has a mind and a voice worth listening to, but this album sets an impossibly high bar.

an absolute perfect album. deserved all those Grammys

She’s perfect. The narrative this album depicts is beautiful.

Niin coool. Jotenkin Laurynin tyyli puraisee tosi syvältä lauloi sitten sydänsuruista, äitiydestä tai mistä vaan.

What left is there to say? This album is phenomenal. Ms Hill I has true genius and it shines through with every note of this record.

Timeless, classic album.

Perfect album. Amazing vocals. Easily one of the greatest of all time

Loved loved loved. Her voice and range is so beautiful the harmonies are gorgeous and there were a few songs I recognized as samples but didn’t realize they were her

Banging album

classic

This is one of the best albums of all time, in my opinion x

Great album! Incredible voice! Decent beats! I enjoyed it!

Such an incredible debut. Love her voice and the instrumentation complements it perfectly. Soulful and still bombastic.

Excellent album, just about flawless. Would have been great if she was able to replicate the majesty on other albums

I know this album well and it is correctly highly regarded. Another listen does not disappoint. Lovely old style soul with a gorgeous “smoky” voice and lively flowing hip-hop rapping. Great tunes. No need to bother with a follow-up album after this superb effort.

I've been looking forward for this album for a while due to its reputation as being one of the greatest hip hop albums ever. I've had a mixed record with this era of hip hop so I was interested to see what this brought to the table. Safe to say, it brought a lot of great stuff to the table from the way ahead of its time production to the great lyrics and engaging themes of religion and love. Each song sounds like a Kendrick-type track which I love and each song was just great, especially ex factor and can't take my eyes off you. Definitely deserves all of the praise and accolades its gotten.

This whole album was so good! I've listed through it twice-- I think my favorite song is Final Hour, but they are all great!

Muy bueno y original

Fantastic album.

A modern classic

So good.

Just so damned good!!

Maybe perfect

One of the best albums of all time. Just fantastic all around.

My remembered impressions of Miseducation were quite wrong. I don't love the production choices from minute zero as I did with The Score, but Lauryn's singing is perfect once the album settles into its harp-and-gospel happy place. The songs are long, but the arc of the record is pretty accessible and with only a few features it never feels overstuffed. The only speed bump I can see is the skits, but they never get goofy or egregious. Just make sure your palette can tolerate a few.

Classic

This album is a masterpiece, unifying elements of R&B, hip-hop, rap, and soul/gospel masterfully. The opening pairing of 'Lost Ones' and 'Ex-Factor' are stripped down tracks that put Lauryn's rap bone fides and vocal power front and center, setting the tone for the whole album to come. Ms. Hill's performance on each track is impeccable, even the chorus parts that she recorded for the background hypes and harmony. The lyrical content of this album is clearly very personal and speaks to experience that everyone can connect with at a similar level. It must have been hard to put all of that honesty and emotion into this work, have it become a worldwide success, and then compelled to tour the world singing it over and over again. I can't imagine how artists doing it and maintain authenticity and their own connection to the work. And ultimately, that is what makes this a bittersweet album for me too. Ultimately, something went awry for Ms. Lauryn Hill, and she has suffered for it. It highlights the parasitic aspect of fandom in an uncomfortable way. Artists are who they are, and their work is what it is, and we need to be careful to not lose sight of them as people, especially when things get difficult.

10/10

That Thing, Everything is Everything, To Zion and Ex-Factor are my favorite tracks off this amazing album. Very Iconic. She needs to be celebrated.

dude I fuckin love Lauryn Hill, easily one of my top five favorite rappers the whole album slaps - 10/10

Masterpiece

If Lauryn was hungry in Fugees, here she is cooking for herself. Genre-bending, mind-rending, nerve-mending tunes here. It truly should be seen as one of the greatest records of all time.

Probably one of the best products of New Jersey, ever. A fantastic blend of sonic consistency in the production, beautiful songwriting, and flavorful performance. Top to bottom one of my favorite albums.

Great pioneering RnB.

This is an essential album in every sense of the word, a true masterpiece. It's one of the most beautiful, perfectly realized albums, gorgeously crafted but as warm and effortless sounding as anything I've ever heard. It's an album that would have easily fit in with the great soul albums of the 60s and 70s. But it has a modern attitude and sensibility that has stood the test of time, while a lot of music of that era has aged like milk. Musically, this is just insanely good, brimming with soulful, rich arrangements. Hill's vocals effortlessly run the gambit from velvety to strident, her lyrics full of passion, pain, spirituality and self affirmation. I'll add that this is the only album I can think of that uses interludes correctly and to brilliant effect. Other artists need to need to take note that using more interludes does not equal substance. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): Ex-Factor, Doo Wop (That Thing), Lost Ones, To Zion, Tell Him, Nothing Even Matters, Everything Is Everything, I Used to Love Him, Final Hour, Forgive Them Father, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Every Ghetto, Every City, When It Hurts So Bad, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Superstar, Intro

De los mejores discos que he escuchado en mi vida. Lo tengo en mi colección de discos y siempre es un placer escucharlo.

A fantastic album

Amazing

classic

Superb.

bright, nostalgic, mournful, loving, religious, and pretty beautiful rap soul gospel vibes. a breakup album for the ages 4.75

Great album

Such a fantastic album with masterful vocals. Long album but tons of great songs - an easy classic. 10/10.

Lost Ones, That Thing, Everything is Everything - the list of great soul/rap songs goes on and on. Hill sings and raps her way through songs of love, relationships, tension and growth. Holds up after all these years!

Isn't this the girl from Sister Act 2? She made an album? (Just kidding). This is five stars. I don't see how it couldn't be. It's an authentic expression of (what I can only assume is) Lauryn Hill's lived experienced. It's one of those albums that feel like she just made it for herself, but also for everybody. It's gospel, reggae, soul, R&B, and hip-hop all smashed together. She probably could have put out an album an each of those genres and it would have gone to the top, but she combined them in a way that is uniquely hers. You know a Lauryn Hill song within 5 seconds of hearing it.

already loved this one

Best Song: Ex-Factor. The latter half of the song, when the vocals start to layer and the choir joins in, is good enough to be spiritual. Worst Song: I Used To Love Him. I just find Mary J. Blige over-sings on this track in a way that clashes with Lauryn Hill's laidback delivery. Overall: Beautiful, soulful album. Lauryn Hill's voice is pure honey. The lyrics manage to be both romantic and anti-romance. Even the clips with the kids are perfect at exemplifying the broader themes of the album.

Великий альбом

This album really showcases what an incredible talent Lauryn Hill is. She was only 22 and already a huge star from her time in the Fugees. Well-educated and from a relatively affluent background for your average hip-hop artist, her songs nonetheless have a power to them that speaks to real struggles at all economic levels. And damn can she sing about love, too.

Such a classic. Melding neo-soul and hip-hop together in a concept album and it's done so well.

Yet to come across anyone with such an innate ability to sing perfectly while also laying down? spitting? unleashing? tight af rhymes? lines? bars?

Wow, I'm really impressed. I love such way of producing, composing sounds and interpolating. A very inspirational album for both singers, rappers and producers from nowadays. The biggest artists from our decades keep sampling and reffering to Ms. Hill. A really remarkable thing for me would be an interpolate to "Heaven and Hell is on earth" randomly in the middle of the song. 5 stars with a clear conscience

I already listened to this one a bunch in my teens because of my friends. Lauryn is straight up a goddess. This was a formative album for so many people i know. I wasn't into rap or hiphop R&B back then. But since then i've learned to love it, too.

Love it

A masterpiece. Hip-Hop, RnB, Soul just brilliant, an album that has lasted and will continue the last the test of time and will influence many more to come. 5 Stars.

She's super talented and switches effortlessly between rapping and singing in a number of styles. Bit hard to rate this one as I was introduced to this album by my first serious girlfriend, so it's tangled up in my melon heart biz. I did really like the listen through, though. The classroom intermissions felt immersive rather than flow-breaking, like the skits often popular on hip-hop albums from this era. There are some absolute tunes on here, too... Fave track - "Forgive Them Father", maybe? "Everything is Everything" is a contender, and "To Zion" and "Doo Wop (That Thing)" are both very strong too! Fuck it, 5 stars!

It is a crime that she never released another album.

Iconic. Possibly one of the most iconic albums of all time. Soulful, bopping, energetic and refined all at once. Easiest call yet.

Listened on repeat while making dinner and then for some time after. It’s as moving and beautiful and touching and soulful and ground-breaking now as it was almost 25 years ago. We’re all sad she never did anything but this album, but LH can do whatever she wants with her talent, and I’m grateful we got this out of it.

Always a great listen. Voice is so purely amazing.

Heel goede r en b met mooi love thema en zonder teveel gefoefel heel eerlijk

This is a great R&B album. Start to Finish, enjoyable tracks with some great variations in sound and feel. This genre is not my typical listen, but it’s a best in show album.

Lauryn Hill is insanely talented. She can sing, and she has one of the greatest flows in the game. Her songwriting is textured and deals with more complexity than her contemporaries. This album shows Hill navigating her life, love, the expectations of others, and her own strength to define who she is for herself. This album has already become a modern classic and it’s easy to see why.

This may be one of the most perfect albums made. Between the theme, lyrics, beats, and hooks it doesn’t get more consistent and monumental than this album. Hill created one solo album and it’s arguably one of the best ever made. Such a shame she didn’t do more but what she provided was nothing short of historically significant. 10/10

Chika Muito bom

All time

I can't believe I haven't listened to this before but I will be again. The perfect chill album.

great listening throughout the day

Really enjoyed this album. A general mix of rap, hip hop and even R&B. Very classy. I just want to know what happens if Ms Lauryn Hill gets married and becomes Mrs Lauryn Hill? Would she change her stage name? Hmmm

Rating: 9/10 Best songs: Southern point, Two weeks, Fine for now, Ready,able,

cool

This album brought a flood of teenage memories. I had this album on repeat as background music. The lyrics are so, so personal. And that's probably why they are powerful. Hill doesn't hide anything and lays all of her emotions out for the listener. It's so different than what most girls are taught. She doesn't keep it inside. I remember thinking how brave and crazy that was when I first listened to the album. She vocalizes her broken love in the way you always wish you could have retorted in the moment and still better than what you come up with hours later when you lay awake thinking of what you should have, could have said. Hill's singing and rapping flow together so well. There is no "bad" song on the album. "To Zion" is the love song every mother feels when she meets baby and realizes she has never loved anyone the way she loves that child. And it features Carlos Santana as an added bonus.

This album made me want to turn on my keyboards and play some soul/r&b all day. Excellent arrangements and vocals

This album is massive, and dense, and really great. It’s not surprising that she hasn’t followed it up yet.

Fantastic album, love it! Shocking how small of a discography she has given the huge impact she has had on the world of music.

Thought I liked this one but in listening to it again I think I love it. Never owned this one back in the day cause one of my roommates had it and it was so ubiquitous anyway. But this really is a masterfully crafted album of it's era. Got that "cinematic" Fugees sound steeped in soul. It's impressive that she carries the weight of this long album pretty much single handedly. Though I love Wyclef's The Carnival, this may be the best Fugees solo album. Easily my favorite female hip hop artist and one of my favorite albums by a female artist. So strong, so honest, so intense. Feels deeply personal. She gave it her all on this album. In a class of her own.

9/10. Would be a 10 but for the skits. For the past 15 years I have been saying I will make a version with the skits removed. Maybe this will be the year I get round to it. Rapping, singing, production all on point.

Very nice rap

A nearly perfect hip hop/R&B record. Kinda wild this was released in 1998.

Could legit talk for hours about Lauryn Hill. Especially this album. I think it's as classic as an album can get. And the fact that is her only studio Album genuinely breaks my heart. But the influence on music this album had. Changed the pace of both Rnb and Hip-hop and really showed that Lauryn was to be respected as a MC. I really believe she was the best part of the Fugees. This album has this beautiful mixture of Reggae. especially since she worked with Bob Marleys son. Add in some blues, hip-hop, and a dash of heart break and you really get something amazing. Lauryn Hill absolutely proved herself on this one. ​ This to me get the highest rating an album get. Love it so much. Will always get a recommend from me. Check this one out.

One of the best hip-hop albums of all time!

90s classic, absolutely fire beats and smoooooth vocals from Ms. Lauryn Hill as usual, lots of influence on today's music and rightfully so, favs - Doo Wop (That Thing), Ex-Factor, Final Hour

Wow. Just wow. I'd heard this album was great, and very influential, and now I can see why. I don't even have the words to say how good this album is. 5/5 stars.

Really glad I finally listened to this classic

yep

Very good, old school hip hop from one of the GOATS

Good

Such a great classic album!

My favourite album so far. Girls got bars!!

Possibly my favourite album ever made

Soul, hip-hop and reggae Queen. This album feels so spiritual and is arguably the most influential record of the decade on future rap and hip hop artists (see Kendrick, Drake, Kanye, Chance, etc. etc. etc.) Fav tracks: Ex-Factor, Everything is Everything, Doo Wop (That Thing)

This is an incredible album. 10/10. 5 stars.

Had four listens, it's a bit of a long one and still need to listen more grasp it all. Importantly, every song is great, I prefer the songs with rapping ("Lost Ones", "Doo Wop", "Final Hour") because they flow incredibly well, but the more emotional RnB stuff is really good too. When Lauryn is not rapping she's pushing her voice to its full most of the time, with some very smooth backing. It doesn't just jump between two genres though, because you feel influences from afro-carribean vocals (lost ones, forgive them father) Latin flamenco guitar (to zion), pyschadelic guitar solo (ex-factor), soul/gospel organ keys (ex-factor and every ghetto every city), 90s rap record scratches/skips (throughout) and just excellent bass lines (throughout). There's so much variety, and the skits actually have music in them which really makes them feel more listenable, not to mention that the subject matter is pretty wholesome (LOVE). Shout out to that familiar piano sample in "Doo Wop", Hammond will have to tell me where that comes from.

I love this album

American masterpiece

I like this album. An album to the liberated self

When this album dropped it changed everything. While female artists had created new frontiers of courage and vulnerability (Liz Phair), this was both poetic and musically powerful. Every song matters and the diversity of rhythm, melody and harmonics is standard setting.

Everything is everything.

I have heard this CD so many times, so I'm a bit biased. I love this album, i love the vibe, these bass and drum grooves are so good it is just awe inspiring. There are very few albums that can send me away for an hour this is one of them. You can't...not just relax and chill out when you hear this album. Love, God, Friendship, Life, Growing Up thoughtfully expressed expertly, what more do you want in an album. It's a shame this is her only album. Top 3: Killing me softly, Can't take my eyes off of you, Hurts so bad. 5 out of 5

Lauryn Hill is the greatest female hip-hop artist of all time, and she shows her range and how powerful her voice is all over this album. So many tracks could have and should have been released as singles, it made me wonder why they weren’t. The classroom chatter between tracks was a nice touch, cementing the overall idea of the album, and also serving as a buffer between wildly different sounding songs.

Not sure I've ever listened to this album in entirety - it was so TIGHT. Loved it. Varied too

Banger tracks

A god damned masterpiece, too many good songs to name.

So good

One of my all time favorites

Listened 22nd and 23rd April 2024. Favourite songs are Doo Wop (That Thing) and Ex-Factor.

Peak 90s

meio eu a patroa e as crianças das ideia, adorei

Yet another album that if I had fully experienced it back in 1998, I might have a different opinion of it, likely more positive. Since I was late to the neo-soul revival until 15 years ago or so. Using actual musicians on R&B/hip-hop had groundbreaking aspects in the late 1990s. Coming to it after D'Angelo, Erkyah Badu and Common The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill does not land with full-force originality. One aspect of the music and content limit my enjoyment. Despite the copious numbers of musicians, too many songs featured uninventive and redundant drums. Whether live or electronic, they dragged down several numbers. I realize the album acts as a mini-play or autobiography, which leads to the lessons that HIll tries to impart. I would always cut any non-music interludes, which made the classroom “scenes” unwelcome. For me, many of the lyrics drifted into solipsism. I have to care enough about Lauryn Hill’s personal growth and travails to be invested in the songs. Hill managed to stay away from this problem enough to create a more universal message, but it creeped into enough tracks to hold the record back. Songs dissing others (“Lost Ones”) and overproduced ones like “To Zion” appeared early in the record. As it progressed, these flaws faded (maybe I just got used to the style), and Hill shined. “I Used to Love Him” with Mary J. Blige should be a classic. “Nothing Even Matters” with D’Angelo is not quite as good, but his slow syrup singing blends wonderfully with Hill. “Every Ghetto, Every City” nostalgic lyrics and gurgling sounds (was that a clavinet in there?) brilliantly aped Stevie Wonder. A wonderful summer party jam song. Filled with grace, grit and deep investment, I fully understand the record’s status.

Lauryn knows how to rap and sing! This album is like an homage to hip hop's conscious roots and Black spirituality. Could do away with the skits and long album length though.

I went into this thinking that I was going to have more mixed thoughts, but honestly this album was very good. Probably too long, and I didn’t love the school skits, but it’s very good.

beautiful singing, and she's got lyrics to back it up

love the begging/endings of each song with the conversations of a classroom, i feel like i have heard snippets of these songs before but i dont know where

Tops the best album lists for a reason. Great beats, great rapping great singing.

8/10

Close to a 5 but the overdub vocals and the skits in between do my head in

Good background music for a party or car ride with friends.

A delight! There’s some pretty iconic songs on this one. I really liked the interludes where the kids talked about love.

i always assumed reviews of this album were massively exaggerating how good this was. turns out it's actually incredibly good. wasn't massive on the skits but i do understand the intent behind them. lauryn's got such a great vocal range and i think the first half of this album is really stacked - great listen.

One of the great "what could have been" stories in hip hop, and pop music at large. This is a great record, a bit bloated and uneven (did we really need all those extended outros/skits?), but so much talent on display, and a deep interest in a wide variety of sounds. Would have loved to see how she evolved as styles, moods, and recording techniques changed. I wish this was more part of a living body of work and less a time capsule, but alas...

Went in knowing nothing, came out pleasantly surprised. Have I been the one to be educated here? To Zion, truly beautiful.

Period. Miss Lauryn Hill!!! Fucking Period!!!!

This record is great. Smooth, soulful, great variety while still keeping the through line. If I got into the lyrics a little deeper this might be a five

Heard before?:✔️ Will listen again?:✔️

There is a reason this album is known and respected globally. Perfect writing soul filling sound

Overrated

I really like her voice, and her singing ability is just as good as her rapping, which has to be a rare combo. Has the 90s problem of being 20 minutes too long (got to fill up those CDs!!) but I enjoyed it anyway

Is it good? Yes. Is it very good? Yeah. Is it one of the best albums ever made, like many people claim? No, nowhere near.

La verdad que me sorprendió. Muy disfrutable y entretenido. Por momentos me hizo acordar a Amy Winehouse.

7.30.26 playing catchup from my trip out of towwwnnnn. really a great album and a nice one to start back with. Favorite Song: Forgive Them Father Rating: 4.5/5

Maybe a tad samey for its length, but for the most part it's pretty fabulous and charming—it takes a lot to not make the conceit and skits feel didactic.

Low-end 4. Loses steam in the back half but up through Final Hour is great, mix of r&b and mid-90s NY rap wrestling with her relationships

CLASSIC

Innovative sounds here. I enjoyed this album!!

100% an essential Hip-Hop / R&B Album. A lot of good songs I give this an 8/10.

Listened before?: yes. i remember enjoying it but my memory is fuzzy Intro - no rating Lost Ones - 5/5 Ex-Factor - 5/5 To Zion - 5/5 Doo Wop (That Thing) - 5/5 Superstar - 4/5 Final Hour - 3/5 When It Hurts So Bad - 4/5 I Used to Love Him - 4/5 Forgive Them Father - 4/5 Every Ghetto, Every City - 3/5 Nothing Even Matters - 4/5 Everything Is Everything - 4/5 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - 4/5 Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - 5/5 Tell Him - 4/5 Average score: 4.2/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Oh yeah, chill

beautiful

enjoyable listen but not on a regular basis

I dunno if I should be comparing records or more so rating them individually. I know for sure I got into this alot more tha n the previous album. I wasnt walking this time so it was more background listening. I really liked the hip hop vibes and the skits in between really added to it. I will say not so big on the faith vibes just me personally can be a bit samey at times but really good listen all in all. Helped me power through my cleaning. 4 out of 5

Was a relisten but a good one

5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background

I wasn’t expecting hip hop All of the songs are king of long Halfway through and I’m loving it It’s so calming at some points and so powerful at others

A wonderful musical journey very rich a bit weak as it wraps up.

7.5/10 Pretty good RnB album, but nothing crazy.

Love it. Definitely need to relisten. Will definitely be adding to playlists. Favorites: I’m partial to That Thing and Everything is Everything of course, will update this later after more relistens I’m up for changing this to a 5 star

I know this is a classic record--and it is really special... but it only has one--maybe two--all-timers on it. 5-star-status needs banger after banger.

stone cold classic! I love (prefer?) some R&B and soul and singing mixed into my hip hop!

-lost ones -ex factor -doo wop -I used to love him

already listened ! back in 2016 8.1

Soulful lots of vocal runs...female rap/rnb...liked it more than I expected

A really good album, with a range of styles. I like her rap songs best.

Lost Ones Ex-Factor To Zion Doo Wop (That Thing) Everything Is Everything

It's great but I think it hasn't aged as well as some other music from its era. Again I wish I could go back to the 90s and tell every artist that you do not need to fill an entire CD.

You already know. Lost Ones is one of the best beats everrrr.

Liked a couple of songs from this album, enjoyable listen

This album is such a soulful production. From really spiritual songs like To Zion to more bombastic upbeat tracks like Ex-Factor, there's a strong amount of variety here. I think I'm a bit less of a fan of the more straightforward sounding stuff like Final Hour (although I do think that track is clearly strong). I can see myself listening to it a lot more. Not every track is a banger but every track feels high effort with multiple melodies going on at once. I'm surprised how little I knew about Lauryn Hill until I heard this. I've heard the Ex-Factor sample so much!! I'm not really super comfortable with reviewing music yet as I'm still learning. 4/5 seems right when the alternative is 3/5. If I could do half-stars, I'd probably go with 3.5/5. Fav tracks: Ex-Factor, To Zion, Lost Ones, Forgive me Father

Late 90s r&b classic

The good songs are very good, the rest is fine. 3.5

Good stuff

Lauryn Hill showed how much of a creative force she was in The Fugees, but I don't know that anyone expected her solo debut to be this good! Hill's ability to blend genres like R&B, hip-hop, do-wop, and soul into an album that still sounds fresh decades later seems almost magical. Lacking an editing voice (since Hill mostly self-produced), The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has several tracks that could have been relegated to b-sides. Though the flipside of the record suffers a bit of slowdown, this is an astounding debut by an artist who knows what she's about.

8/10… neo - soul / r&b / hip hop / *1998

This came out when I was 8 and never listened to it. It’s so fun to discover albums like this for the first time. It’s just great. Really enjoy the full on exploration of the themes of romantic love and faith. The songwriting and arrangements are impressive, the production on point. I just love a good concept album. The classroom skits were one of the rare times I enjoy the use of skits. I mean really, put me in that classroom! 4 stars only because it’s long and a couple tracks could be scrapped (starting with that Frankie Valle cover….)

cohesion, class and life at its finest

i love studio albums with the behind voices between the songs.

Tenía las expectativas altas, según la revista Rolling Stones es el décimo mejor álbum de la historia. Las expectativas se cumplieron, no se si podría llegar a ser uno de mis discos preferidos, pero me gustó mucho. Lo volvería a escuchar, Ex-factor temónnn

Ex-Factor- Drake sample really good song I like the singing To Zion- great singing very raw and emotional song vulnerable W motherhood Doo Wop- 7/10 I like the skits at the end.

ok, so this is my first album review from here.... The first thing I should mention is that I don't usually listen to this genre of music, but it made me feel really positive and happy. I just wish this is the feeling I would get when being in love 4 the first time. The cover song was amazing, and the message in the lyrics was also great. <3

Fantastic vocals and songwriting.

Amazing voice, og. Listened before tho so not new

I liked it

I never knew this was a concept album. I don’t care much for the talking points about what is love in between the songs, but the album has a lot of good songs. It’s a little too long, but it’s still a pretty decent album. The mix between hiphop and Neo-Soul makes it better. Favourites: Doo Wop (That Thing), Everything Is Everything, When It Hurts So Bad and Ex-Factor.

Great album, some amazing tracks that will get stuck in your head, and an amazing piece of history for representation in hip hop.

Lauryn Hill is een van de weinige vrouwelijke hip hop artiesten die ik echt geweldig vind.

Really enjoyed this far more biblical quotes than I remember but a great youthful and hopeful album

3,5

I’ve heard this before and I own it. This was on constant rotation in 98 and 99 at my first apartment after moving out the dorms in college and it holds up really well. A couple songs don’t hit as hard as they did originally, and she does the thing where she tries to hit every note while singing, like the vocal version of a Yngwie Malmsteen solo, in a lot of songs which is my only complaint. All in all great album.

Świetna płyta. Jeden z niewielu rapów który mi się spodobał

In an era chalk full of iconic rap albums, this album really stands apart. Whether she's rapping or singing over the groovy R&B beats, every song is sincere and has genuine feeling behind it. Another reminder of how far the genre has descended in quality in the 21st century.

lovely

i love this album, not as much as Fugees, but it still holds a lot of weight. Lauryn Hill said a lot on this album and it begged for many more albums. I love the range she covers, style-wise, on the album. Hits aside, this album is worth the listen. Biggest Hit - Everything Is Everything Biggest Miss (if I had to choose) - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Hidden Gem - Nothing Even Matters

Amazing vocal melodies predominating over rap makes this r&B album stand out to me. Relatable stories about love and loss with with Great harmonization and musical composition made this a pleasurable discovery. A talented voice in modern music.

Absolute classic

Fav song: Lost Ones (track 2) Um idk if another album is gonna beat this

I enjoyed this a lot, but I dont really understand the amount of dick riding this album gets.

I feel like this little album exercise is expanding my already RICH knowledge of street culture. Even has me considering whether there is indeed more to enjoy from music than just red hot, panty-dropping electric guitars - MAYBE? The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is warm, vibrant, soulful experience stacked with gorgeous instrumentation. Hip-hop meets R&B and reggae with jazzy little sprinkles, thiccc hipped bass lines and melodies steeped in cookout smoke, church basement soul, and front-porch wisdom. Hell, Jesus even rides shotgun - casually sliding some gospel into the tape deck while you're flying the bird at oncoming traffic. The whole thing grooves like a city stoop hang - chilling with the homies, spittin' bullshit deep in the guts of the city while somebody’s auntie yells from a window. Lauryn sings, raps, preaches, floats, and scolds with absurd command. Minor misdemeanors: the vibe can get a little too consistent, some songs ride a phrase until the tires spark, and the “we’re just hanging in the studio, man” interludes occasionally make my skip-button finger twitch like I'm trying to resist sending my homie the latest update on my app build. Overall? I didn't think I was going to be a fan of this! Bit it’s beautiful, generous, deeply satisfying stuff - tending to the D and the Bees, generating a whole euphoric vibe in the process. That said, this record might TRULY fuck with some shredding geetar leads.

Great voice, great album - almost a 5

really good stuff, each song was unique and distinguishable which i always appreciate in an album. plus, Lauryn Hill's vocals are nothing short of iconic.

there are some really great songs on this album but not every track stands out to me, still four stars because the highs are high.

I was very excited to finally listen to this, and it did not disappoint. Sounds great thru-out. Lovely concept, with the wrappings of the conversation with the group. This one could grow to a 5 down the line.

A fantastic summer album. Pretty much set the direction for modern R&B in many ways. Best tracks: Doo Woo (That Thing) Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Es un álbum increíble la verdad. Nunca me había atrevido a escuchar algo así. Simplemente maravilloso

också klassiker!

A really fun listening experience, especially with the little interludes set in the classroom discussing love which perfectly match some of the songs in the album. In terms of those songs, Lost Ones and Ex-Factor were my favourite with Everything is Everything coming in a close second. After looking up the context in which the album was released, I truly began to appreciate it as a key contribution to rap-singing and what a voice Lauryn has. From meaningful ballads to catchy main verses, the variety was amazing and meant that I could not really label any song in this album as "bad". If I could give it a 4.5 I would, simply because a 5 star seems too strong now, especially for something that did not hold my attention for all the songs. However, I think subsequent listens, of which I hope there will be many more, may sneak it into that 5 star rating.

I can see why she was so mythologized after this album. Way more religious than I expected. Idk if the song about Zion has aged particularly well, but Santana's presence makes it okay.

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would

Made me look into rastafarianism and the connections btwn rasta and reggae, r&b, judaism etc. thought provoking

So many samples pulled from this album

306/1001 Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ I love the 90s sound to this, along with the inclusion of soul into the music. Some all timers of tracks on here, even if it runs a little too long

I still absolutely love this album. It is quite frankly possibly my absolute favorite album of Hip Hop. I think mainly because there is a lot of the Neo soul that was beginning to come up at the time. Definitely Erykah Badu, who is contemporary, and then a few who came just a little bit later, it reminds me of Alicia Keys, India.Arie and Jill Scott. (8.8) ★★★★

Some cool hits, and overall cool female hiphop. 4 stars

Den var svängig

Miss Lauryn Hill the woman you are!

The combination of lyrics and the delivery makes this feel like an important album in music history

Whilst I disagree with this being the best album of all time Apple Music, it REALLY is a high quality hip hop album, it spills out all the good stuff that 90’s hip hop has, and writes a great narrative over it. U def cooked Hill

Great voice and holds up, a bit long and drags a bit. I enjoyed the classroom bits but after one time they could get annoying for sure.

Beautiful debut album from an stellar voice. What a release this is if you're only going to release one project. Some very thoughtful writing here across a number of topics that paint such a vivid picture of everything Ms. Lauryn Hill was experiencing at the time of its release. From the breakup of the Fugees and the fallout of the members, to pregnancy and the pressures of fame, every subject she explores is truly vibrant not to mention the delivery and flow of these songs is so extremely catchy that they will get stuck in your head. Every collaborator brings their absolute best effort forward as well and elevate this record even further. She truly was once of the greats not just as a female rapper\R&B artists, but across both genres in general.

Por fin escuché EL álbum de Lauryn Hill y veo el porqué de su fama. Supongo que antes que ella no habían cantantes así en este género y con esas letras. Nombrarlo mejor álbum de la historia, al menos en Apple Music, mmmmmm no sé, pero no cabe duda que es muy bueno

A phenomenal album! I loved the first half, especially the rap and hip hop tracks. The smoother R&B stuff wasn't really for me, so the b-side wasn't quite as virtuosic. I'll return to a lot of it though! 8/10

A stone cold classic. I still listen to a lot of this on the regular.

A great album, the concept is great, the songwriting is great and the performances are great. I was led to believe that this was a rap record with r&b but no, it’s a R&b/soul album with a couple rap songs. It’s close to getting a top score but I think the length hurts it because the inclusion of the song ‘nothing even matters’ took me out of the experience and was quite a boring song compared to the rest of the album (I had to skip it), without that song it’s a perfect album.

hermosoooooooo, que voz tiene eh. y siento q fue cambiando de vibra, em gusto todo mucho, 3.5 estrellas creo. me guardo el album.

Lovely, well-crafted record. Over the last 27 years I think it’s aged down to a 4*, but still good.

Listening session: may 8th, while going for a walk Listened to before: listened to a few songs before Thoughts: one of the most iconic hiphop debut albums. I’ve always really likes Ms Lauryn Hill, but there are a few songs on this album that do not grab me enough so therefore this is a 4/5 Favourite tracks: Ex-Factor, Doo Wop (That Thing) & Nothing Even Matters

A collection of musings on black womanhood, love, religion, hard lessons learned, the music industry, and new motherhood. The easy, genre-blending production has aged like fine wine. I can hear Ms. Lauryn’s influence on Amy Winehouse, Nelly Furtado, Solange, and countless other artists. Her vocals are as impressive as I thought they would be and then some. My only real complaint is about the spoken segments: I know why they are present thematically, but I have no patience for them, and wish they were separate tracks instead of at the end of certain songs. Also, there are some lyrics that dip into a territory that could be described as preachy, sanctimonious, or “of their time.” But, like, that’s a nitpick, and I respect Ms. Lauryn Hill more than I care about that. This album is a classic for a reason. Everyone should listen to it. 4.5/5 stars.

This isn’t a unified statement but rather a sequence of states. It makes more sense to view it as a person navigating something in real time rather than expecting a tidy argument. The early run is most compelling because it stays within the loop. You gain analysis without an exit, clarity without change and a sense of thoughts arriving mid-line rather than being presented as conclusions. The voice effectively conveys this, sounding like thinking under pressure rather than performance. However, it falters slightly when it attempts to stabilise itself too quickly. There are moments where lived experience transitions into instruction, which are less convincing. This is partly because they claim a level of authority that the rest of the record quietly undermines. With hindsight, they read less like conclusions and more like attempts to impose order. Initially, the classroom framing feels a bit on-the-nose but improves as the album progresses. It shifts from sounding like “here’s the lesson” to “here’s how I’m trying to organise this”. In this sense, it becomes part of the subject rather than a device imposed on it. Midway through, the record shifts between modes quite sharply. This can feel lumpy if you expect a smooth flow but it more accurately reflects how people actually move through things: insight, relapse, resolve and calm. It’s not a straight line and not always consistent. The strongest material is where it acknowledges this inconsistency. Songs that remain within the pattern or return to it carry more weight than those that try to close it down. They feel observed rather than asserted. Later on, the tone softens. There’s less argument and less need to define, and more acceptance of what is. This doesn’t resolve the situation but rather changes the internal relationship to it. The calm feels real because it doesn’t overclaim. The title track serves as the perfect conclusion, stepping away from systems and statements to return to a human scale. It doesn’t seek to win an argument but presents a position that can be lived with. This authenticity resonates and makes it a satisfying end. Overall, the album isn’t a seamless whole. Instead, it’s better seen as a document of movement capturing different versions of the same person at various stages. Some of these versions contradict each other, which is part of its value rather than a flaw. The result is a record that thrives when it resists resolution. It holds together not through formal integration but through a consistent voice and a willingness to leave things partially unsettled.

Soulful R&B combined with old school hip hop. Very pleasing and cozy sounds. I could imagine listening to this for entire afternoon.

Not my kinda music but I thought it was pretty good 7.8/10

A classic soul/hip hop album the only one released by ms Lauryn hill. I do really love lauryns voice and the lyricz and production are really good my only problem is that the album is a bit bloated and gets to be kind of a slog near the end but still definitely worth the listen 8/10 Favourite: Ex-Factor Least Favourite: Forgive Them Father

7/10

Great morning album, personal politics make it hard to love

9/10 - A classic. Heard before? ---–- ✅ Saved a Song? ----- ✅ Saved Album? --–-- ✅ Will Listen Again? -- ✅

Fun and good times

Previously known. The good is so good it outweighs the somewhat less intersting.

When to listen: coffee shop, but a nice one not a Starbucks. Obviously I knew Doo Wop but it was good to listen to the whole thing. Some songs stood out to me more than others, especially near the end. I loved the eponymous track.

I was uninspired since Lauryn Hill retired Fave track: Doo Wop (That Thing)

This was very good and i’d like to listen again in a more lyrically conducive environment.

4 stars subject to revision at my own leisure.

This is an incredible album. Lauryn Hill is a great singer and songwriter and she’s been let down by her reputation over recent years. Sometimes artists need to be dicks and if you make something like this, then be a dick. Skits and some themes stop this album from being 5/5, but it’s so incredible in its delivery that I’d happily listen to it every day without hesitation.

An excellent album, albeit way too long. The power and smoothness of her voice is unrivaled, especially in hip hop. And how is she the first person I've heard rhyme Cesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas -- what a wicked flow. Forgive them Father (though a little too repetitive) was easily a top 3 song on the album, yet it's one of the least scrobbled songs.

I think this one goes on a bit too long. She's a good rapper (and I agree with Alex that Forgive Them Father should get more attention). Generally, I like skits in 90s rap and R&B albums, but I'm not sure these are the best. 3.5 stars rounding up.

muy buen rap chill

solid 4/5. goof 4 background

może nie są to bangery ale bardzo solidny album

I came to the album a long time after it had been released. I was never really a fan of the Fugees and as a result I felt like this album was not really accessible to me. I really enjoy the concept of this album. The classroom discussions on love as so wholesome and really enjoyable. The relaxed and dreamy harmonising style of the music on the album is just perfect. And Lauryn Hill's vocals are just beautiful whether she is singing or rapping. I also find Lauren Hill's rap content interesting. There is the main theme of love, heartache and relationships. But on more than one occasion she includes some interesting thoughts on religion. I really enjoyed this soul/gospel/rap/doo-wop album and will absolutely listen to it again and again. (4.100)

Ritmos variados, buena voz. Soy una persona que no disfruta mucho el hip hop de esa época, sin embargo, pude llegar a disfrutar el álbum. Tambuen me parece interesante que no se siente antiguo a pesar de tener 28 años

This is a legendarily good record. However, it does not truly hit any of my sweet spots and it has a tendency to be overly religious.

I think this is a very good album, but its status being lauded as one of the all time greatest albums has been a head scratcher for me. It deserves its high praise and even a Grammy too. I guess maybe it made an impact on the right people at the right time. Anyway I really enjoyed To Zion, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You, and When it Hurts So Bad.

Cool intro; Lost Ones is p good, not my fav type of song, but of said type of songs it is prob at the top 🤷; Ex-Factor - Didn't like until ~the 3:00 mark. Such a good song from that point, very acceptable before that point; To Zion 🤨 uh sounds mostly pretty ig, zion being yodeled every 5 secs kinda sells today, okay i do love the outro exerpt; 🌟 Doo Wop is more my style mmm yummy "and you wonder why women hate men". beautiful outroexerpt; Superstar pretty good uh I enjoy the background vocals, v pretty "everything you drop is so tired, music is supposed is supposed to inspire"; Final Hour "Lauryn hill from new york to israel" 🤨 from this point i'm just going to picture the biblical israel, not current day israevil; 🌟When It Hurts so Bad - p good as well "what you want might pass you by / make you cry" "you gotta catch it" "gave up my power, I existed for you" beautiful song & beautiful extro "people are confused about love"; I Used to Love Him also pretty good, not much to say idk; Forgive Them Father "pull strings like gepetto" "everyday people lie to god too, what makes you think they won't lie to you?" pretty outro "...you wanna know what they thinking"; Every Ghetto, Every City pretty; Nothing Even Matters - we love some D'Angelo "Nothing but you"; Everything Is Everything - after winter must come spring; 🌟The Miseduaction of Lauryn Hill - feel like i had to fav this one, not a fan of the faux record spinning distortion but otherwise; Can't Take My Eyes Off of You - woah didn't know that this was the album that this song came from - i need you baby. Good album, LB 6 : UB 9. v good, will be listening to the favorited songs again.

lo senti como un increíble viaje musical entre rap, r&b, acústicos increíbles y de verdad que tuviera un cover de cant take my eyes off you fue demasiado personal, la quiero mucho

considering the thing I have heard most frequently about Lauryn Hill is that she is notoriously late or doesn't show for her scheduled live performances, I laughed out loud at the opening track where her name is called and there's no answer. some high highs on this album, and there wasn't a single song that I thought didn't belong, tho overall this still felt a little longer than it is, and there weren't as many moments that blew me away as I was expecting considering the endless praise this album has received since its release. soul music not often my thing, but I appreciated the hip hop aspects as well as the occasional interpolation of reggae.

cant take my eyes off of you. Me re gusto. Es medio rap me dio vibes a doechii/rihanna? Muy lindo

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill liked song: Ex-Factor - "Sharp lyrics about painful and confusing love relationships full of uncertainty." Result: cool album and as a genre (hip-hop, soul and R&B.) , vibe like I'm watching an American movie, but not about teenagers , but about adults who skate and talk about this life. Lauryn Hill is an American singer, rapper and actress. In 1999, the album earned Lauryn Hill five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.

Classic album, very chill vibes. Lauryn sounds great and the production is very well done.

Not really my thing but objectively very good.

un sonido singular, la voz de ella me involucra en sus letras, sus sentimiento lo que transmite, ex factor, mi favorita, para estudiar, limpiar fluye este sonido y lo que transmite con su voz.

Somehow this was my first time actually listening to this album. Lauryn Hill is super talented, she sings and raps with so much charisma. Despite being quite long the album kept me engaged the whole way through. There’s some really cool production on here too.

Love this record, shame she never really followed it up.

Nostalgic

Impossible to dislike- songs that get stuck in your head if you hear them outside. Deserves nothing less

I think I may be grossly uncultured as this seems to be a well-known and popular album, however, I have only heard one of these songs before and I fear that may have been a Pitch Perfect rendition of it too. I'm not actually that sure how I feel about it but for now I'm going to be generous and give it a 4 although that's subject to change.

I've been waiting for this one! I've never listened to the entire album but definitely recognised a few tracks. Her vocals and the instrumentation paired was a really smooth combination that made for a really pleasant listen

A great album that I don't have much to say on.

Really cool album. love the vibes i loveeeee lost one the beat is so fun.

Ex-Factor is stunning, absolutely masterful

I was around when this album was released. Lived through the hype and all the critics slinging around 'Masterpiece'. And after all these years later, I still can't find my way into "Miseducation...". But I'm slowly warming up all these years later. Who knew the girl with that incredible voice from Sister Act II would put out what many consider the all-time great hip-hop records and then ghost from life. The production on this is pretty stellar. And yes, even the skits which were a product of its time are actually pretty tolerable when it comes to the records themes. And LH can write rhymes just as good as she can sing. I just wish I loved this as much as most people from my generation do. Maybe some day I'll get there.