Takeover Magazine 1st issue april 15th 2016 | Page 19

7. Lauryn Hill
As one of the most versatile musicians in hip-hop, Lauryn Hill buoyed
her group The Fugees in the ‘90s with professor-level raps and velveteen
vocals. It was with her 1998 debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,
though, that she became fully realized, boiling down a bad breakup into
a project equal parts grit and vulnerability. Her ability to hit a ferocious
nerve (“Lost Ones”) and then transition right into a gushy ballad (“Ex
Factor”) was just one mark of her artistic genius on the project,
something that few have matched on record since.

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