"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (1998): LAURYN HILL - Track by Track Review | Diva Discography {Part 2}

In this episode, Angie and Steffi dissect Lauryn Hill’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” (1998). We are reviewing the album track by track. This is the second part of the album breakdown. We discussed the first half of the album in part 1, and the era breakdown will take place in part 3. 

Album Info: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the only solo studio album by American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill. It was released on August 25, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a neo soul and R&B album with some songs based in hip hop soul and reggae. Its lyrics touch upon Hill's pregnancy and the turmoil within her former group the Fugees, along with themes of love and God. The album's title was inspired by the film and autobiographical novel The Education of Sonny Carson, and Carter G. Woodson's The Mis-Education of the Negro.

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TIME STAMPS:

- Housekeeping (01:00)

Track by Track Review 

- I Used to Love Him (feat. Mary J. Blige) (02:26)

- Forgive Them Father (07:44)

- Every Ghetto, Every City (15:02)

- Nothing Even Matters (feat. D’Angelo) (23:10)

- Everything is Everything (27:57)

- The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (33:43)

- Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You (47:17)

- Tell Him (55:38)

Rapid Fire Round 

- Top 3 Fave Songs (60:28)

- 1 Song to Cut (61:57)

- Underrated Gem (62:36)

- Closing Thoughts (63:25)