Understanding Lauryn Hill

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Understanding Lauryn Hill

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Mar 30, 2023

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She was once the biggest hip hop star in the world... and then she was gone. No star shined brighter than Lauryn Hill. How did one of the biggest albums in hip hop history come to be? Is it a hip hop album? And 10 Grammy nominations later, where did she go? We'll breakdown the strange journey of Lauryn Hill.

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Mar 30, 2023

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