Genius Meanings
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Lauryn Hill – Everything is Everything
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A song about injustice and struggles among youth communities in inner city America, it’s the fourth single from Lauryn Hill’s platinum selling debut album, The Miseducation of
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Lauryn Hill – Ex-Factor
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The second single off Ms. Hill’s classic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The song has been claimed to be aimed at former Fugees bandmate, Wyclef Jean. Jean was married to
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Lauryn Hill – Lost Ones
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Lost Ones is the second track from Lauryn Hill’s 5-time Grammy winning album, the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
This song is written to an ex, following a relationship break-up. It
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Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
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“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” is a song named after Lauryn Hill’s first solo album and is also the final track of the original album.
She explains the meaning behind the word
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Lauryn Hill – Superstar
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Lauryn reflects on the reality of being a superstar, and how fame can erode artistic ambition if not handled well. Something that started out as a form of personal expression has
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Lauryn Hill – Tell Him
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A track originally not included in the original LP, it’s a love song, either to her lover or to Jesus Christ. This song is laden with Biblical references (as is the rest of the
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Lizzo – Like a Girl
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[Intro] / Uh (Go) / [Verse 1] / Woke up feelin' like I just might run for President / Even if there ain't no precedent, switchin' up the messaging / I'm about to add a little
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SOUL OF SYDNEY FUNK FAMILY (Ft. Lauryn Hill) – LAURYN HILL TRIBUTE PODCAST
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L.boogie Class of 98 / A tribute to LAURYN HILL Mixtape by SOUL OF SYDNEY / Proudly presented by Soul of Sydney & Billy Kid Clothing / Recorded May 2014 / Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop vibes
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Drake – Nice For What
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The New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What” is Drake’s third single of 2018, coming after the Scary Hours EP which was released in January.
Throughout the song, Drake
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Lauryn Hill (Ft. D'Angelo) – Nothing Even Matters
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“Nothing Even Matters” is a duet performed by Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo. It’s the 12th track on Hill’s classic album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
The song fluidly brings back
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Lauryn Hill – Everything Is Everything (radio edit)
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Everything (Everything) / Is Everything(Is Everything) / What is meant to be, will be / After winter, must come spring / Change, it comes eventually / (2x) / I wrote these words
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21 Savage’s “Letter 2 My Momma” Originally Sampled Lauryn Hill’s “Ex-Factor”
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They reworked the track after not getting clearance.
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Lauryn Hill (Ft. Carlos Santana) – To Zion
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One of the most moving tracks from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, “To Zion” is a song that Lauryn wrote about her first son and child, Zion David (born in August 1997). His
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Mr-Micnificent – Hip Hop Meets Scripture
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[Intro: Micnif'] / Hey, hey, hey! / Hey, hey, hey! / Uuh! / Check it out... / Killah-Beatz in the mix / Micnif' with another hit / G.L.A.P on productions / Mr-Micnificent, there is
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Kevin Abstract – ianidea.mp3
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[Spoken] / I believe that I'm currently living in my Lauryn Hill moment, meaning -- she made some, one of the greatest pieces of music and it seems so unattainable from other
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Nas (Ft. Lauryn Hill) – If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
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Nas' exercise in Utopianism – inspired by Sir Thomas More (and Kurtis Blow).
Nas told Complex:
Being a hip-hop fan and Krush Groove fan, Kurtis Blow was my favorite rapper when I
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Dionne Bennett (Ft. Hiphop Archive and Research Institute) – Liner Notes: Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998)
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I / “Herein lies the opportunity of the Negro artist as a world reformer.” Carter G. WoodsonThe Miseducation of the Negro (1933) / “Say What? Hiphop Started out in The Heart / Yo
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Smino (Ft. Jean Deaux, Noname & Young Pink) – Amphetamine
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“Amphetamine” is the outro to blkswn. Ending just short of eight minutes, it’s by far the longest track on the record.
Part I, “Amphetamine,” features solely Smino, with
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Lauryn Hill – Ex-Factor (A Simple Mix)
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Released by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records, the song features a sample of “Can It Be All So Simple”, a song by the band Wu-Tang Clan. The mix is the second track of the UK CD2
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Lauryn Hill Releases “Guarding The Gates,” Her First New Solo Song In Five Years
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It appears on the ‘Queen & Slim’ soundtrack.
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Lauryn Hill – I Get Out
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[Chorus] / I get out, I'll get out of all your boxes / I get out, you can't hold me in these chains / I'll get out, Father free me from this bondage / Knowin' my condition is the
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Kelly Clarkson Performs Live Mashup Of Cardi B, Lauryn Hill & Post Malone
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Clarkson has been performing a slew of covers on her Meaning of Life tour.
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Lauryn Hill – War in the Mind (Freedom Time)
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“War In The Mind”, track 7 of Lauryn Hill’s MTV Unplugged album, illustrates the trappings of society’s norms, and the mental slavery that has taken its toll on society today.
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