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    Lauryn Hill: Turns (1991), Sister Act 2 (1993)

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    The document provides biographical information about singer Lauryn Hill and discusses how her work is considered post-soul. It examines elements of Hill's albums like titles, samples, collaborations and visual aspects. The document also discusses critic Kevin Young's analysis of Hill's voice and how it relates to black women performers and questions of authenticity. Young criticizes Hill's MTV Unplugged album for failing to recognize the performative aspect of soul music.

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    Lauryn Hill: Turns (1991), Sister Act 2 (1993)

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    Barbra Chin and Marta Werbanowska

    Presentation Handout for ENGG 258-01


    03/21/2016

    Lauryn Hill

    - b. 1975 in East Orange, New Jersey


    - early acting career incl. As the World
    Turns (1991), Sister Act 2 (1993)
    - The Fugees (1994-8): with Wyclef
    Jean and Pras Michel; albums
    Blunted on Reality (1994) and The
    Score (1996). Breakthrough single
    was cover of Roberta Flacks Killing
    Me Softly (1996, no. 1 worldwide)
    - solo career: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998), MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
    (2002). Sporadic singles, collaborations, compilations, and live performances
    afterwards.
    - singles: Doo Wop (That Thing) (no. 1), Ex-Factor, Everything Is
    Everything
    - reception of Miseducation: debuted at no. 1 on the Billboard 200, won 5 Grammy
    Awards (incl. Album of the Year and Best New Artist), sold over 19 million
    copies worldwide to date

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    Barbra Chin and Marta Werbanowska
    Presentation Handout for ENGG 258-01
    03/21/2016

    How is Lauryn Hills work post-soul? Think about the following elements:
    o the titles of her albums (The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Unplugged 2.0)
    o samples (The Fifth Dimension, Wu-Tang Clan, The Doors, Bob Marley and
    the Wailers, Frankie Valli, etc.) and guest appearances/collaborations on
    Miseducation (Mary J. Blige, DAngelo, Carlos Santana, Ras Baraka)
    o the skits/interludes on Miseducation, both their form and content
    o the visual aspect: her look/style, the cover art on Miseducation, the videos,
    e.g. Doo Wop (That Thing)
    o the lyrical content

    In The Grey Album, Kevin Young


    o calls Miseducation a classic post-soul album, and discusses Hills voice in
    the context of the post-soul aesthetic (388). What does he say about her
    voice, its relation to the tradition of black women performers, and the
    question of artificiality?
    o criticizes Hills unplugged album as a failure to recognize the need of the
    performative; she makes the classic mistake that soul is the full expression of
    emotion (307-8). How do you understand this critique? Do you agree with
    it?

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