"Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion, I wish her heart was still in rhyming"

This may be a massively outdated topic, but I put on The Fugees' “The Score” this morning and started to feel a sense of loss for Lauryn Hill. “Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” was released in 1998 and garnered 10 Grammies. It is a staple on my ever changing top ten albums of all time list of all time. Despite this, she never came out with a follow up, and it is depressing. I’ve chosen to be my own therapist and work my way through the five stages of grief for my loss of Lauryn Hill.

1. Denial
Lauryn Hill is holed up in a studio in New Jersey working on something that will blow our minds. It’s only been 12 years. Other artists have taken longer hiatuses. (No I can’t think of any off the top of my head). Also she is not helping to issue by releasing the sub par “Take it Easy” with the Fugees in 2005. That was tease.

2. Anger
Lauryn Hill is a musical and lyrical genius and she is keeping that talent away from all us. I can not think of another female singer/rapper that can so artistically and articulately put together words and also keep her edge. Oh fuck this; I’m going to go put on “The Carnival” and Wyclef Jean rock out.

3. Bargaining
Here comes the deal maker. How about if we stop calling every other soulful female that comes on the scene “the new Lauryn Hill”, the real Lauryn Hill will make a record? I do love Estelle and Jazmine, but they are great artists in their own rights, not the new Lauryn Hill.

4 .Depression
I put on “Miseducation” and won’t leave my apartment. There might be tears. (This has never happened, though there was one particularly painful break up during which “Miseducation” had to me taken away from me.)

5 .Acceptance
Lauryn Hill did give us one of the best albums of all time. She also was part of one of the most iconic hip hop groups of all time. She covered “Killing Me Softy” so well, that I think as many people associate with The Fugees as they do Roberta Flack.
I am willing to appreciate what she has left us with and be content if we never hear a new track from Miss Hill again.

But is would be sick if we did.