Let’s face it – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the 1998 debut solo album that changed the landscape of hip hop and made the only female member of the Fugees a revered gem is by far a symbolic piece of work that is currently enjoying space at the Library of Congress.
There are not many moments in pop culture that can be recalled with absolute certainty, but for reasons that are obvious, when 1998’s Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was unleashed, those of us who were lucky enough to indulge, will never forget the realization that we were witnessing a cultural event that would shift the landscape of what was once the blueprint for the three main genres – R&B, Hip-hop and Soul.