I was speaking with my boy, Subtitled Opus, & we were talking about Ms. Hill & her past performance @ Wingate Park 2 weeks ago. We both heard mixed reviews. We I speak with my other friends, everyone seems to know this or that, but all of the facts about Ms. Hill are sketchy.
•Pras said there won’t be a Fugees Reunion, due to Ms. Hills schedule/ attitude (something to that factor)
•She has an album coming out in 2008
•Rohan left her
•She has 5 of his children (It’s four- check her Myspace page to see)
I found this interview on youtube posted on August 2nd and I thought it was juicy, kinda.
Many rumors are circling her name. There are plenty of fans who are expecting the old Lauryn hill from 10 years ago to re-emerge and do the Hollywood shuffle like she’s never left the stage. Let’s all remember that she was WAY different when she did the MTV Unplugged set 6 yrs ago. There’s no way she is going to be the Old Lauryn. We have to allow her to experiment, yes on our dime & time. Why, you ask? Because if you are a true fan of someone you are a fan of their musical talent. Being a true fan entails you to expect that artist to try new things. Sometimes artists/ musicians are too talented. You may hear a song they wrote sung by someone else. Not getting off the subject., Ms. Hill is making a comeback having only had 1 solo album and 1 Fugees album under her belt.
Whatever drove her to getting back on the stage and in the studio we ALL have to appreciate, because she is giving us SOMETHING, which we all know is better than NOTHING.
And I will say this last thing before I depart…
Ms. Hill and Dave Chappelle are a lot alike. How ironic that he was the one who got the Fugees to reunite. But what I mean when I say they are alike is, because with their great gift of talent, with the fame and success, they could not handle the transition that their lives would go through. Both of them deserted a undoubtably successful careers. And we the fans are very critical in how we rate their performances after leaving us screaming for more. But we have to support the Black artist - at least the ones who have something worth hearing. As crazy as Lauryn maybe we have to give her a chance to get comfortable back in the limelight and expect the rewards to be promising when she gives us beautiful music. - I hope I don’t have to eat my optimistic words, 
~f@ke
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