Lauryn wants YOU!

Okay, I beat you over the head with commentary yesterday, but it's Friday, so I will be happy to simply post the video for Fugee-La, along with one of many dope remixes featuring an appearance by pre-prison-bid Refugee Camper John Forte...

oh and the art is called Lauryn Wants You, by digital art monster hinxlinx.

Fu-Gee-La by the Fugees

reeeeeemix!
have a great day...

samax.

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I used to love Her...

As Lauryn Hill Week continues here on GhettoManga, I figure it's about time I shared some art along with the youTubery...

The mural above (entitled, simply Lauryn) was painted by Polish graf artist SNOE, lest ye sleep on the worldwide reach of this hip hop isht...

the death of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (as well as cats like Big Punisher and Big L that only real heads know) cast a dark cloud over hip hop in the late nineties... but the multi-platinum sales of the Fugees' second album The Score and unqualified success of Lauryn's solo record really had rap nerds and assorted hip hop heads feeling good about the future of this rap shit...

Portrait of Lauryn Hill by zimbolimbo

Unfortunately, while we were still hung over from it all, Lauryn pulled up stakes and vanished... before long, thug rap became the new pop, and radio convinced the masses that they didn't like smart rappers (again). Many of the true emcees left starting feeling pressure (whether real or imagined) to dumb it down, or be banished to the underground, never to return. The faithful among us always pointed to the success of Lauryn (and the Fugees) as a modern example of the masses flocking to dope, conscious rhyming in droves. "But don't forget" skeptics said "Lauryn can sing, too..." implying that Lauryn's success had to do with lots of other things besides the fact that she could rhyme your favorite rapper under the table.

L-Boogie by Isc-21

Maybe they're right. In addition to being one of the best emcees we've ever seen, Lauryn was also a fabulous vocalist and songwriter. It didn't hurt that she looked like a supermodel, either... maybe her success was a perfect storm that is nigh impossible to duplicate. How many of her fans were riding with us purely for her movie-star looks and fashion sense, and couldn't care less about her back-packer rap skills? 

The Final Hour by WalkWitMe

Let's say they do. That the world really IS starving for raps with substance. We've still got to face the very real probability that after all this time, the Lauryn we remember is gone, buried with BIG and 2pac... even if the NPR interview, and the Rock The Bells Tour, and the (maybe) new (but likely just unreleased) track really do mean she's coming back, will any possible new joints she releases show a continued passion for conscious rhyme writing draped over the top of street-cred-sustaining, cypher-smashing, face-palm-inducing spittery? Will a mother of five who's been outta the game this long even care about these increasingly invisible true school hip hop values? I'm not holding my breath or anything...

but damn, I hope so...

-samax

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Lauryn Hill Week continues...

happy Wednesday, fam! Congratulations for making it to the middle of the week... Get through today and it's all downhill from here! To help you turn the momentum of the week in your favor, here's one of our favorite Lauryn Hill bangers, Everything Is Everything, off her multiple grammy winning smash The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill...

have a great day!

La, La lala, la, la, lala, la, la, lalalaaa...

samax.

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Start the day off RIGHT ---->

Lauryn Hill week continues here on GhettoManga, and since Lauryn didn't drop any rhymes in that mystery track that exploded onto the in'ernet this weekend, today here's some vintage raps from the Fugee-la days...


ah, yes... Lauryn was on some insane rap isht back then. This track is off the Fugees multi-platinum sophomore record, The Score, in case you somehow managed to miss it. Young'uns (if in fact there be any of you out there...) get your hands on that record, by any means!
have a nice day!

holla!

samax.

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Lauryn Hill Week

Let's get the week going the right way with a classic joint by Lauryn Hill and the mighty Bob Marley (thanks to the miracle of modern technology)


This joint comes off of the Marley's tribute/mash up record Chant Down Babylon that came out in '99. It remains one of my favorite albums, thanks to tracks like this. the record also has Rakim, Chuck D, Mr. Cheeks, Aerosmith The Roots, and more. still hot after all this time... RIP Bob, and Welcome home Lauryn... OH YEAH! I've declared it LAURYN HILL WEEK here at GhettoManga, thanks to getting my mitts on that new L-boogie track Repercussions on Sunday. So come back and get more Lauryn in your life as the week progresses!

have a great day!

samax.

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new + Lauryn Hill = download this

Saw this on the Jungle45 blog, and had to go get the 411 to repost for my peoples... Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammo: Lauryn is officially Back in effect...


This joint was released this week, to the delight of her fans. Unfortunately, she doesn't rhyme on this, just bless the track with the red velvet vocals... click here to download it anyways. No word yet as to whether this was a NEW track or just an unreleased one. But as Hill told Zoe Chace of NPR, her youngest child is two years old, and she feels comfortable to get back in the game again... to that effect, Lauryn will be headlining the Rock The Bells tour this year, so get yourself ready, fam!

we love you Lauryn...

holla!

samax.

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