Lauryn Hill

Born: 1975-05-26 South Orange, New Jersey, USA

Lauryn Hill, a native of South Orange, New Jersey, first came to attention with the multi-talented The Fugees. Their first album, 'Blunted On Reality', went virtually unnoticed by the public; their real breakthrough came with the sophomore album, 'The Score', which featured 'Killing Me Softly'. That album stills remains the worldwide top-selling rap album of all time (17 million units shipped). She earned two Grammys (Best Rap Album and Best R&B Performance by a duo or group) in 1996 and gave birth to Zion (alleged father is Bob Marley's son) before releasing her self-written and self-produced solo album, 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' ...