Despite reports that she had settled her tax bill for the full outstanding amount early today, news has just broken that Lauryn Hill has been sentenced to three months in jail for tax evasion, as she failed to pay taxes on about $1.8m of earnings between 2005-2007. [...]
May 6, 2013
Verse
Music News, News
“Here is a link to a piece that I was ‘required’ to release immediately,” Ms. Lauryn Hill announced this weekend whilst her new song, “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix),” was quietly released on iTunes. [...]
May 5, 2013
M. Gosho Oakes
Hip Hop, New Music, Soul/R&B/Alt
Caught in a hurricane of public controversy as of late, Lauryn Hill has once again picked up a pen and a pad. Not to write a hit, but instead to pen an open letter to her fans. With many speculating that her recent record deal signing, Hill is now once again part of the Sony [...]
April 26, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Music News, Soul/R&B/Alt
Nas and Lauryn Hill are currently touring America on their joint Life is Good/Black Rage tour, and on Wednesday night (14th) they stopped at the Windy City to make an appearance at the Congress Theatre. [...]
The title track from her current tour with Queensbridge rap legend Nas, equally iconic Hip Hop Soulstress Lauryn Hill debuted “Black Rage” onstage this week, with a poetic recital of her new song for the cheering Dallas audience. Filmed from the crowd, watch Ms Hill recite the song below. [...]
October 30, 2012
M. Gosho Oakes
Books & Poetry, Hip Hop
Check out this video from Noisey’s ever-entertaining YouTube channel, in which Angel Haze responds to the trolls who frequent the world wide web with some straight-talking comments of her own. [...]
October 18, 2012
Sam Gould
Hip Hop, Music, Music Videos
Wyclef Jean stops by BET’s 106 & Park to discuss his new autobiographical book, Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story. [...]
September 21, 2012
Michell C. Clark
Books & Poetry, Music
With a musical history together forever chronicled on Nas‘ 1996 It Was Written smash, “If I Ruled The World (Imagine That),” two of Hip-Hop’s most influential artists reunite as the Queensbridge veteran and Lauryn Hill embark on a brand new Life is Good/Black Rage tour together, starting in late October. [...]
A soulful musician and songwriter with a distinctive voice, built with obvious reggae influences in articulation and phrasing, Selah Sue offers her soulful, jazz-infused debut album. The self-titled LP went multi-platinum in her native country Belgium and peaked in the top ten of the Dutch and French albums chart, where she has been elevated as [...]
September 14, 2012
Michael Twum-Barima
Jazz, Music, Reviews, Soul/R&B/Alt
Like they always tend to do during their sitdowns, the inquisitive folks at Canada’s Montreality got all up in Wyclef‘s business recently, talking to the decorated musician, producer, MC and philanthropist about everything from the obscure (the type of student he was, teenage jobs, superheroes) to the interesting (the last time he spoke with Lauryn [...]
July 9, 2012
Max-El
Music