Raised in South Orange, New Jersey, Lauryn Hill is an American singer and rapper. She achieved early success as a member of the Fugees — the hip-hop group she founded with members Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean. The group released two albums in the early part of the decade, 1994’s Blunted on Reality and the 1996 Grammy-Award winning album The Score. After the Fugees split up in 1997, Hill continued making music as a solo artist. In 1998, she released her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill on Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Hill recorded the album between fall 1997 and spring 1998 at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica, now the home of the Bob Marley Museum.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the artist’s only studio album and debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Blending soul, hip hop, and contemporary R&B with pop, funk, and doo-wop, it is one of the seminal albums of the neo-soul genre along with Erykah Badu's Baduizm (1997) and Jill Scott's Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. (2000). The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill featured contributions from fellow neo-soul singer D’Angelo, as well as Mary J. Blige and pre-fame John Legend. Key singles “Doo Wop (That Thing),” “Ex-Factor,” and “Everything is Everything” topped charts in both Britain and the United States.
At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999, Hill became the first woman ever to receive nominations in ten categories for one year. She would take home five awards, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. She was the first hip hop artist ever to win the prestigious award. In 2017, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was ranked the second-best album of all time created by a woman by NPR.
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In Utero, the third album by the Seattle grunge band Nirvana, was released on September 21, 1993. It was the final studio album released by the band, who disbanded after the death of lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain on April 8, 1994. In Utero is...
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If you don't already have Dr. Dre's debut studio album, you should get it right now. The Chronic has been recognized as one of the most influential albums of the 1990s, and is responsible for popularizing the G-funk subgenre of gangtsa rap.
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Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner... but then I just put this CD in and life is good again. "Blood Sex Sugar Magik" is an album that still brings back '90s memories through high-energy rhythm and wonderfully nonsensical lyrics.
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Comprised of rapper/singer Lauryn Hill, rapper Pras Michel, and rapper/singer Wyclef Jean, the Fugees were an award-winning American hip hop group in the 1990s. They released two albums in the early part of the decade, 1994's Blunted on Reality and...
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In 1997, Hanson was inescapable. A catchy little single by the name of “MMMBop” was topping charts around the world, and the three long-haired brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma had earned a Tiger Beat pinup on the walls of pretty much every...
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You oughta know by now that Alanis Morissette’s third release Jagged Little Pill is one of the defining albums of the nineties. This powerhouse record has sold a whopping 33 million copies and is one of the best-selling albums of all time. Jagged...
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Nothing will bring you back to summer camp in the 1990s faster than hitting play on this second studio album by English rock group Oasis. (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? earned the band and its perpetually feuding brothers Noel and Liam...
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August and Everything After is the multi-platinum selling debut album by the Berkley, California rock group The Counting Crows. It was released on September 14th, 1993 and went on to sell over 7 million copies in the United States. Rolling Stone...
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album from the alternative rock back The Smashing Pumpkins. Immediately debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200, it sold over 245,000 units in the first week alone.
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Released in February 1994, Dookie is the catchy, energetic sucker punch that propelled the pop-punk band Green Day into the musical big leagues and launched the careers of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tre Cool. The album was a runaway...
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