Lauryn Hill Speaks On Her State Of Mind, Hip Hop, Fugees
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I can't even remember the last time I seen a Lauryn Hill interview, she doesn't mingle with the press much so this may have come as a surprise to some. With the recently foray back into touring and other musician activities, Lauryn sat down to have a chat with TV Maniacs who caught her following a show on her current tour.
Laury touched on everything from her lengthy hiatus away from recording, to the current state of hip hop, to what Pras and Wyclef are saying about the Fugees reunion. For fans wondering why she's been gone so long, Lauryn simply says she didn't wan to make an album for the sake of making one. The music has to happen organically and with purpose.
“For me to make music—It doesn’t really make sense to make music if I can’t make something that has a purpose. I could’ve put out music three years ago, if there really wasn’t a purpose attached to it, I don’t know that I would’ve been interested. I think the reason the Fugees had the impact they did was because we really believed in what we were doing at the time. There was something genuine, something purposeful about it. Same thing with the Miseducation, making music is a labor of love and there also has to be an enormous amount of love in what I’m doing and a purpose.” Said Hill.
Watch the interview here.
Lauryn also revealed that as soon as she finishes her current tour, she will begin working on a new album but it will not be titled Call Me Ms. Hill as people thought. As for the Fugees reunion, Lauryn thinks the music they created was a special moment in time and they aren't in that place anymore, but wouldn't go so far as to rule out the possibility.
As for the state of hip hop, her reaction is one you see from many people in the industry, “I see a lot of talent and potential, at the same time, I see a lot of lost potential.” She said regarding the current state of Hip Hop.
“We can sort of trace black music back and watch the pattern. See how these [black] folks found this music and how it gets commercialized and compromised. My struggle has always been to prevent that from happening and maintain the soul in everything that I do. The reason why Hip Hop had such a strong voice was because it was a defiant message for a while. It was the voice of the voiceless…once you become the voice of the corporate, you become a different creature.”
Laury touched on everything from her lengthy hiatus away from recording, to the current state of hip hop, to what Pras and Wyclef are saying about the Fugees reunion. For fans wondering why she's been gone so long, Lauryn simply says she didn't wan to make an album for the sake of making one. The music has to happen organically and with purpose.
“For me to make music—It doesn’t really make sense to make music if I can’t make something that has a purpose. I could’ve put out music three years ago, if there really wasn’t a purpose attached to it, I don’t know that I would’ve been interested. I think the reason the Fugees had the impact they did was because we really believed in what we were doing at the time. There was something genuine, something purposeful about it. Same thing with the Miseducation, making music is a labor of love and there also has to be an enormous amount of love in what I’m doing and a purpose.” Said Hill.
Watch the interview here.
Lauryn also revealed that as soon as she finishes her current tour, she will begin working on a new album but it will not be titled Call Me Ms. Hill as people thought. As for the Fugees reunion, Lauryn thinks the music they created was a special moment in time and they aren't in that place anymore, but wouldn't go so far as to rule out the possibility.
As for the state of hip hop, her reaction is one you see from many people in the industry, “I see a lot of talent and potential, at the same time, I see a lot of lost potential.” She said regarding the current state of Hip Hop.
“We can sort of trace black music back and watch the pattern. See how these [black] folks found this music and how it gets commercialized and compromised. My struggle has always been to prevent that from happening and maintain the soul in everything that I do. The reason why Hip Hop had such a strong voice was because it was a defiant message for a while. It was the voice of the voiceless…once you become the voice of the corporate, you become a different creature.”
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