Lauryn Hill

'Lauryn Hill' (qv), a native of South Orange, New Jersey, first came to attention with the multi-talented 'Fugees' (qv). 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' (qv)'s son) before releasing her self-written and self-produced solo album, "The Miseducation Of 'Lauryn Hill' (qv)", which topped Billboard charts the moment it came out.::Kirillka