What young girl was changed by Lauryn Hill's first solo album?
The Miseducation was probably the first album I really LISTENED to. My virgoness kicked in back in '98 and I became obsessed. I wanted her hair, her lipstick, her swag. I wanted to be her.
The obsession eventually tinkered down to an admiration for what I saw as a young and wise black woman who represented what it meant to stay true to yourself.
I've seen L. Boogie live twice, and every opp I get, I'll see her again.
So I was elated when Rock the Bells announced she would be on the tour and in DC on August 29th.
I could have cared less about Whitney's comeback, but this, this right here, I'm on pins and needles waiting for a new album.
Listen to her interview on NPR's All Things Considered here... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128149135
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