The net is weird place.

There’s no way I can say I know the man above any more than I know any of you.

But I knew Big Fame One. Read the rest of this entry »

Lauryn Hill was Misunderstood.

Mistaken, probably. Misquoted, most likely. Misdirected. Misled. Mishandled. Yes, Yes and Yes.

That is, if you believe Lauryn… and I do.

When Ms. Hill dropped off the edge of the planet my initial reaction was brief irritation followed by a common belief she’d come back around and do right by the fans. A couple of years passed… no new material. Just an MTV Unplugged joint that had me reeling, but didn’t satiate an innate desire for a studio release.

Anger —> Denial —> Mourning.

This may seem a severe reaction to one woman’s decision to leave phenom-status success. But flash back to 1993 when Sister Act II had the whole theater goose-bumpin’ off of “Eye On The Sparrow” and “Joyful, Joyful.” Then skip forward three years to The Score when her bars smashed on both her co-Fugees, and “Killing Me Softly” became so enigmatic everyone — to this day! — can sing the ad-lib breakdown.

Now go to 1998. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Read the rest of this entry »