"Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Wel-Come Back"

So rumor has it, or should i say 'fact' has it that the legendary Lauryn Hill has resurfaced and is coming back to take the music business over, yet AGAIN. In a recent interview with National Public Radio's Zoe Chace following her performance in Santa Rosa, California last weekend Hill revealed her future plans to continue with her music.

(Hill Performing in 2008)

Hill is a famously known R&B artist that made her big break when she starred in the widely known movie Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit when she was recognized for her musical talent and phenomenal voice. She was initially interested in acting and once she got her opportunity to pursue her career she also opened up another door completely different than the path she had initially intended to take.

In her early years, she was associated with a group known as the Fugees that contained other well known artists Wyclef Jean and Prakazrel "Pras" Michel and they had a short lived career together before Hill went solo and made her break for fame with her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998. The album focused on many different issues such as getting pregnant at a young age and being pressured into getting an abortion, having promiscuous relationships, love, happiness, heart break, and betrayal. This album was so successful mainly because it focused on everyday issues that everyone all around the world can either relate to or has been faced with one time or another in their lives. The album was widely disapproved by her former band members after their break up in 1996 due to personal issues. After a while Wyclef Jean accepted her decision to go solo and offered to help with the production of the album but those plans never followed out as planned.

(The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998: The only album release by Hill)

 Hill’s debut of the album sold 500,000 copies in its first week of sale and has since then gone certified platinum in Australia, gold in Austria, Platinum in Belgium, 7 times platinum in Canada, 2 times platinum in France, platinum in Germany, platinum in the Netherlands, 3 times platinum in New Zealand, platinum in Sweden, Gold in Switzerland, 2 times platinum in the United Kingdom, and 8 times platinum in the United States. The album was commercially and critically successful and at the time had broken the record for first week of sales by a female artist. The album was also known as the first Hip-Hop album to be named album of the year. With this album’s success, it led to 10 Grammy nominations in which Hill won five at the 41st Grammy Awards Ceremony in 1998. Hill had many big name artists involved in the making of this album. She had then undiscovered artists featured in her album such as John Legend and also very well known artists such as D’angelo and Mary J. Blidge. As of 2010, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill has sold over 8 million copies in the United States alone and worldwide 18 million copies. The album is still continuing to sell to this day.

 (Performing in New York's Central Park in 2005)

Even though this album was the only solo album Hill has ever made, this album will most likely be one of the greatest albums of all time throughout her music career. Hill is now touring in various places around the world such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand continuing to dazzle fans and keep on the legacy of the legendary solo album that has made national and worldwide success. Hopefully this news is permanent and the plans for a new album don't fall through. Lauryn Hill is a legend and always will be no matter if she comes back or not.Hill has many different reasons why she's been off the scene for a while. She has 5 children to take care of and thats a huge responsibility to withhold, but Lauryn notably said in an interview that, "It's Just Time" and Mrs. Hill, all your fans agree.

MJ