The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Raina Kuzemka

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

1. Intro
1. Lauryn hill missing class again
2. Lost Ones
1. People thought because she was young she was stupid
2. If anyone threatens her son, even though she is nonviolent, she will grab a gun
3. Beef with Wyclef Jean, may have some but lost the best one he will ever have
4. If ex doesn't change ways he’s headed toward trouble and danger
1. She is talking about how her ex lost her and now he lost the best one and could head toward a path of destruction
2. He cannot see what he has become
3. Ex-Factor
1. Still talking about ex Wyclef Jean
2. No one will love him as much as she did
3. She tries to leave for good, but she always ends up letting him back in
4. She thinks it’s working but he keeps doing things against her which shows he is not trying to make something with her - always convinces lauryn it is not going to work
5. He said he would care, said he would be there, but he isn’t
4. To Zion
1. Son Lauryn had with bob marley's son
2. Thinking about her decision to have a baby
1. Everyone told her to have an abortion to keep her career
1. She chose her heart and now everything she knows is in Zion
3. She’s never felt a love like this before
1. Sees him as a divine gift
5. Doo Wop
1. Straight path or way of life
2. Man used her just to sleep with her
3. Women should value and respect themselves
4. Some girls only about sex and money
5. How you gonna win when you ain’t right within?
1. Need to be good on the inside
6. Some guys are only about sex and money
6. Super Star
1. Why isn't your music inspiring?
2. Pop musicians sell but they don’t send a good or true message through music
3. Everything is justified if someone gives you a pat on the back
4. The person can’t feel good unless they make someone else feel bad
1. Haven’t realized they will need help from other people
2. What goes around comes around
5. Music to drugs - exhilarating but could be legal

After hearing this whole album it was really interesting to compare to a male album. The female voice to me just gave a less harsh tone overall. The meaning behind every song was easy for me to find in all of them. Each song seemed to tell a story, and even the album title does. All of the songs go together under the album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” so within each song I felt like I heard something about learning whether for herself or her giving advice to someone else. I really liked this album and the meaning behind every song. I feel like I got most of her back story listening to about half of the album. She really seemed passionate about hip-hop and music which can be shown in all of her work.