- Born
- Birth nameLauryn Noelle Hill
- Nickname
- L-Boogie
- Height5′ 3½″ (1.61 m)
- Lauryn Hill, a native of South Orange, New Jersey, first came to attention with the multi-talented Fugees. 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's son) before releasing her self-written and self-produced solo album, "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill", which topped Billboard charts the moment it came out.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kirillka
- ChildrenJoshua Omaru MarleySelah Louise Marley
- ParentsMal HillValerie Hill
- RelativesMalaney Hill(Sibling)
- Dreadlocks, husky voice
- Broke singer/songwriter Carole King's previous record of four Grammy awards in one night.
- Her former long-term partner Rohan is the son of Bob Marley and Janet Dunn-Hunt.
- May 6, 2013 - Convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to three months in prison.
- Has 5 children from her relationship with Rohan Marley: Zion David Marley (born August 3, 1997), Selah Louise Marley (born November 12, 1998), Joshua Omaru Marley (born January 26, 2002), John Nesta Marley (born 2003) and Sarah Marley (born 2008).
- Her second solo album, 'MTV Unplugged 2.0', an ambitious two-CD set released on May 7, 2002, was recorded live with just Hill on vocals and acoustic guitar. It contains all-new, original material, as well as in-between song banter, and was introduced as an installment of MTV2's 'Unplugged' series. Selling only 470,000 copies, it was a relative failure.
- Consequence is no coincidence.
- I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.
- Be honest, brutally honest. That is what's going to maintain relationships.
- Reality is easy. It's deception that's the hard work.
- We can't plan life. All we can do is be available for it.
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