Lauryn Hill

On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano was awarded the inaugural Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award at the first ESPY Awards. Jim Valvano, nicknamed Jimmy V, was a college basketball player, coach, and broadcaster. Jim had an excellent coaching career, coaching for many teams, but most prominently at North Carolina State University. Despite being weakened from his fight against cancer, Jimmy V delivered an inspiring and energetic speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards with a goal to encourage the…

principle, however, is often forgotten with the presence of strong religious beliefs and rising emotions following violent crimes. Directors, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, in the documentary film Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) takes an insider look surrounding the trials of three teens who were accused of brutally murdering and sexually assaulting three eight year old boys in the Bible Belt town of West Memphis, Arkansas. The accused, Jessie Misskelley Jr.,…

Anthony Holland Dr.Dubose ENG 102 November 12, 2017 Mystery Of Iniquity In Mystery of Iniquity, Lauryn Hill examines people being holy to illustrate living through the lord, lack of fairness, and cause of destruction. Lauryn Hill illustrates not living through the lord. According to the quote, "Loving a lie, Not realizing in Adam’’. This quote means that the people who keep living in a world that god doesn’t like will result in death. According to the article, ‘’god…

made for the elect, To possibly judge correct? Properly serve and protect?” (Line 3) Lauryn Noelle Hill, American singer, record producer, rapper, actress, and songwriter, is widely known for breaking several sales records. Especially for her most common and famous hit, nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance, “Mystery of Iniquity.” Through this song, it is luminous to see that Ms. Hill is “awoke.” She realizes problems and situations in the world that many others may…

Ms. Hill The cultural context that I choose is a song called “Ms.Hill”, written by rapper and songwriter Talib Kweli. This song was released in 2005 and it speaks about his admiration toward his iconic friend, Lauryn Hill, a rapper, singer, songwriter, and poet. She’s also known from the 1992 comedy film, Sister Act starting Whoopi Goldberg. This song expresses admiration toward Lauryn Hill’s ways of not conforming to the ways of the music industry as well as creating her own style of music,…

David explains that black women of the 21st century that are situated within the hip-hop culture walk a thin line between raising black children up to be the “diamonds and pearls Lauryn Hill sings about” or “contributing to the cadre of workers/neo-slave for a burgeoning U.S. prison and low-wage welfare economy” (191-192). This is the struggle many black mothers within and outside the realm of hip-hop deal with. However, David emphasizes…

1. Hands Up, Daye Jack ft. Killer Mike, 2015. Hands Up, by Daye Jack belongs in this playlist about police violence and police brutality towards Black America, as this is the songs focus. Daye Jack focuses on Black injustice in America revolving specifically around police brutality. This connects to our course themes, with lecture 8 and Maynard’s article, Arrested (In)Justice, as both relate with the rise of police murders towards Black youth in poor urban communities and its relation to the…

The other Artist, Lauryn Hill, recited her poem called “Motives and Thoughts”. Each poem discussed the effect of society on people. The…

Jennifer Hudson, and Usher, among many other. 4. Lauryn Hill – She began her career as a member of the hip-hop group, Fugees and received a Grammy for Best Rap Album. She, later on, went solo and released her first album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill which landed the number one spot in the Billboard chart. The same album earned her a Grammy Award for Album of the Year and was also the first hip-hop album to win in this prestigious category. In 1998, Hill became the first woman to take…

Last night, Nas along with his closest friends and family celebrated The Don's 40th birthday with a classy affair, at New York City's Avenue NYC. The Hennessy sponsored event invited guests to sip on the popular cognac as they dined on a carefully selected five course meal which included Shrimp Scampi, Lobster Fra Diavolo and Strawberry Shortcake for desert. The crowd partied all night with music by New York nightlife fixture, DJ M.O.S. rocking the turntables. Dressed in a pink tuxedo, the…