The best verses of Lauryn Hill

In the absence of new Lauryn Hill songs, I got to thinking about what makes me want something new from her. I came to the conclusion that it is the fact that his old material was so multifaceted. In my opinion, many female MCs have not come close to the depth of Lauryn Hill’s verses. Here are the 3 verses that I think were the best Lauryn Hill verses of all time (so far). These are not necessarily his best songs. This article contains my opinions.

# 3 Guantanamera (Album: The Carnival)

Although it is from the Wyclef album, this verse is, in my opinion, one of the best representations of Lauryn’s storytelling ability. This verse tells the story of a woman who gets what she wants from the world and plays by her own rules. She says:

She was a rose in Spanish Harlem

Mamacita, I beg your pardon

He made bets at a faster rate than he fornicates

Pure traits of genius,

Goddess of Black Venus

Crab is angry that they can’t come between us

to no selex ion, mild complex ion

Lexington’s lexicon, the parents came from Cuba, partly Mexican,

Pure sweet, the dimes fell at her feet

He liked Movado and moved his hips like Delgado

And broke the girls from the grounds to Apollo

And then, he took his act and sent it to Dim Sum.

And waited patiently while the entrepreneurs arrived

Calling late on purpose, even politicians got nervous

And made plans to infiltrate the secret street service

This gentle flower, fertility was her power.

Sweet person, Venus Flytrap primadonna

What is that sera that turned money into money?

Here, Hill’s use of cadence (selex-ion as opposed to selection), the imagery (he shook his hips like Delgado), and the pun (Dim-Sum … businessmen come) is what makes this verse so special. This one is pretty self explanatory, so let’s move on.

#2 ‘Final hour’ (Verse 2)

In the second verse of ‘Final Hour’, Lauryn gives us an idea of ​​her goals for her music. If we pay attention, we glimpse their first aspirations. She says:

I’m about to shift my focus from the richest to the baddest

I wrote this play to reverse hypnosis

Whoever is closer

He will win the line

You’re going to fall trying to play ball

While my team wins the pennant

I’m about to be on it

For a minute

So run for the Senate

Make a slum lord the tenant

Give your money to the kids to spend

And then amend it

Every law that ever prevented

Our survival from our arrival

Documented in the bible

Like Moses and Aaron

Things are going to change, it’s obvious

And everything transparent will show through

Let god redeem you

Keep your deen true

You can also get the green one

Be careful what you hold on to

See how a queen does it

And I stay calm reading Psalm 73

Because with everything that is happening I have the word in the palm of my hand

Obviously, the whole Final Hour song is about “the last days.” That’s not what makes it one of Lauryn Hill’s best songs or verses. This is one of Lauryn’s best lines because it encourages us to examine our lives with a view to later having to respond to a Higher Power, something that is rarely seen in hip hop. Here Lauryn seeks to enlighten the righteous, poor or not. She wants to ‘shift the focus from the richest to the rawest’ but then says ‘you can get the green too … be careful what you hold on to’. She also seeks to ‘reverse the hypnosis’ that music undoubtedly has on people by making her music meaningful enough to wake people up.

His reference to Psalm 73 is particularly interesting because that scripture speaks of avoiding worldly things in favor of a closer walk with God. This is what she means when she says ‘you’re going to fall, tryna ball’ and proclaims to have “The Word” in the palm of her hand. Additionally, Lauryn’s statement that she will run for Senate is particularly revealing. It makes me speculate whether she still has political aspirations.

#1 ‘Ready or not’ (Remix)

Now, the best Lauryn Hill verse of all time – Hill’s verse on Ready or Not Remix. He:

If I could change the times, make rhymes, raise the babies

Give rage to all the pigs

Send n * as biters to Hades

Dress up ladies

Chase the rainbow, find the pot

Free the offender for the third time once he learns how to do Selaat

Lose the fame, take the money

Play boys, like they did with me

Find a man with a plan

Slap a chicken if he acts funny

Break the bank, your own tank

Stop blacks from acting sucked

Take charge, free Rovers delivery

Teach a man to find Jehovah

Own the shops, own the tours

Look at the record for pimps and whores

Make love, stop the wars

Cop the land, like the Moors

Make the last the first

Make god respect the earth

Trade the murder rate for birth!

This is almost like Lauryn Hill’s own version of ‘If I Ruled The World’ (Nas’s song in which she sang the hook). It’s almost like she wrote this verse for that song. In any case, here we see Ms. Hill being political, vulnerable, intelligent, humane and intelligent at the same time. From the proclamations that indicate that she is Christian (“teach a man to meet Jehovah”) to respect for other religions (“do Selaat”, “I copied the land like the Moors”, and “make God respect the earth “- -a 5 percent reference) she demonstrates supreme depth as she reveals her humanity.

Her references to murder rates and stopping wars indicate that she is a peace-loving person (at least when she’s not “slapping a chicken”). His references to owning a store, giving away free Rovers and ‘taking the money’ show an appreciation of the capitalist system, but in the context of the rest of the verse, the listener understands that this is not the typical materialism generally seen in mortgage hopping. . Furthermore, his reference to making the ‘pigs’ angry shows that he shares the widespread disdain for police within the hip hop community, an interesting way of making a point that is often referenced.

Another aspect of this verse that makes it so wonderful is Lauryn Hill’s proclamation that she wishes she could ‘lose the fame’. This gives us an idea of ​​the fact that even when the Fugees recorded The Score, Lauryn Hill was uncomfortable with the spotlight. This could provide information and could even have served as a harbinger of Lauryn Hill’s eventual removal from the public eye. All of this is what makes this the best Lauryn Hill verse of all time.

Lauryn Hill’s impact on hip hop is undeniable. Hopefully he goes back to hip hop and gives us some cooler verses.