Lauryn Hill Shared Why She Never Followed Up "The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill" With Another Studio Album, And It's Heartbreaking

    "I was considered an enemy."

    Joyann Jeffrey
    by Joyann Jeffrey

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the best albums to date! But even though it's a massive commercial and critical success, not to mention a staple for so many of us, Lauryn Hill has never followed it up with another studio album.

    Now she's explained why that is. "The wild thing is, no one from my label has ever called me and asked, 'How can we help you make another album?' EVER...EVER. Did I say 'ever'? Ever!" Lauryn said during Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums podcast.

    “After The Miseducation, there were scores of tentacled obstructionists, politics, repressing agendas, unrealistic expectations, and saboteurs EVERYWHERE,” she added.

    “People had included me in their own narratives of their successes as it pertained to my album, and if this contradicted my experience, I was considered an enemy,” Lauryn continued.

    After The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released in 1998, it won five Grammys, including Album of the Year. Lauryn's intention to create something that her “foremothers and forefathers in music” would like was an absolute success and fully realized.

    Now she hears that other artists, like Drake and Teyana Taylor, sample her music in their songs.

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    “I challenged the norm and introduced a new standard,” she said. “I believe The Miseducation did that, and I believe I still do this — defy convention when the convention is questionable."

    Hopefully we will one day be fortunate enough to hear another studio album from Lauryn Hill. Either way, she will go down in history as one of the best musical artists ever.