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Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer known for her influential role in hip-hop and neo soul. Lauryn Hill was born on 26 May 1975.

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Who is Lauryn Hill?

Lauryn Hill is best known for Pioneering neo soul and rap-singing, and popularizing hip-hop music as a highly influential musician. Lauryn Hill is an American public figure. Lauryn Hill was born on 26 May 1975, which places Lauryn Hill among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1970s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Lauryn Hill is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Pioneering neo soul and rap-singing, and popularizing hip-hop music as a highly influential musician.
Nationality: American
Born: 26 May 1975

About Lauryn Hill

A definitive figure in neo soul and a pioneer of rap-singing and melodic rap, The Telegraph credited Hill with the popularization of hip-hop. She was the only woman named on the lists of "Greatest MCs of All Time" (2006) by MTV and 10 Greatest Rappers by Billboard, and appeared on Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers and VH1's 100 Women in Music. Hill began her career as a teen actress, portraying Kira Johnson in the soap opera As the World Turns (1991) before appearing in Steven Soderbergh's film King of the Hill (1993). Their second album, The Score (1996), included the singles "Killing Me Softly" and "Ready or Not," and sold over 22 million copies worldwide. It won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, making Hill the first woman to receive the honor. Her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998), debuted atop the Billboard 200 with the highest first-week sales for a female artist at the time and became the first recording by a female rapper to be certified diamond. Its lead single "Doo Wop (That Thing)" debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making Hill the first artist whose first appearance on both charts debuted at number one.

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What is Lauryn Hill known for?

Lauryn Hill is known for Pioneering neo soul and rap-singing, and popularizing hip-hop music as a highly influential musician.

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Lauryn Hill was born on 26 May 1975.

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Lauryn Hill's nationality is American.

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