Post by BoyBeater on Jul 12, 2005 11:12:35 GMT -5
From Sohh.com
After nearly five years of media silence, Lauryn Hill is slated to be featured in Trace Magazine's Black Girls Rule! Issue; hitting newsstands next week.
The issue celebrates Black female icons with an exclusive interview with Hill. In the article written by Editor-in-Chief and Chairman Claude Grunitzky, Hill speaks on the ups-and-downs she's encountered since becoming a superstar. Hill says, "I enjoyed the elation, and seeing the audience happy and fulfilled, and being a star was a natural progression. You go from being a very popular kid to being a very popular person, publicly. I was always extremely popular as a kid, but as a young woman I didn't understand that dynamic. I made music out of love, and then I got a reaction, a big reaction, and it wasn't healthy because I ended up pleasing other people who were dysfunctional."
The New Jersey emcee/singer also spoke about The Fugees; from the group's humble beginnings to the trio's eventual split. The group has since reunited at comedian Dave Chappelle's Block Party last year and for this year's BET Awards.
"I was impressed with Clef's discipline with the instrumentation. There were no Black guys I knew who played the guitar like that. I saw a spark in Wyclef that was extremely attractive… at the time," Hill told Trace Magazine. "I took a lot of abuse that many people would not have taken in these circumstances. I cannot blame others because I can see that a lot of relationships are analogous, but I didn't realize what was going on until it was too late. I had become used to improper dynamics, where people would transfer their hatred on someone else, thereby making a beautiful person ugly. I was young, gifted and Black in a world where you're not supposed to know so much, and that brought out the hatred of others. The Fugees was a conspiracy to control, to manipulate, and to encourage dependence."
Among other topics, Hill also discussed her solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and the state of Hip-Hop, past and present.
Trace Magazine's Black Girls Rule! Issue featuring Lauryn Hill hits newsstands July 14th.
After nearly five years of media silence, Lauryn Hill is slated to be featured in Trace Magazine's Black Girls Rule! Issue; hitting newsstands next week.
The issue celebrates Black female icons with an exclusive interview with Hill. In the article written by Editor-in-Chief and Chairman Claude Grunitzky, Hill speaks on the ups-and-downs she's encountered since becoming a superstar. Hill says, "I enjoyed the elation, and seeing the audience happy and fulfilled, and being a star was a natural progression. You go from being a very popular kid to being a very popular person, publicly. I was always extremely popular as a kid, but as a young woman I didn't understand that dynamic. I made music out of love, and then I got a reaction, a big reaction, and it wasn't healthy because I ended up pleasing other people who were dysfunctional."
The New Jersey emcee/singer also spoke about The Fugees; from the group's humble beginnings to the trio's eventual split. The group has since reunited at comedian Dave Chappelle's Block Party last year and for this year's BET Awards.
"I was impressed with Clef's discipline with the instrumentation. There were no Black guys I knew who played the guitar like that. I saw a spark in Wyclef that was extremely attractive… at the time," Hill told Trace Magazine. "I took a lot of abuse that many people would not have taken in these circumstances. I cannot blame others because I can see that a lot of relationships are analogous, but I didn't realize what was going on until it was too late. I had become used to improper dynamics, where people would transfer their hatred on someone else, thereby making a beautiful person ugly. I was young, gifted and Black in a world where you're not supposed to know so much, and that brought out the hatred of others. The Fugees was a conspiracy to control, to manipulate, and to encourage dependence."
Among other topics, Hill also discussed her solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and the state of Hip-Hop, past and present.
Trace Magazine's Black Girls Rule! Issue featuring Lauryn Hill hits newsstands July 14th.
