WHEN IT HURTS SO BAD
LAURYN HILL
SONGWRITER: LAURYN HILL
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL
LABEL: RHFFHOUSE RECORDS
GENRE: SOUL
YEAR: 1998
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an
American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Often regarded as one of the
greatest rappers of all time, as well as being one of the most influential
singers of her generation. Hill is widely credited for
breaking barriers for female rappers, popularizing melodic rapping and for
bringing Hip hop and Neo soul to popular music.
She is known for being a member of Fugees and her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which
won many awards,
and became one of the best-selling albums of all-time.
Raised mostly in South Orange, New Jersey, Hill
began singing with her music-oriented family during her childhood. She appeared
in the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit alongside
Whoopi Goldberg.
In high school, Hill was approached by Pras Michel for a band he started, which his cousin Wyclef Jean soon joined. They renamed themselves the Fugees and released the
albums Blunted
on Reality (1994) and the Grammy Award–winning
The Score (1996), which sold six
million copies in the U.S. Hill rose to prominence for her African-American and Caribbean music influences on
her rapping and singing as well as her performance on the Fugees version of
"Killing Me Softly". She began to focus
on solo projects, writing and producing "A Rose Is Still a Rose" by
Aretha Franklin,
then featuring on the Grammy Award-nominated songs "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by
Nas and Guantanamera by Wyclef Jean. Her tumultuous romantic relationship with Jean led to the
split of the band in 1997, after which she began work on her solo album.
The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) remains Hill's sole solo studio album. It
received widespread critical acclaim for showcasing a representation of life
and relationships and locating a contemporary voice within the neo soul genre. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and has sold approximately ten million copies there, being certified
Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America.
This included the
singles "Doo Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor",
and "Everything Is Everything".
At the 41st Grammy Awards, the record earned her
five awards, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist. During this time, she won
several other awards and became a common sight on the cover of magazines.
Soon
afterward, Hill dropped out of the public eye, dissatisfied with the music
industry and suffering from the pressures of fame. Her last
full-length recording, the new-material live álbum MTV
Unplugged Nº. 2.0 (2002), sold approximately
one million copies in the U.S. and sharply divided critics upon its release,
but has received retrospective praise. Hill's subsequent activity, which includes the
release of a few songs and occasional festival appearances, has been sporadic.
Her music and public statements have become critical of pop culture and
societal institutions. Hill has six children, five of
them with Rohan Marley.
In 2012, she pleaded guilty to tax
evasion and served a three-month prison
sentence the following year.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album by American singer and rapper Lauryn
Hill. It was released on August 25, 1998, by Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records.
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a neo soul and R&B album with some songs based in hip hop soul and reggae. Its
lyrics touch upon Hill's pregnancy and the turmoil within her former group the Fugees, along
with themes of love and God. The album's title was inspired by the film and
autobiographical novel The Education of Sonny Carson, and Carter G. Woodson's
The Mis-Education of the Negro.
After touring with the Fugees, Hill became
involved in a romantic relationship with Jamaican entrepreneur Rohan Marley,
and shortly after, became pregnant with their child. This pregnancy, as well as other
circumstances in her life, inspired Hill to make a solo album. Recording
sessions for the album took place from late 1997 to June 1998 mainly at Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston,
as Hill collaborated with a group of musicians known as New Ark in writing and
producing the songs.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 422,624 copies in its first week, which broke a
record for first-week sales by a female artist. It was promoted with three hit singles:
"Doo
Wop (That Thing)", "Ex-Factor",
and "Everything Is Everything".
"Doo Wop (That
Thing)", the lead single, peaked at number one in the US, with the latter
two singles peaking within the top 40. To
further promote the album, Hill made televised performances on Saturday
Night Live and the Billboard
Music Awards before embarking on a sold-out,
worldwide concert tour.
Critics generally praised The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill for Hill's presentation of a woman's view on life
and love, along with her artistic range. At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill earned 10 nominations, winning five awards, making
Hill the first woman to receive that many nominations and awards in one night. The album's success propelled
Hill to international superstardom, and contributed to bringing hip hop and neo
soul to the forefront of popular music. New Ark, however, felt Hill and her
record label did not properly credit the group on the album; a lawsuit filed by
the group was settled out of court in 2001.
Since
its release, the record has been ranked in numerous best-album lists, with a
number of critics regarding it as one of the greatest albums of the 1990s, as
well as one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2015,
it was included by the Library
of Congress in the National Recording Registry. In
2021, the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America,
for estimated sales of 10 million copies in the US, becoming the first female
hip hop album to do so, while the album has sold over 20 million copies
worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all-time, and the
best-selling neo soul album of all time. It remains Hill's only studio album.
When it hurts so bad,
when it hurts so bad
Why's it feel so good?
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
Why's it feel so good?
I loved real, real
hard once
But the love wasn't returned
Found out the man I'd die for
He wasn't even concerned
I tried, and I tried, and I tried
To keep him in my life
I cried and I cried, and I cried
But I couldn't make it right
But I, I loved the young man
And if you've ever been in love
Then you'd understand
What you want might
make you cry
What you need might pass you by
If you don't catch it
If you don't catch it
And what you need ironically
Will turn out what you want to be
If you just let it
If you just let it
See, I thought this
feeling
It was all that I had
But how could this be love
And make me feel so bad?
Gave up my power
I existed for you
But whoever knew the voodoo you'd do?
But I, I loved the young man
And if you've ever been in love you'd understand
What you want might make you cry
What you need might pass you by
If you don't catch it
And what you need irconically
Will turn out what you want to be
If you just let it
What you want might make you cry
What you need might pass you by
If you don't catch it
And what you need ironically
Will turn out what you want to be
If you just let it
If you just let it
When it hurts so bad,
when it hurts so bad
Why's it feel so good?
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
When it hurts so bad,
when it hurts so bad
Why's it feel so good?
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad
When it hurts so bad, when it hurts so bad.
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