Re: Lauryn Hill Makes Me Feel Unwell


ambroise@socrates.berkeley.edu
Mon, 8 Mar 1999 10:24:26 -0800 (PST)



i mean, all of us are complicit in some way. i wouldn't sport the gold
necklace with the dollar sign, but come on . . .

On Mon, 8 Mar 1999, Y wrote:

> Here in NY, Ms. Hill was prominently featured on the cover
> of the Fashion Times two weeks ago sporting designer label
> ghetto gear by the likes of Gucci & Hilf(r)igger;
> and also on the cover of TIME magazine sporting a gold necklace
> with $ dollar signs embossed.
>
> 'Nuff said.
>
> Paz,
> Yvonne.
>
>
> On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Paul Berger wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Hate to rain on anyone else's parade, but I(along with a good amount
> > of friends) just can't get into the Lauryn Hill groove. I gave it a
> > chance; I put the Miseducation CD on in Tower recently, and I couldn't
> > believe how fast I flipped thru it without a single tune to fix on.
> > I'm not begrudging her the success she's had, but I can't get into the
> > music. On the other hand, people like Erykah Badu and Me'shell
> > Ndegeocello really GET IT. They are amazing, and I wish they had as
> > much recognition as Hill.
> >
> > >>Hmm, she may give me a bit of a tummy ache, but, over all she makes
> > flipping by MTV tolerable.<<
> >
> > That's funny, but I can't even watch her with the sound off. All this
> > 'street' posturing makes me laugh, when I saw her on Showtime At The
> > Apollo 10 years ago, all prim and proper. That might sound harsh, but
> > it just seems like she's reaching a bit. Just My Opinion, that's all.
> >
> > Take Care-----Paul Berger---
> >
> > BTW, while on the subject, has Wyclef ever done an original tune? I
> > thought his 'cover' of "STAYIN' ALIVE" was a musical massacre bested
> > only by Puff Daddy's slaughter of "KASHMIR".
> >
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