Lauryn Hill’s debut to be preserved in the Library of Congress

[Cody Draco 2,531]

Back in 1998, Lauryn Hill’s  debut solo offering, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, earned her the honor of being the first woman ever to be nominated for 10 Grammys in one year and the first woman to ever win five Grammys in one night, including the first Album of the Year award for a hip-hop album.

Fast-forward 17 years and Hill’s magnum opus is still being bestowed with accolades.

The Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board recently announced plans to induct the album into the national library calling it “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.”

Miseducation is one of 25 recordings added to the registry this year. Other recordings this year include Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me,” The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” and Sly & The Family Stone’s 1969 album, Stand!.

“Congress understood the importance of protecting America’s aural patrimony when it passed the National Recording Preservation Act 15 years ago,” says the Library of Congress’ James H. Billington. “By preserving these recordings, we safeguard the words, sounds and music that embody who we are as a people and a nation.”

2Pac, De La Soul, and the Sugar Hill Gang are among the short list of hip-hop artists to also have their work inducted into the Library of Congress.

Source: http://rollingout.com/music/lauryn-hills-landmark-debut-album-miseducation-lauryn-hill-added-library-congress/

A beautiful and extremely talented woman. Much deserved.

 

 

[xoxo cupcakke 4,781]

Much deserved indeed

[Supersonic 49,376]

Much deserved. I wonder when they are going to add Born This Way.

[FGGrayson 9,670]

She IS the QUEEN OF RAP, not that messy Minaj who sells s-x, aka Anaconda nor cringe lyrics *cough *cough 'Stupid Ho'

[Computer 10,967]

That was such a good album.  

"To Zion"  

And I remember "That Thing" slaying radio.  And the bonus hidden track "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is absolute, pure heaven.  

[RAMROD 101,008]

Well, it is an iconic piece of art and music.

Well deserved tbh.

[FGGrayson 9,670]

That was such a good album.  

"To Zion"  

And I remember "That Thing" slaying radio.  And the bonus hidden track "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is absolute, pure heaven.  

​Ex-Factor always slayed me     Doo Wop was amazing tbh

[migamiga 12,100]

Absolutely well deserved! I effing love Lauryn and that album! Congrats to her 

THIS is what it means to be iconic and culturally significant

[SissyFromSpace 20,883]

k but add born this way

lauryns album is good but shes a nasty homophobic b---h :rio:

[Michael 533]

Well very deserved

This album is probably my favourite of all time.

[Kayla 7,595]