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SOUND ADVICE staff writer DEREK K SCOTT THE MISEDUCATION OF LAURYN HILL Lauryn Hill (out of five stars) "The magazine said the girl shouldVe went solo/ Guys should stop rapping/ Vanish like Menudo." - Wvrlef Jean from "Zealots" During 1995 many people in the hiphop community believed songwriter, producer, vocalist and MC Lauryn Hill was the driving force behind the Fugees' multi-platinum LP, The Score as her remake of Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly" took the New Jersey based group from national notoriety to international dominance on the music charts. But now it's 1998 and fellow Fugee members Wyclef Jean and Pras have gained even more fans than ever anticipated, a fan-base similar to that attained in the early 90s by Gamecock basketball player Recus Nix's favorite hip-hop star, MC Hammer. Wyclef dropped his solo effort The Carnival with the hit songs "We Trying To Stay Alive," "Guantanamera" and "Gone Till November"; produced Hazing tracks for everyone from Stevie Wonder to Sunz of Man; and has hit the cover of ipnanw?- J I J **99 Mercury Cougar I-4 MSRP $16,595 the music industry's biggest magazines including Rolling Stone and Vibe. Pras, a verbally challenged MC, has managed to grab a few hits of his own with "Avenues" off the Money Talks soundtrack, "Roxanne "97," a duet with Sting produced by Puff Daddy, and a recent hit with the jam "Ghetto Superstar" from the Bulworth Soundtrack featuring Big Baby Jesus (O.D.B.) and Mya. Needless to say, the Refugee Camp has part of the industry on lock. But missing in action has been L-Boogie, the person without whom none of the Fugees' global experience would be possible. Well, Lauryn Hill is back, and her debut solo effort The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill delivers the goods. And those doubting whether Hill would be able to handle the pressure of writing, producing and arranging an entire album need to put themselves on the same list with those persons who doubted Michael Jordan's will in this year's NBA Finals. L-Boogie's versatility, as the best female MC and as a top five R&B vocalists, produces an unprecedented musical experience that real "headz" have been waiting for. Miseducation is a prize-winning effort and the best album of the year thus far, primarily because of the depth of song writing and the grooves done for a purpose. The album is not just a bunch . a? : A A. A . Jk IWf u ) at: %,54 rWy -for you r , excluding title, tax and license fee. '99 I of gun-talk or pimped-out, million dollar drug stories offered by the overwhelming majority of hip-hop artists. In fact the buzz for Lauryn's debut album began earlier in the year when "Lost One," a dissertation about many in the business selling their souls in order to gain "Benjamin's," hit underground radio with a bang. The first single from Miseducation, "Doo Wop (That Thing)," is a definite head hopper with Lauryn educating men and women about the repercussions of the dating game. "To Zion," dedicated to her baby boy, is a joyful noise as, over the sweet guitar playing of Carlos Santana, Lauryn expresses: "Now let me pray to keep you from/ The perils that will surely come/ See life for you my prince has just begun/ And I thank you for choosing me .." "Nothing Even Matters," a duet with neo-soul's first lieutenant D'Angelo is the bomb, and "Every Ghetto, Every City" has a jazzy vibe, as Lauryn spits out "Self-Destruction record drops ... and everybody used to do the wop," recalling her days growing up in New Jerusalem iiNew jersey;. Mary d. rsiige makes a guest appearance on "I Used To Love Him," but surprisingly missing from the project are Fugee members Wyclef and Pras. Every joint on Miseducation brings a heavy dose of pure artistry to the veins mFA ? .1 jii- --J%||?III tjit iffijj-' V 4 VfCUfU '5* Met \ml at uouf local joW'Mi Mv & fherwr^ lyyyLOUgdr.CUFFI I Weirury Cougar V-6 with V-6 Sport Grou of everyone digging real music. However, the best moments of the album occur during the interludes when young children give their definitions of the word "love"?something even adults would have a problem with today. But whether it's my mom's favorite song "Superstar," in which Lauryn rips the mic saying "Just as Christ was a superstar, you stupid star/ They'll hail you then they'll nail you, no matter who you are," or the sultry sound of "When It Hurts So Bad," Miseducation definitely deserves classic status as it bangs, like the Stretch and Bobbito Ecko shirts, from beginning to end. Other song titles speak for themselves such as "Forgive Them Father," which could be dedicated to the Iota Chi chapter members on campus, and "Fi nal Hour," when L-Boogie drops "I'm about to change the focus/ From the richest to the brokest/1 wrote this opus/ To reverse the hypnosis.'' The only downfall to the project may be the fact that Lauryn doesn't rhyme as much as many would prefer. But then again, Michael Jordan doesn't dunk as often as many would prefer, but he's still the man. Well, Lauryn Hill is still the queen of the hip-hop world. Nobody has shown serious efforts to dethrone her, and possibly, no one ever will. Hip-hop isn't just passing the blunt and freestyling over instrumentals. Hip-hop GH9Wm ?ph Si > ? >< ' >. ? *R \-v ?& : . "-. -x CoUAAf iuifjpe^ at: f fhefcuty p MSRP $17,870 excluding title, tax and lie c .7, i h t ms ECfiy* < . , iffi^NSssPs! ."^ ' <2!* is a culture, and Miseducation grabs the pulse of the culture like no other album has done. 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It has not taken very long for Dorsel ;o see this project become a reality. "I included it in my campaign goals," le said. Teople seemed skeptical about ;he idea, but we were very serious." Dorsel initially got the idea from a jrogram that was started at UNC-Charotte. Over the summer, Dorsel worked vith Hallman and Van Nostrand to coirdinate the program and take it hmncrh fhp naroccair nVionnolc These first couple of weeks are gong to be an adjustment period," Van "lostrand said. Dorsel added, "I was worried about how we were going to be eceived, but it was overwhelming how ooperative everyone was." For Van Nostrand, the reality of vhat they were achieving did not set n until they entered the shelter. "It helped us understand that there ire people there that are going to reilly appreciate this," Van Nostrand aid. Van Nostrand expressed pride in heir accomplishments. "I am glad we re the ones that get to start it up, ut it is a shame that it hadn't been one already." Dorsel, Van Nostrand and Hallman tave high hopes for the future of this rogram. Eventually, they would like a see "Second Serving" become an inependent student organization with G overseeing its general operation. )orsel, Van Nostrand and Hallman rould also like to expand their sources f donations to the greater Columbia rea and not just Marriott. "It's going 3 be huge," Van Nostrand said. "There is always something you can o to help others, and we have such ast resources at USC that we can use ot only to better our own fives also but ) also better the community of Coimbia," Dorsel said. Dorsel is optimistic about the fulre of the program. Td love.to come back in two or three jars and see that this organization is ill in place and see that we're not wastig food and that we are a university iat is committed to the City of Combia," he said. 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