Hill arranged and produced her own new album, also writing 14 of its 15 tracks. Several tracks on "Miseducation" evoke Franklin and the fiery side of soul others suggest the Quiet Storm approach of Flack.
When Hill wrote and produced Aretha Franklin's most recent hit, "A Rose Is Still a Rose," she managed to bring Franklin into the hip-hop world without compromising that great soul diva's essential vocal characteristics. That shouldn't come as a surprise, since Hill's verbal skills first became evident on "Some Seek Stardom," a track from the Fugees' 1994 debut, "Blunted on Reality." And it was Hill's husky, silken alto that elevated the group to superstar status with a cover of the Roberta Flack hit "Killing Me Softly" (the song's album, "The Score," went on to sell 17 million copies). Lauryn Hill is the second of the Fugees to issue a solo album - Wyclef Jean's "The Carnival" dropped last year - and "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" (Ruffhouse/Columbia) immediately establishes her as one of the most distinctive, accomplished voices in hip-hop/soul.
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