Nomination: Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

[Tiggi]

Dazzling solo debut from LH, released in 1998.

The Fugees had already had major success, due in no small part to Miss Hill's gorgeous vocals, but this solo release was a step up in scope and quality.

There's Hip-Hop, Soul, Jazz, a bit of everything, and some excellent song-writing brings it all together in a concept album of sorts. Kind of autobiographical, the album sets out Lauryn's formative experiences of life and how it's all led to her personal philosophy on life, the universe, & everything.

Mega-successful, but that shouldn't stand in the way of this being accorded the classic status it deserves.

Some rather superb video clips:

Ex-Factor
[video=youtube;cE-bnWqLqxE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-bnWqLqxE[/video]

Doo Wop (That Thing)
[video=youtube;dE6Qcc6VDo8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE6Qcc6VDo8[/video]

Everything is Everything
[video=youtube;i3_dOWYHS7I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3_dOWYHS7I[/video]