Open Your Ears




To all the people who said that Lauryn Hill lost her cool, when it came to her musical growth. You were so obviously blinded by the mainstream of music and her rumored meltdowns to appreciate that her acoustic style was burning it up!

The voice of an angel with the flow of a river; Lauryn Hill is one of the most talented songstresses to grace the globe with her talent.

She decided to retire from the fantasy side of the industry, and channel her energies to what really moves her. The deepest she can be. The strumming of her guitar accompanied by her soulful, raspy melody can bring water to the eyes. Raw emotion drips from this MTV Unplugged special as she begins to cry during her performance of “I Gotta Find Peace of Mind.”

Everybody has been so focused and all the drama in her life, that they’ve failed to OPEN THEIR EARS and hear the emotion that her personal battles are unleashing into the mic. Just because she's not willing to conform herself to fit into exactly who everybody else thinks she should be, or what people remember her to be; and has finally realized what she’s truly all about, how does that equal a "melt down"? I don’t call that a meltdown, I call that self discovery. I’m sure we’re not all the same person we were ten years ago. I know I’ve gone through my share of drama that has made me who I am today.

She quoted at a concert in Oakland last year: "I can't fit into a stereotype that makes me comfortable for you," ……If that makes me feel uncomfortable to you, I need to find some new company."

She also stated during her MTV performance, one of my favorite quotes: “Fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need……and I’ve just recently retired from the fantasy part.” She also mentions about how she’s just rolling along until she finds people who can appreciate what she’s doing now.

Well Lauryn, you’ve found me! Her voice may crack, and she may sometimes draw a blank to what her next line is, but one thing that cannot be denied LAURYN HILL CAN BLOW!
Download it, buy it, Youtube it. However you do it, everybody could use a little Lauryn Hill in their lives. MTV Unplugged special. If her voice doesn’t move you, then you need to get moving……

I’ll take a side of Ms. Hill w/ my steak.


~ Nicole Davids

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