NPR Interview: Lauryn Hill (Full Audio: 9 Minutes)

Excerpt from Zoe Chase's Interview with L-Boogie:

(Zoe Chase) I ask her the question her fans have been asking each other for years: Why did you stop putting out music?


(Lauryn Hill) "There were a number of different reasons," she says. "But partly, the support system that I needed was not necessarily in place. There were things about myself, personal-growth things, that I had to go through in order to feel like it was worth it. In fact, as musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment — and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the [music] industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society, or at least some aspect of society. And it's important that people be given the time that they need to go through, to grow, so that the consciousness level of the general public is properly affected. Oftentimes, I think people are forced to make decisions prematurely. And then that sound radiates."


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Former R&B Singer From "City High" On A&E's Intervention

City High's Robbie Pardlo who scored the hit "What Would You Do"  with Claudette Ortiz and Ryan Toby seememd has come across some hard times as of late. Here's a clip from a future episode of A&E's Intervention.

Wyclef on CNN: "This Haiti Earthquake Is The Worst Devastation Hatian People Have Faced."

Haitian-born entertainer Wyclef Jean talks to CNN's Anderson Cooper about the earthquake that struck off the coast of Haiti.


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