When asked about new recorded material, all she can do is laugh and make excuses or dodge the question?

The question is valid at this point.

Cinnie said:

The part was kind of scary because it sounds as though she may have nothing.

For the person that said she lost her voice. This video was a few months ago. Granted, her voice is not the same, but it's still beautiful and I like this performance of Ex-Factor more than any performance of it in the past.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...A7zFhtSOuI

Some may think I'm crazy, but I'm not a fan of perfect voices anyway. This may be why my favorite singers are Mary J, Alicia Keys, Keyshia Cole, Kelis and etc.

saw this earlier & felt
where she was come from

Rhondab said:

if you are not from africa, it is not your motherland. most non-africans honoring africa as their motherland haven't even set foot on the continent but are trying to claim it as the motherland? that's like me claiming italy or ukraine or israel as my motherland just because of my ancestral ties. i'm not from italy, ukraine, or israel and i haven't even been to any of those nations. how am i gonna front like it's my motherland?

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midnightmover said:

Valid point.

i bet she has bi-polar disorder that was brought on by her age and fame

she looks like she could be in Twisted Sister

Lauryn once had it all but she threw it all away With the way the music biz is these days,she won't get a second chance.

sassybritches said:

Most black people that I know refer to Africa as the motherland also. We may have been born here, but we are not from here. While I agree that Lauren is a bit of a kook, I see nothing wrong with her statement. What U choose to call your "motherland" is a personal issue, but please don't tell black people that shouldn't refer to Africa as their motherland.
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sassybritches said:

could it be because our forefathers were forced away from their place of origin unlike yours? its a way to connect and show some pride for a history of people that endured one of the worst atrocities of mankind.

im sure you know this sh*t...you just wanted another opportunity to be "controversial".

"if you live in the past, you're not really living at all..... move on to another chapter" ~ Jody Watley


i will never fault anyone for soul searching or trying to understand their live and the world around them. maybe she's going through depression. but everytime this woman talks, it's always so negative or evasive. and sadly she's in, or was in, a position to show some positivity. i don't care how much "credibility" she has with people. put all that shit you have to say into an album then since you've got so much to say. but at this point in the game i could care less. if her career tanked or is tanking, she's only got herself to blame. and she should remember, that when you point the finger at someone, you've got 3 more pointing back at yourself. as far as the whole motherland thing goes..well if that's what works for her, then fine. maybe she's searching for something bigger and more meaningful than Jersey. as long as she doesn't take that whole mother-goddess-africa-is-better-than-everyone route like another person we all know. but if that's her schtick..so be it.

thanks for the "Miseducation...". good luck Lauryn

contrary to britney & co she's really talented, it seems that she wasted her gift.

There is still hope http://www.youtube.com/wa...ed&search=
GOD bless our sister

sassybritches said:

You need to go and read a book.

PAPAROBBIE said:

sosgemini said:

Whenever black Americans want to connect with the past/show pride in our ancestors, we get the typical response from folks like the previous poster. Every ethnic group in America celebrates their heritage(Irish, Italians, Polish, Jews, Germans, Russians, etc.), but when black folks do it, the "get over it" crowd starts running their mouths. I laugh at them, because they're showing how ignorant they are.

...and they know what they can kiss...twice.

dragondayz said:

Her voice sounds OK in that, but it is completely ruined. I saw her at Hammersmith and she was appalling - all she could do was shout. She did try and sing one song with just keyboard backing, and I could see that she was putting a lot of effort into it but...her voice sounds very worn and she's definitely damaged her cords. Not a fan of her new on stage persona...if I wanted to see Macy Gray, I'd go. Apparently her and Macy have quite a few things in common though...

IstenSzek said:

omfg! can u imagine? "what do u mean how do i know it looks good? i look betta than prince, girl...LISTEN TO ME"

That's... some make-up.

Cinnie said:

She already recorded a double-CD set album titled 'Kalumba Phase' which Columbia rejected becoz its not "commercial" enough. Plus, they wanted her to repeat the same "Miseducation" formula again and she already moved on to another page. So, I don't think we can fault her for that delay alone.

I think people who doom her as crazy are just passing judgments for the heck of it, and they blew this shit outta proportion. Its clearly obvious that Ms.Hill went through some stuff that remain unkown(and still go through them) thats all there is to it. Personaly, she made alot of sense and she was talking in a matter-of-factly matter, didn't see no sign of arrogance or self-importance(then again, when you look back in history, you'll notice that ALL geniuses share this trait,,,,some we fault for having it, like L-Boogie. Some we praise for having it, like Madonna).

And I love that make-up abit late 60's psychedelic-ish,,,,def different from the bland boring same ol' same ol' you see out there.

P.S. I don't see anything wrong with the motherland comment, I see "somebody" is talking outta thier pile hole again, as usual.

sosgemini said:

he does know this. There is nothing wrong with Black Americans making the connection to Africa.

No different than all of those Italian Americans, Greek Americans, etc who have never been to Italy and Greece and yet celebrate the connection. ( Uptown)

Harlepolis said:

whoa whoa whoa, I didn't know about this!

Mong said:

Sorry about that. Here is another video of that performance in high quality.

http://vids.myspace.com/i...1922504663

Harlepolis said:

I agree. She talks alot of sense and I understand where she's coming from. The makeup is another story though.

Harlepolis said:

I can only hope she can actually release new material on her OWN label very soon because I'm tired of waiting on a LABEL to do that for her... kind of the opposite of Michael Jackson with no label at the moment (well sort of).

i was thinkign roberta flack back in tha day. she still sounds out of head - what a shame. i always thought she had promise. she was always over hyped but there was definately something to work with and now it appears she's gone off the rails.

Timmy84 said:

Not everybody have the stomach to go Indie...and they finally do, you know they fall between the cracks becoz there's no 'promotion'.

Its a nasty process.

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