is Biggie a generational talent with just two albums? I would say yes, what you think?
I’m not talking about solely discographies, I’m talking about the fact Lauryn can sing and rap to a higher level and neither are known for playing instruments.
That’s why I can understand any argument of Sade being far more supremely talented than Lauryn, in what remit, is she mentally better, a better more stable hardworking person, yes, but natural God given talent nah I don’t have above Lauryn at all.
Yet I’ll rank above her in any artist list because like I said talent is just one part of anything you do.
Body of work? Breh...Biggie's legacy is largely attributed to his murder. You have to understand something...Miseducation was Lauryn's peak. Mariah was on her 6th album when miseducation came out. Whitney was on her 4th, and "My love is your love" was the beginning of the end for her, as her Drug use was starting to become very obvious. I'm not arguing that Lauryn isn't talented. I'm arguing that people are leaning on this one project that was never duplicated. She has no consistency which in my opinion makes her nothing more than a flash in the pan. Every other artist mentioned by myself and others don't have that. They have consistent reigns, or steady decline as they age out.
Both of you have great points and I think in a way both of you are correct.
With Lauryn, it wasn't just one masterpiece that we have to judge her by. We have two group albums and a Live "Unplugged" to judge her talent alongside Miseducation, and I feel like thats enough to at least call her a genius artist. However, it does NOT make it an open/shut case that she's the GOAT or even a GOAT candidate. Or that she's more talented than someone like Sade. It DAMN SURE doesn't mean that she's "Show up late and be a bytch to your fans" levels of genius on some Anita Baker type steez. Lauryn Hill is NOT a generational artist but she DID make a generational album if that makes any sense.
The points for Lauryn is that she was arguably the best artist in her group when her group was on top of the world (I say "arguable" because Wyclef was no slouch and, unlike Lauryn, proved that he could make great, classic, hit music consistently across many years) The Score doesn't sell what it sold without Lauryn's voice and star power. Not to forget she was also a promising actor at one point, so the talent was pretty obvious. She's also upheld by the fact that not only rap, but female rap in particular has been watered down in such a manner that anyone looking for anything different has little choice but to listen to Miseducation because it remains the pinnacle of what a female Hip Hop album can be.
The points against Lauryn is her reputation has been upheld by her one solo album and the "mystique" she created by going ghost. Another poster said she made the Illmatic for Neo Soul Birds and I can't disagree. She was also sued and settled out of court which has led to a lot of public misinformation surrounding the album itself, from she didn't write or produce any of the songs (untrue) to she can't perform the original arrangements on tour (DEFINITELY not true) She's also publicly lying to her fans, saying bullshyt like nobody asked her to make another album when Columbia damn near gave her $3 Million to do JUST that and she couldn't deliver. It's a bad look no matter how you view it because Lauryn Hill is still very much alive whilst Biggie died (and STILL managed to put out to two more albums posthumously) Pac died and got FIVE posthumous albums. Nicki Minaj's entire family are rapists and degenerates and she's still cranking out music. Erykah Badu pops out a baby every full moon and still cranks out music. ALL artist go through personal shyt, its "supposed" to fuel your artistic narrative to tell yours and others stories and create art. What's Lauryn's excuse?
Drake can barely rap better than Lauryn, let’s not even delve into the singing part.
