There may be questions about the status of The Fugees reunion tour, but Ms. Lauryn Hill definitely has time to hang out with another group of old friends. The Grammy winner recently popped up for a surprise performance at her high school reunion.
Before she became a game-changing hip-hop star, the “Lost One” artist attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ. Alongside her classmates, Hill seemed to revel in an imperfect, yet joyful medley featuring The Fugees’ “Ready or Not” and her break up classic “Ex-Factor.”
A clip of the performance circulated through social media, with many fans complimenting her endless talent, while others got their jokes off.
Yes, there were plenty of comments about her frequent tardiness, with one person posting, “She actually meant to show up to perform at her graduation but she was a few decades late.”
One user pointed out a common brag among these alums, writing on X, “I know that whole class main line was ‘you know I went to school with Lauryn Hill?’”
Someone else found it funny that she missed out on celebrating one of her most popular projects, but had time for old friends, writing on X, “Lauryn Hill being MIA for the ‘Sister Act 2’ 30th Anniversary but popping out to her high school reunion has me HOLLERING!”
As previously reported by The Root, Hill has been in the news lately, as the U.S. dates for The Fugees’ reunion tour were canceled at the last minute. She blamed the low ticket sales on media coverage of her frequent tardiness and late show cancellations. She blamed “sensationalism and clickbait headlines” for causing the lack of ticket sales.
In response, bandmate Pras expressed his frustration in a song titled, “Bar Mitzfa,” which features the lyrics, “Don’t blame me, blame her, she made the mess / Not another fucking penny is what I told ‘Clef.”
Surrounded by her old classmates, Hill looked like she was having more fun than we’ve seen her have in a long time. If the group is truly moving forward with the European leg of its tour, hopefully she brings that same energy to those shows.