Lauryn Hill Age, Net Worth, Boyfriend, Height, Career

Lauryn Hill is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actress who is renowned for being one of the best rappers of all time and one of the most influential singers of her generation.

Quick Facts

Lauryn Hill Biography

Lauryn Hill was born on 26 May 1975 in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America. Lauryn Noelle Hill is her given name or birth name. She was born to Valerie Hill and Mal Hill. Her father is a management and computer consultant, while her mother teaches English. She was raised in a middle-class family. She has stated the following about her musically inclined family: “There were so many records and so much music being played constantly. My mother was a pianist, my father was a singer, and we were constantly surrounded by music.” Her father used to perform in neighborhood bars and weddings. Additionally, she has an elder brother named Malaney Hill. She is an American citizen and a member of the Haitian-American community. Her racial origin is black. She grew up in a Baptist family. As an adult, her religious ideas are too varied and erratic to be characterized accurately. Gemini is her Zodiac sign based on her birth date. Hill constantly listened to Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Gladys Knight as a child; years later, she remembers continually playing Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On until she fell asleep. As of 2024, she is 48 years old.

Lauryn Hill attended Columbia High School, where she was a cheerleader. She studied the violin and was also a member of the school’s gospel chorus. In 1993, she graduated from high school. She then created a music group with Pras Michel, which was eventually joined by Wyclef Jean, Michel’s cousin. Originally known as “Translator Crew,” the group performed at community events and high school talent contests. She began as a vocalist and then added rapping to her repertoire. Additionally, she took acting classes in Manhattan.

Lauryn Hill Height and Weight

Lauryn Hill is an attractive singer with a thin physique. She stands at a height of 5 feet 3 inches and weighs 55 kilograms or 121 pounds. She is 32-24-34 inches tall and wears a 32B bra size. Her hair is jet black, and her eyes are a dark brown shade. She is dressed in a size 4 (US) outfit and shoes in a size 8. (US). She frequently performs while wearing a hat or cap.

Career

• Lauryn Hill made her professional acting debut in 1991 with MC Lyte’s Off-Broadway hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.”
  In 1992, she began a recurring role as disturbed adolescent Kira Johnson on the soap series As the World Turns.
• She co-starred with Whoopi Goldberg in the 1993 film “Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit,” in which she sang the duet “His Eye Is on the Sparrow” with Tanya Blount and “Joyful, Joyful.”
• Additionally, she made an appearance in Steven Soderbergh’s “King of the Hill.”
• They released their debut album “Blunted on Reality” in 1994, after changing their band’s name from “Translator Crew” to “Fugees”. It peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list but received mixed reviews due to its management’s insistence on adopting gangsta rap attitudes.
• The band’s second album, ‘The Score,’ was published in 1996 and peaked at the top of the ‘US Billboard 200.’
• The album was nominated for a ‘Gammy’ award for ‘Best Rap Album.’ ‘Killing Me Softly’ was nominated for a ‘Grammy’ for ‘Best R&B Performance by a Duo.
• Hill created the “Refugee Project” in 1996 as a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of problematic urban adolescents. Additionally, she donated funds for Haitian refugees, aided in the construction of clean water wells in Kenya and Uganda, and held a rap concert in Harlem to promote voter registration.
• In 1997, she quit the band “The Fugees” to pursue solo endeavors, which Jean later attributed to his turbulent relationship with Hill and the fact that he married his wife Claudinette while still associated with Hill.
• Additionally, she participated in films such as “Hav Plenty” (1997) and “Restaurant” (1998).
• From late 1997 to June 1998, she recorded her debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” at Jamaica’s Tuff Gong Studios. The album was published in 1998 and was nominated for ten ‘Grammy Awards’.
• It sold over 423,000 copies in its first week (aided by advance radio play of two unreleased singles, “Lost Ones” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”) and spent four weeks atop the Billboard 200 and six weeks atop the Billboard R&B Albums charts.
• In May 2002, she released her self-titled album, “MTV Unplugged No. 2.0,” which featured simply her singing and acoustic guitar skills.
• By 2002, she had ceased operations of her not-for-profit Refugee Project. As she put it, “I ran a charitable organization and was forced to close it down. You know, smiling with large checks, doing things that are required, and not allowing things to come from a place of passion. That is enslavement. Every action we take should be motivated by our appreciation for what God has done for us. It should be fervent.”
• In 2004, she collaborated with John Legend on songs such as “The Passion” and “So High.” Additionally, she sold her song “Social Drugs” as well as autographed posters on her website. Those who purchase the $15 video will get three viewings before it expires.
• She performed alongside “The Fugees” at Dave Chappelle’s Block Party in Brooklyn’s Bedford–Stuyvesant borough in September 2004.
  In 2005, “The Fugees” embarked on a European tour, but the band fell apart as longstanding feuds between band members, particularly Hill and Jean, reappeared, and they were unable to make an album.
• She released her new solo album “Ms. Hill” in 2007, which includes prominent pieces from “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” Additionally, the record included collections that she had amassed over the years.
• Additionally, she sang the song “Lose Myself” for the film ‘Surf’s Up.’
• In 2010, she played at the ‘Raggamuffin Music Festival’ in Santa Rosa, California, as well as the ‘Harmony Festival’. In late July 2010, an unreleased song titled “Repercussions” was leaked online, entering at number 94 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (and peaking at number 83 the following week), marking her first Billboard chart performance as a lead artist since 1999.
• In August 2010, she became a part of the Rock the Bells hip-hop festival series in the United States.
• In the spring of 2011, she also performed at the Coachella Valley Music Festival, the New Orleans Jazz Fest, and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
• In February 2012, she performed a new song titled “Fearless Vampire Killer” at the ‘Warner Theater’.
• Additionally, she toured alongside rapper Nas on a tour dubbed ‘Black Rage.’
• She released her single “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)” on 4th May 2013.
• She narrated the award-winning Swedish documentary “Concerning Violence” in 2014.
• She contributed her vocals to the film’s soundtrack, “What Happened, Miss Simone?”
• She later recorded a studio version of “Guarding the Gates” for the film Queen & Slim, which was released on November 27th, 2019. This song is also featured on the soundtrack to the film “Queen & Slim: The Soundtrack”.

Lauryn Hill Net Worth

Lauryn Hill is a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter with a net worth of $9 million as of January 2024. She accumulated these riches through her music, acting, writing, and rapping. She wаs оnе оf thе mоrе еnаtоnаl ngеr, and hеr оulful singing tоuсhеd thе hеаrts оf mILLION оf оul. Regrettably, her annual income, earnings, and salary information are currently unavailable. She is currently living a wealthy lifestyle. Her primary source of income is the music industry. Hill earned $25 million between 1998 and 1999 from record sales and touring. Additionally, she collaborated with Levi Strauss & Co. to develop special ensembles for her 1999 Miseducation Tour.

Lauryn Hill Boyfriend, Dating

Lauryn Hill is a single woman, having never married. However, she has been in numerous partnerships. Additionally, she is the mother of six children. Today, she is happily married and concentrating on her work. Her sexual orientation is that of a straight woman.

Initially, Lauryn Hill was in a relationship with Wyclef Jean, a singer, and guitarist who was also a member of Lauryn’s band. Their relationship was tumultuous. They were even involved following Jean’s marriage to Marie Claudette. It resulted in the disbandment of “The Fugees,” as the relationship was volatile. In 1994, she was apparently dating music manager Kendu Isaacs. She began a romantic relationship with Rohan Marley, the son of famed artist Bob Marley, in 1996. She met Rohan Marley, a former NFL player, and entrepreneur, in the summer of 1996, and the two began dating shortly thereafter. They share five children. They received their first child, Zion David, in August 1997. Selah Louise (born November 1998), Joshua (born January 2002), John (born 2003), and Sarah (born January 2008) were born in the years that followed. They eventually came to an agreement in 2008 to separate ways. She gave birth to her sixth child, a son called Micah, in July 2011. After the birth of their first child, Zion, the couple moved into Hill’s childhood home in South Orange after she purchased a new home for her parents down the street. Additionally, it has been established that Marley is not Micah’s father, and Lauryn has chosen to keep Micah’s father’s identity a closely guarded secret.