Ms. Lauryn Hill is reuniting with the Fugees in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut solo album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” and Bay Area fans have only one night to catch the milestone event.
Hill’s 17-city tour, announced Tuesday, Aug. 22, kicks off in Minneapolis on Sept. 8 and includes a handful of international dates in Australia, New Zealand and Canada before wrapping up in Seattle on Nov. 9. Along the way, Hill plans to make a stop at the Oakland Arena on Nov. 7. The only other California date during the U.S. portion of her tour is at the Kia Forum in Inglewood (Los Angeles County) on Nov. 5.
Citi cardmembers will have access to a ticket presale that started at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23. General ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25.
“‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ is and was a love song to my parents, my family, my people, my musical and cultural forebears, my teachers, my loves, my Creator,” Hill said in a statement reflecting on the impact of the 1998 album. “I felt a charge to challenge the idea that certain kinds of expression and/or certain kinds of people didn’t belong in certain places.”
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, tackling Black feminist issues while blazing a trail for hip-hop to break into the mainstream. In a single year, it earned Hill a record-breaking 10 Grammy nominations and became the first hip-hop record to receive the Grammy for album of the year.
“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” 25th anniversary tour:7:30 p.m. Nov. 7. Oakland Arena, 7000 S. Coliseum Way, Oakland. 510-569-2121.www.theoaklandarena.com
In 2015, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” was entered into the Library of Congress, a testament to its lasting influence.
Hill’s last Bay Area show was in 2018 at Oakland’s Fox Theater in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album.
The five-time Grammy rapper and singer has already made a number of warmup appearances this summer, including a surprise performance during Nas’ set at Hip Hop 50 Live in New York and a brief Fugees reunion at the end of her headlining set at Philadelphia’s Roots Picnic that featured Dave Chappelle and Lil Uzi Vert.
The Fugees reunion has been a long time coming. In 2021, the group — composed of Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras — was set to reunite to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their 1996 album “The Score,” which featured Hill’s memorable rendition of Robert Flack’s “Killing Me Softly.” But the tour was abruptlypostponedand eventually canceled due to COVID concerns shortly after playing the first show in New York, the group’s first performance together in 15 years.
Many speculated that Pras’ ongoing legal troubles were a contributing factor to the cancellation. The rapper’s involvement in a money laundering scheme attempting to influence two U.S. presidential elections came to light in August 2022. This spring, after a lengthy public trial, he was found guilty of political conspiracy.
Pras isn’t the only Fugees member to have taken up political interests during the band’s down time. In 2010, Jean ran for president in his native Haiti.
Reggae star Koffee is scheduled to open for Hill’s Australia dates on Oct. 3 and 5, while Hill’s Fugees bandmates are on the bill to co-headline the U.S. and Canada dates.
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