Lauryn Hill is an American rapper, singer, and actress. She co-founded the hip-hop group Tranzlator Crew in 1990 with Prakazrel "Pras" Michel and Wyclef Jean, which later became Fugees. Their 1996 album The Score topped charts around the world and won a Best Rap Album Grammy Award, with its breakout single Killing Me Softly, a cover of Roberta Flack’s 1973 smash, winning for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.

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Hill’s blockbuster debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill followed in 1998, taking home five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year (becoming the first rap album to win that honor), and topping Apple Music’s list of the 100 Best Albums. Hill became the first solo hip-hop artist, the first female rapper, and the first artist with a debut single to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the release of the album’s lead single, Doo Wop (That Thing). The follow-up single, Ex-Factor, was later sampled by Drake for his 2018 hit Nice For What, as well as on Cardi B’s Be Careful the same year. 

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Hill has also appeared in several TV shows and films, and had a starring role in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit alongside Whoopi Goldberg.