Rap-Up.com || Lauryn Hill Returns to the Charts

Lauryn Hill’s absence has been felt. The elusive singer reappears on the Billboard charts for the first time as a lead artist in over a decade with a previously unreleased song.

The Grammy winner’s leaked track “Repercussions” enters the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week at No. 94. The last time she was on the charts as a lead artist was in November 1999 with “Turn Your Lights Down Low” featuring Bob Marley. In 2006, Method Man’s Hill-assisted song “Say” peaked at No. 66 after 10 weeks.

The former Fugees member hasn’t released a studio album since her solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998, but maybe this is the encouragement she needs to stage a comeback.

Ms. Hill has been traveling the world playing shows, recently performing at Rwanda’s FESPAD Festival. She will headline the Rock the Bells Festival stateside beginning in Los Angeles this weekend.

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15 Comments

REM
August 19th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Wow.. this is great, hope we hear an album from her soon

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Arthus
August 19th, 2010 at 5:22 am
I don’t think the song is good enough to reach the top of the charts.

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Dave
August 19th, 2010 at 5:50 am
@Arthus. That’s not the point. The point is that she can enter the charts w/o even putting the song out. The song is not even supposed to be a single. So, maybe it’ll get her to release more material because people clearly care about her in the music industry. It’s a hunger for artist like her again.

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WhatTheF
August 19th, 2010 at 8:48 am
*BOWS*

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Xclusive
August 19th, 2010 at 9:54 am
there we go again stupid a$$ music listeners judging a song in the vein of A&R’s. None of you are A&R’s just consumers so listen to the damn song and keep it moving.

Im so fed up with “I like this song but it will not chart and is not crossover enough”…WTF…you just said U liked it so SUPPORT IT!

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T-vince
August 19th, 2010 at 10:00 am
Yep, how many leaked songs you know that chatted?[(repercussions)] I rest my case….Next!!!

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A Realist
August 19th, 2010 at 10:57 am
Wow. I was just listening to her album last night. Haha.

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Sly B.
August 19th, 2010 at 11:31 am
Breath of fresh air.

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hearts
August 19th, 2010 at 11:40 am
she is a HERO.
i die for her

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youamuseme
August 19th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
It’s about time. We need some more real and raw talent on the radio. I was just listening to her a few minutes. :)

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Tonio
August 19th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
@Xclusive I love your comment sooo much because its so true…the sooner people get out of this state of mind, is when artists will begin to make “real music” again.

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fuck I look like?
August 19th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
@T-vince lol if youe asking what other leaked song that charted… Nicki Minaj’s “Your Love” & I really Hope that Lauryn comes out with an album too..I’m excited!!! ;-)

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Teresa Alexander
August 19th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Lauryn Hill we need u woman!!

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DREAM MACHINES IRFAN
August 20th, 2010 at 8:17 am
GEAT MAKE HUMAN BEINS HEAR WHAT WE THINK U ARE ALIENS TO US

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Lil' Bit Mason
September 7th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Put Lauryn Hill up against any rapper today and she would blow them out of the water….The lady can spit!! The Fugees is living proof of that. She flows..strong words and a truly refreshing voice.

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