Posted May 4, 201312 yr Lauryn Hill Avoids Jail With $1 Million Deal With Sony by illseed (@illseed) April 24th, 2013 @ 12:59pm (AllHipHop News) Creative genius pays off and Lauryn Hill is proof as the singer had dodged jail with a new deal with Sony Music. The singer/rapper’s will craft 5 songs for $1 million, which will pay off her debt to the IRS. On top of the million, the reclusive star will also get additional funds to record an entire album. Hill owed $504,000 in taxes after not paying for three years, a charge she plead guilty to. Lauryn Hill has not released a new album since 2002. (source: http://allhiphop.com/2013/04/24/lauryn-hil...eal-with-sony/) She's released one of the new songs on iTunes (she posted on FB: "Here is a link to a piece that I was 'required' to release immediately, by virtue of the impending legal deadline"): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/neurotic-...d644961710?ls=1 I personally find the whole thing hilarious / delightful and I'm extremely excited that she's finally making something new.
May 5, 201312 yr I love how she's so open about how its forced out. I beg she starts claiming she needs a break.
May 5, 201312 yr This was obvious to anyone who had read up about Lauryn Hill in recent years, which makes this news IRRELEVANT to me. Pfff.
May 6, 201312 yr Author This was obvious to anyone who had read up about Lauryn Hill in recent years, which makes this news IRRELEVANT to me. Pfff. But is the music irrelevant? jBBxFKCAaCo :wub: Aside from that one lyric which should stick out immediately, it's pretty incredible and the production is just as strong.
May 6, 201312 yr What a MESS. I do love how she's releasing music just to not get into jail though! :lol:
May 6, 201312 yr Jailed for three months! She put out a statement: "I sold 50 million units. Now I'm up here paying a tax debt. If that's not likened to slavery, I don't know what is." Only a miseducated diva.
May 12, 201312 yr Can't believe I missed this!! What a legend. 'in an ideal scenario, I would not have to rush the release of new music' - bet we get nothing else now she's been forever wronged and sent to jail </3
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