Lauryn Hill's 10 Best Moments

The singer-rapper was sentenced to 90 days for tax evasion.

Lauryn Hill's 10 Best Moments - Lauryn Hill's bizarre, roller-coaster career is taking another unexpected twist. After going from Fugees star to solo Grammy record-breaker to exiled eccentric, the next chapter of Lauryn's story includes her role as a label head, and will be partially set behind bars. Yesterday (May 6), the singer-rapper was sentenced to three months for tax evasion. It's a sad moment for both Lauryn and hip-hop as a whole, but, she's headed inside with years of amazing memories that should help her, and the rest of us, get through the next 90 days. Click on for a look at Lauryn's 10 best moments. —Alex Gale (Photo: Monica Morgan/WireImage)

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Lauryn Hill's 10 Best Moments - Lauryn Hill's bizarre, roller-coaster career is taking another unexpected twist. After going from Fugees star to solo Grammy record-breaker to exiled eccentric, the next chapter of Lauryn's story includes her role as a label head, and will be partially set behind bars. Yesterday (May 6), the singer-rapper was sentenced to three months for tax evasion. It's a sad moment for both Lauryn and hip-hop as a whole, but, she's headed inside with years of amazing memories that should help her, and the rest of us, get through the next 90 days. Click on for a look at Lauryn's 10 best moments. —Alex Gale (Photo: Monica Morgan/WireImage)

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Sister Act 2 - Lauryn Hill's big break came on the big screen with her star turn in the 1993 film Sister Act 2, where she stole the spotlight with her acting, singing and beauty. (Photo: Touchstone Pictures)

Fugees, The Score - No Fugees fan hasn’t dreamed of a reunion of the East Coast trio. But, it's probably not going to happen at this point. And even if it did, crafting a sequel to their classic 1996 release, The Score, inevitably wouldn’t hit the mark. Though it came far too soon, this was an epic send off. (Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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The Score - Lauryn and the Fugees took it to the next level with their 1996 sophomore album, The Score, which went six-times platinum, making it one of the best-selling rap albums of all time. Though Wyclef contributed beats and rhymes — and Pras was there too — Lauryn's stellar rapping and singing provide most of the album's highlights. (Photo: Columbia Records)

"Killing Me Softly" - Lauryn's true star-making moment on The Score, however, was her remake of the Roberta Flack classic "Killing Me Softly With His Song." A showcase of Hill's beautifully raspy singing, the hit single made her solo singing career seem like an inevitability. (Photo: Columbia Records)

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"Killing Me Softly" - Lauryn's true star-making moment on The Score, however, was her remake of the Roberta Flack classic "Killing Me Softly With His Song." A showcase of Hill's beautifully raspy singing, the hit single made her solo singing career seem like an inevitability. (Photo: Columbia Records)

"If I Ruled the World" - Lauryn's singing stole the show yet again on Nas' 1996 smash "If I Ruled the World." (Photo: Columbia Records)

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"If I Ruled the World" - Lauryn's singing stole the show yet again on Nas' 1996 smash "If I Ruled the World." (Photo: Columbia Records)

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Lauryn Hill –The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill (1998) - At a time when Black music was expressing an overwhelming fascination with wealth, materialism and male bravado, Lauryn Hill dropped this phenomenon of an LP. Blending the sounds of R&B, neo-soul, hip hop, reggae and jazz, Miseducation unleashed hits like "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and "Everything Is Everything." Lauryn's accoustic approach to R&B and hip hop helped open the door for neo-soul stars like Alicia Keys and India.Arie.    (Photo: Columbia Records)

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn's unforgettable solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, is a classic by any measure with timeless songs including "Doo Wop (That Thing)," "Lost Ones" and "Ex Factor." The album went on to sell over 19 million records worldwide. (Photo: Columbia Records)

Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1999 - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill won a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1999. Not a bad solo debut for the multi-talented singer-songwriter-rapper who had already found success as one-third of the rap unit the Fugees.(Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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The 1999 Grammys - Lauryn dominated the 1999 Grammys, becoming the first woman ever to be nominated in 10 categories in a single year and the first woman to win five awards one night, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year. (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

"All That I Can Say" - Lauryn doesn't have to take the mic to make beautiful music. She wrote and produced Mary J. Blige's timeless, gorgeous "All That I Can Say," one of the best songs of the Blige's legendary career. (Photos from left: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The United Republic of Tanzania, Koi Sojer/PacificCoastNews.com)

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"All That I Can Say" - Lauryn doesn't have to take the mic to make beautiful music. She wrote and produced Mary J. Blige's timeless, gorgeous "All That I Can Say," one of the best songs of the Blige's legendary career. (Photos from left: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The United Republic of Tanzania, Koi Sojer/PacificCoastNews.com)

2005 Fugees Reunion - L-Boogie emerged from her self-imposed exile with a triumphant reunion performance with the Fugees at the 2005 Bet Awards. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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2005 Fugees Reunion - L-Boogie emerged from her self-imposed exile with a triumphant reunion performance with the Fugees at the 2005 Bet Awards. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Life Is Good/Black Rage Tour - Ms. Hill linked up with Nas for the Life Is Good/Black Rage tour last year. With the run, she put her erratic performances in the recent past behind her (for the most part), and sparked talk of a comeback album. She recently announced she has a label deal with Sony, the parent label of Columbia, which helped distribute her and Nas' music in the '90s. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

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Life Is Good/Black Rage Tour - Ms. Hill linked up with Nas for the Life Is Good/Black Rage tour last year. With the run, she put her erratic performances in the recent past behind her (for the most part), and sparked talk of a comeback album. She recently announced she has a label deal with Sony, the parent label of Columbia, which helped distribute her and Nas' music in the '90s. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)