Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

In these seemingly dark ages wherein finding any actual relationship strand
between social significance and popular music is even remotely possible - or
in this discussion mainstream hip-hop these post-modernist, social-mediacontrolled world laced with extreme images of sex, sexism, violence and
drugs) there is always and very grateful we must be still somehow
manages to produce a beacon of illumination to serve as a catalyst for self
and social introspection through the philosophy of music.

From this standpoint, it would then be academically sound to posit that the
musical genius Maestro Ludwig Van Beethovens bold statement and quite
possibly at his time a vanguard sentiment - about Musics ultimate revelation
deserves exceptional regard.

Even renowned philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche who has been quoted as

saying Without music life would be a mistake,

Background on music philosophy

What is popular music?
Who is Lauryn Hill?
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What makes her a viable subject for musical philosophy cite critical acclaim,
peer acclaim, and other awards.
Cite her influences

nowhistory.Eventhoughtheirfirstrelease,
BluntedonReality
,gainedlittlemainstream
attention,theirsecondrelease,
TheScore
,becameoneofthebiggesthitsofitsreleaseyear.
SinceitsworldwidereleaseonFebruary13,1996onSonyMusicsColumbiaRecords,the
albumhassoldover17millioncopies,peakingatthenumberonespoton
Billboard
sTop200
albumschart.Musicwasnottheonlypassion,however,sowasacting.Inbetweenschooland
rehearsalswithTheFugees,Hillbeganauditioningforactinggigs.In1991,Hilllandeda
recurringroleasatroubledrunaway,Kira,on
AstheWorldTurns
,apopularTVsoaponthe
CBSnetwork.Twoyearslater,in1993,shepremieredhervocalrangeonthesilverscreenasa
rebelliousCatholicschoolgirlstarringoppositeWhoopiGoldbergin
SisterAct2:Backinthe
Habit
.Afterthemoviesrelease,scriptsarrivedatherhomeregularlybutHillturnedthemdown
duetoherunplannedpregnancy,anissueshewouldlateraddressinhersolodebutproject.
FollowingthesuccesswithTheFugees,Hill
embarkedonworkingonherfirstsoloproject.What
resultedisherdebutalbum,
TheMiseducationofLauryn
Hill
,whichHillarrangedandexecutiveproduced,quitea
featinamaledominatedindustry.ReleasedonAugust
25,1998onSonyMusicsColumbiaRecords,thealbum,
aneclecticcombinationofR&B,soul,reggae,hiphop,
andgospel,becameaninstantsuccessbothartisticallyandcommercially.Initsfirstweek,the
albumsoldmorethan422,000copies,earningHillthebestsellingalbuminthenationthatweek.
Asaresult,Hillsnaggedasalesrecordafirstweekrecordforafemaleartistsince
SoundScanstrackingofalbumsaleswasintroducedin1991(Sandler).