If you listen carefully, you’ll hear that ‘Superstar’ heavily borrows from The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire,’ not quite sampling it, but rather interpolating. Critics have speculated that ‘Lost Ones,’ ‘Superstar,’ ‘Ex-Factor’ and ‘Forgive Them Father’ are about former bandmates, Wyclef Jean and Pras. The songs dealt with themes of love, G-d, heartbreak, motherhood, and of course, the Fugees. Hill specifically avoided making this record sound like the Fugees, insisting it should specifically sound like a Lauryn Hill album. Hill sojourned to Bob Marley’s studio, Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica to record the album, mixing elements of Neo-Soul, Hip Hop and Reggae. I was very in touch with my feelings at the time," said Hill about that time. I don't know if it's a hormonal or emotional thing. I had the desire to write in a capacity that I hadn't done in a while. "When some women are pregnant, their hair and their nails grow, but for me it was my mind and ability to create. After suffering a major bout of writer’s block, Hill has stated that the pregnancy renewed her creativity, writing over thirty songs. Jean got married, while Hill began a relationship with Rohan Marley, son of Bob Marley, and subsequently gave birth to their first child when she was only 22-years-old.
As The Fugees was breaking down internally both Hill and Wyclef Jean engaged in new relationships while still involved with each other.
Now, not only has a woman smashed through the glass ceiling of #10, but it’s a woman of colour, something that the last Top 10 severely lacked too (Marvin Gaye was the only black artist in the last Top 10). Last time around, the highest placed record by a female solo artist was ‘Blue’ by Joni Mitchell at #30. Not only is this a major leap for Lauryn Hill, it’s a major leap for women in general.
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