So this past Saturday I was invited by my cousin (James Rouse) to hang out at the Lauryn Hill concert at the Caesers Palace's venue Circus Maximus in Atlantic City, N. J.. This is my second time seeing her since last year in Philadelphia at the TLA. Show would be starting kind of late, but the venue was really nice and our seats were stage right:) I wasn't sure of what to expect, but I was hoping it was going to be better than what I saw last year.
Yes, I heard the rumors of her being late and not sounding good. Stef Mitchell wrote a blog of when she came to Williamsburg Music Hall, he said it was the worst ever. No matter what I've always been a fan of her 'swag', style of dress, and especially her tone of voice. At last year's concert she was only fifteen minutes late. The set was good, but she wasn't in the best voice. She sounded hoarse. I was disappointed. Last Saturday is was a breath of fresh air.
First, let me just say that my cousin James Rouse is the drummer for Ms. Hill's tour right now. So I had great seats on the right side of him on stage. I was able to hear and see everything. Her show began with a DJ for about forty-five minutes then the band joined him. The band was absolutely crazy! Yes, I may be biased because my cousin was playing for her, but every last band member was a great asset!
Lauryn was about twenty minutes late, but ready. It was a non-stop two-hour set. She sang the old Miseducation of Lauryn Hill project along with some of the Fugees hits like Ready or Not and Killing Me Softly. But that wasn't it. Her voice sounded so good this time. My favorite song of hers is X-Factor and she did a wonderful job. It was a good feeling knowing that she's out here doing her thing again and even working on some new music. I know it'll be hard to follow the Miseducation album, but as long as she's singing like I heard her on Saturday, she could sing the ABCs and I'd be happy:) I'm attaching this YouTube video with her on the FUSE network. Check it out!
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