Our dispatch from the legendary group's return to the stage in their hometown
bellowed to the packed crowd at Newark’s Prudential Center. Her DJ, who performs as DJ Reborn, had properly set the tone for the night with an extended-minute medley of Nineties hits — though they didn’t need much of a primer. The crowd was predominantly filled with spectators who looked like they were in Hill andHill’s sole solo album has sold over 20 million units — initially selling over 5 million copies just six months after release.
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras of the Fugees perform at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Oct. 17, 2023.The visuals were on point throughout the night. Hill and her band were constantly shrouded by purple and red or teal and purple and other hues that evoked royalty. Hill made resourceful use of the arena’s spotlight.
With gentrification rampant, it was refreshing to be in a place where it felt like everyone knew each other. The two people I attended the show with told me about going to Hill’s house to play with her kids back in the day; when Hill reeled off the names of people integral to the album’s creation and mentioned a Miriam Farrakhan, two women in the crowd jumped up and hugged the woman they were with, who must have been Farrakhan.
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