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By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A U.S. magistrate judge sentenced Grammy-winning hip hop artist Lauryn Hill to three months in prison, three months in home confinement and a $60,000 fine on Monday for federal tax evasion. Hill pleaded guilty last year to three counts of failing to file tax returns on more than $1.8 million of income between 2005 and 2007 and faced up to three years in prison. Hill has attributed her failure to pay taxes to years of pressure she experienced as a recording star while raising six children, forcing her to go underground and stay out of the public ...
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Lauryn Hill's debut album also set to be preserved as part of National Recording Preservation Act
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Beyoncé: Gawker Thread Unearths High School Yearbook Photos Of Eddie Vedder, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Andrew WK
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A Gawker thread from yesterday asked readers to post high school yearbook pictures of famous people unearthed movie stars, reality TV notables and, most importantly, some music celebs. People who may have sat in the same room as them during biology sophomore year flocked to the comments to post pictures of Eddie Vedder, Beyonce, Lauryn [...]
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Lauryn Hill: Dan Mangan covers Lauryn Hill's 'Ex-Factor'
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Track released in advance of Mangan's new album "Club Meds"
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Talib Kweli: Writes Essay In Defense Of Lauryn Hill
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Talib Kweli were both peers in the late-’90s conscious-rap boom, but even before either one of them ever got on as a rapper, they were college friends. And in a new essay, Kweli writes about knowing Hill, watching her grow into megastardom and make classic records. He also writes about the time she’s been away [...]
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Lauryn Hill: London comeback show subject to harsh Twitter criticism
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The former Fugees singer played the O2 Academy Brixton last night (September 20)
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