She Begat This: 20 Years Of The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

"Cultural critic Joan Morgan’s career ran in parallel to Lauryn Hill’s in the 1990s; Morgan’s work helped define hip-hop feminist discourse, while Hill’s one studio album became the era’s sonic standard-bearer and the template for “black girl magic.” Through intimate interviews, Morgan shares her pages with other cultural critics and activists who, like her, grew up alongside Miseducation and consider Hill – who has not produced anything close to the milestone she made at 23 – both an inspiration and a puzzlement. Warm, sharp and unsparing, She Begat This is a model for cultural inquiry in the hip-hop age."