After months of anticipation and wonder, the Hyde Park Summer Fest is finally here this weekend. Along the picturesque Midway Plaisance, thousands, literally thousands,...
We often think about singers and rappers getting into acting, but what happens when it’s the other way around? With Sanaa Lathan’s recent studio debut…
Lauryn Hill Adds Yet Another Honor to her Impressive Collection
The talented and soulful songstress Lauryn Hill is will be honored by the American Society...
Lauryn Hill performs during her set at the “L.A. Rising” concert at the Los Angeles Coliseum, Saturday, July 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Well, Lauryn Hill has finally checked into prison today, according to TMZ[1]. The former Fugees star was booked into the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Conn., around 11:45 a.m. It is a minimum security facility and Hill will live in barracks-type housing. According to the entertainment news site, Hill will be housed with the general population. As NewsOne previously reported[4], Hill pleaded guilty to three charges of failing to pay $1.8 million for three tax years from 2005 to 2007. If her tax woes weren’t enough, the Grammy Award-winning singer was sued by her landlord after she allegedly stop paying rent on her New Jersey home. ...
Eight-time Grammy Award winning singer Lauryn Hill, center, leaves federal court in Newark, N.J., Monday, May 6, 2013, after sentencing in her tax evasion...