Lauryn Hill Talks New Project/Current Music

Lauryn Hill is currently working on her long-awaited sophomore solo project, according to MTV News. The network talked with the female MC about the forthcoming project and while she didn’t divulge too much information she did say, “We’re getting closer.”

Fans shouldn’t expect too many collaborations on the LP either said Hill because her absence from the scene has left her with far too many ideas of her own that she wants to relay.

“It’s been such a long time since I’ve gotten my voice and ideas [out],” she said. “In terms of collaborations, that’s not even something I’ve been thinking about per se. I’m happy that people are still making music. That we still have a platform with which to make music.  It’s gonna be interesting to see what the future holds.”

The singer/rapper also defended new music and said that just because it is different doesn’t mean that it is bad.

“It’s a lot going on. It’s interesting energy. It’s not what it was, it’s different. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing — it’s a different thing,” explained Hill.

“Just like any new opportunity, it’s ripe for a lot of different things. You got a lot of young talent out there. Because we don’t necessarily have the same sort of industry complex that used to exist, people don’t always give, I want to say, proper respect to. But they’re doing it in a really kind of unusual, unique and hard-core way. Because the system is not necessarily in place like it used to be.”

Repercussions, a new song from Hill that leaked onto the Internet a few weeks ago, debuted at the number 94 spot on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, marking the first time one of the former Fugees rapper’s solo tracks appeared on the charts in over 10 years. It’s currently unknown when her forthcoming LP will be released.