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Thursday May 16 | KSOC-FM Dallas

Pras Throws Lauryn Hill Under The Bus Over Her Tax Situation [Video]

Oh Pras! You know how someone can say something touching, and you become moved by what they've said, only for them to follow it up wit a back handed pimp slap of a comment? Yeah, sort of erases the touching part of what they started out with! For a very good example of this, check out what Pras of The Fugees had to say about his group mate Lauryn ... (more)

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Tue May 14, 2013

VH1

Is Danity Kane Reuniting?

Macklemore has a reality check for an NBA team, Pras thinks Lauryn Hill will never see a prison cell, and fans are tired of guessing the status of Selena Gomez's and Justin Bieber's relationship.

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Related Topix: Danity Kane, Music, Entertainment

TMZ.com

Pras -- Lauryn Hill Will Dodge Prison Time ... Just Like Lindsay Lohan

Lauryn Hill is NOT going to federal prison for tax evasion -- or at least that's what her old Fugees bandmate Pras thinks ... and when you hear his explanation it's hard to argue with the logic.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Wed May 08, 2013

Examiner.com

Lauryn Hill sentenced to 3 months in prison

Grammy award-winning artist Lauryn Hill was sentenced to three months in federal prison on Monday for tax evasion of over $2 million in earnings over a five-year period.

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Related Topix: Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Federal Prisons, Prison, South Orange, NJ, Orange, NJ, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Daily Star

Rudimental target working with US stars Rihanna and Lauryn Hill

The quartet's debut album Home sits at the top of the charts this week and they have already begun the follow-up. Amir Amor, 27, told me: 'We've started writing the next album.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Tue May 07, 2013

Stories

Right Now: Jailtime for Lauryn Hill, Musexpo, RIP Bob Welch, Stones...

She desperately re-inked a deal with Sony Music to battle the expenses, and reportedly paid down nearly $970,000 in back taxes.

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Related Topix: R-N-B, Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, Hip-Hop, Fleetwood Mac, Pop/Rock

Mon May 06, 2013

The Independent

Lauryn Hill sentenced to three months in prison over unpaid taxes

Kunal Dutta is a news writer and reporter. He has written for The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The Independent on Sunday, Independent Voices and More Intelligent Life.

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Related Topix: Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Wyclef Jean, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

York Dispatch

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Eight-time Grammy Award winning singer Lauryn Hill leaves federal court in Newark, N.J., Monday, May 6, 2013, after sentencing in her tax evasion case.

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Related Topix: Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, R-N-B, Newark, NJ, South Orange, NJ, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

The Atlantic

Lauryn Hill Might Go to Jail

Reclusive singer Lauryn Hill will receive her sentence today for the tax evasion charges she pleaded guilty to last year.

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Related Topix: R-N-B, Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, Wyclef Jean, Hip-Hop, The Fugees, Entertainment

WebProNews

Lauryn Hill Sentencing: Singer Faces 3 Years

Lauryn Hill, the Grammy-winning singer formerly with The Fugees, will be sentenced today on three charges of tax evasion.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Examiner.com

Lauryn Hill sentencing: Will Lauryn Hill be sentenced to jail?

Lauryn Hill has her sentencing today. The former member of The Fugees is in a New Jersey Court to find out whether or not she will be going back to jail on federal tax charges.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Sat May 04, 2013

HipHopDx

[Album Reviews] Wyclef Jean - April Showers

Over the course of 33 exhausting tracks, "April Showers" is Wyclef at his most self-important with an unfiltered ambition left to roam free.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees, Canibus

Fri May 03, 2013

The Gleaner

Mavado joins forces with Rick Ross, Akon

Dancehall artiste Mavado has been relatively quiet on the local music scene in recent times, however, the artiste is still breaking barriers for dancehall/reggae music on the international stage.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees

Fri Apr 26, 2013

The Sun Online

Rudimental: We prefer working with unknown vocalists

The London drum & bass group - Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden, Amir Amor and Leon Rolle - revealed they prefer working with unknown vocalists and sourcing new talent than recruiting established stars to perform on their songs.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees, Offbeat

Thu Apr 25, 2013

HipHopDx

[Interviews] Wyclef Jean Reflects On His Haitian Presidency Bid

Exclusive: The Fugees-emcee explains the reasoning behind releasing "April Showers," his intentions for his newly launched record label All Handz On Deck, Masons, the Illuminati and his ultimate legacy.

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Related Topix: Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, The Fugees, Outkast, Newark, NJ

Mon Apr 22, 2013

The Miami Herald

Lauryn Hill faces sentencing in NJ for tax evasion

This April 15, 2011 file photo shows singer Lauryn Hill performing during the 12th Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.

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Related Topix: R-N-B, Lauryn Hill, Black Entertainment, Indio, CA, The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Bob Marley

New Jersey Herald

Grammy-winning singer Hill faces tax sentencing

Hill pleaded guilty last June to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005-2007. She faces a maximum 1-year jail term on each of the three counts when she's sentenced Monday.

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Related Topix: South Orange, NJ, The Fugees, Wyclef Jean, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, R-N-B, Lauryn Hill