Lauryn Hill may be caught up in yet more concert-related controversy, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting on an impromptu show at her high school reunion.
Footage emerged on Monday (August 26) of the Fugees legend performing a medley of her classic songs for her old classmates at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey.
In the clip, Hill performs the Fugees’ “Ready or Not,” changing the lyrics to give a shoutout to her alma mater: “CHS taking over / Buffalo soldier / Dreadlock Rasta.”
She also performed “Ex-Factor” from her Grammy-winning solo debut The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
“People traveled from out of state to love up on their village. It was simply amazing. Still speechless from @mslaurynhill giving us an impromptu performance. This reunion was SO good for the soul,” one of Hill’s lucky classmates said of the free concert on Instagram.
Check out the footage below.
Lauryn Hill made headlines for very different reasons earlier this month when her U.S. tour with the Fugees was abruptly canceled just days before it was due to begin.
Addressing the cancelation on social media, Hill blamed the media for “creat[ing] a narrative that has affected ticket sales” while clarifying that the group would still be performing in Europe this fall as planned.