DL Hughley on Lauryn Hill Telling Audience They're Lucky She Showed Up At All (Part 25) 

“There’s gonna be a Lauryn Hill concert in town. You going?” Lauryn Hill: “Nah, you?”

Lauryn Hill has been doing this for years. My question is why are people still spending their money to see her. She has a reputation for being late.

If you still buying tickets to Lauryn Hills concerts at this point you get deserve whatever happens 😂

Fun Fact: just because somebody is talented with the music, that doesnt equal them being a good person

That's why i respect Andre 3000 when he says "he said he doesn't have anything to rap about " to me that speaks volume on a sense of making a album and his heart is not in it

I attended Lauryn Hills’s concert in Paris. She arrived 3 hours late and cursed us out for waiting. Said we should have left. The worst is that she performed for only 30 minutes and left 😢 !

Arrogance is the most disgusting trait you can have

Well said DL. Some of these artists with their Diva mentality will never get my money

Her issue is that the general public has blown her head up so much off 1 album, she thinks she’s gods gift to music and she can treat her fans how ever she wants

Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill is one of the last CD’s I seen with no skips in the album all bangers!

I went to her show in Sydney. She was on time and performed a full set plus encore. She was grateful to the audience and everything. I guess she has her moments.

Let me get this straight. Hire people to contact venues. Schedule an entire tour. Hire musicians, singers, sound, stage, light people etc., book flights, hotels, rehearsal spaces, hold rehearsals. Tell everybody pay money for tickets to be at this place, at this time on this date. I'll be there too and I'll sing ya'll some songs. Arrive at these places. Set everything up. Just to be mad everyone did as you asked? Who has time and energy for all of that? That's not a blessing for anyone. A pain in the ass is what that is

It’s the audience fault, people can only treat you how you allow them. I bought her classic CD in high school. I still own it, I’ve never attempted to attend her concert for this exact reason. Don’t waste my time & money that goes for everybody. 💯💯💯

Lauren Hill is LUCKY she has Fans that not only give their time but hard-earned money to her. She is talented but she already told me a long time ago she didn't want me as a fan. So, I pay her little mind.

I went to see LH back in like 2013 in Denver at the Fillmore with Nas. She didn’t perform “if I ruled the world” with Nas. That was Strike one, then we waited a hour after Nas set for her to show up, and her set was so trash because she couldn’t use her original music that people was walking out during her set. I was over her then. The world owes her nothing go home and stay away.

DL is so well spoken, even these short clips always make me think.

People still paying to see her is insane.

People must love getting disrespected because this isn't the first time something like this has happened.

She's a ego maniac.. great artist. The problem is that we place them on a pedestal..

Went to a festival a decade ago where LH headlined. She was the last act of course and showed up about an hour after her posted start time, then when she came out she took about 20 minutes tuning the band then, laying into them for not sounding right. Needless to say we left after about 30 mins.

Saw her in Vegas years ago at Broklyn Bowl, she showed up and hour and a half late, she is an amazing singer but I wouldn’t pay or take time off to go see her not knowing if she was gong to show up. It’s like you booked the show Lauren, show up. If you hate performing or don’t want to do it, cool. Don’t book anymore shows.

As much as I respect and acknowledge LH as an immensely talented person, I can’t think of another instance where an artist not only achieved Icon status but MAINTAINED that status for decades off of ONE ALBUM, regardless of how great that one album is. Don’t she need to back that up at some point with a follow up? And what’s her reasoning in claiming the industry wouldn’t allow her to make a second album?

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One year my late husband and I had plan on going to a concert. I told him wait an hour and a half. He looked at me crazy when we showed up people were saying she hasn’t got on stage yet. Not even 20 minutes later she showed up on stage, then she put on such a great show. Everybody forgot about it. I wouldn’t do it again myself it was a gift. It is really shameful.

The name Lauryn Hill has more Hype than the person. No matter what she does... she feels like. I'm Lauryn Hill put some respect on my name.

I never got the hype of Lauren and saw her live at Essence. She came on stage at damn near 2:00 am n did nothing specular. Folks were walking out.That 1 album from 25 yrs ago wasnt even written exclusively by Lauryn, there were mad ghost writers involved. She should be glad sumbody still wanna hear those old ass songs

I implore everyone to watch the full video of what he’s talking about. The media took a snippet of her speech about her mother and made it into something else. Just as they always do with her.

He thinks that's insulting but he defends Carlos Mencia when he uses the N word 🤦🏾‍♂️

If Lauryn Hill has a future concert on 2024 and you choose to go to it, you are a damn fool. Knowing her past behaviors of showing up hrs late, cursing out the audience and the band, I'll keep watching whatever is posted on IG.

She’s been doing this since the 90’s so it’s not a secret. If folks come to her shows thinking that’s going to change and don’t already expect what she’s constantly been known for, then they’re the foolish ones. Anytime I’ve gone to see her I expect not only for her to arrive late but she may not do the songs the way I want her to. So that is all on me.

I view Lauren through the "thin line between genius and madness" lens, and thus just can't hate on her, as whatever internal process causes her to act in these ways is also probably tied into whatever process allowed her to manifest her genius musically on her album. ie : we don't get such a all time album without the flakey, and ultimately self destructive, behaviors she's also manifested. 💚+🍀to her always tho, as ya gotta be grateful for the gift of that album at least.

She's had this reputation for years - happy to take our money while touring, but doesn't give a damn about our time. I'm good. Some other sucker can deify her and think being in her presence for 30 minutes is a life accomplishment.

One day Vlad is going to let people talk

The only reason Vlad has lost some of his regulars is because they felt he was very disrespectful to Minister Farrakhan & would not apologize

I saw Nas & LH on tour about 7 years ago. Nas went first and killed. LH was next. It took her an hour to come out. I was so mad that i couldn't even stay for her whole set because i had been there so long.

You keep paying to see her, you get what you sign up for. You LH stans know better.

People forget Lauren Hill got signed to Columbia when she was only 18 yo. The industry really messed her up. Some people come to the industry and are happy to sell out. The ones who get it worst are the ones who refuse to sell out and try to fight back. I don't think she ever recovered and she certainly did not come close to fulfilling her talent as a songwriter and performer.

The fans are the reason why you are getting paid. If I know that I have fans that are waiting on me to perform, I'm going to bust my a** to get on that stage and give my fans what they are asking for. I would never take my fans for granted. Lauryn Hill was out of pocket for telling the fans that they are lucky that she showed up. She should be ashamed of herself for that comment.

Lauryn Hill and Madonna have reached peaks of stardom and both are legends, but they also suffer from a lack of respect for their audience. They take the audience for granted like they will always be there no matter how bad they act. When they schedule tours, like clockwork the first few shows go great, but after than it's all downhill. They start showing up late, get a few songs in before the venue is required to shuts down, walk off stage for no reason or look under the influence, or they cancel performances outright. Both have left fans outraged for the prices they paid, time they waited, and got barely anything out of the deal. Venues have been forced to issues refunds countless times. Neither Lauryn or Madonna have made it through a scheduled tour in years. Therefore it's buyers beware - tickets buyers are finally catching on. This year Madonna is barely filling an arena - go figure. Lauryn's fans after the statement "they were lucky she showed up" fans will not be so quick to buy next time either.

Never been to a Lauryn Hill concert, but from knowing people that have, this isn’t the first instance of Lauryn Hill doing something like that. There was also a story that she showed up hours late and then berated a fan that was upset that she was late.

Absolutely agree 100% will DL and his perspective!!! LH is a musical genius and knows it, and is extremely arrogant about it. She even went as far as to say that she does not want white people to buy her music.

Glad the came up with RU-vid so i can listen to any song i want

I wonder if her album wasn’t so big would she have the same attitude 🤔

When that mf said lamb and she said from what restaurant I cackled lol

Folks assume being a great artist is synonymous with ideal personality traits and great etiquette or work ethic, but that's not the case at all. Let's be completely honest, people invest way more thought into the catalogs of these legacy artists than they should, simply because the music was so impactful at the time. They often overlook that these artists were just kids when they wrote these songs, likely regurgitating life experiences of someone else they grew up around, or even worse, taking great ghostwriting suggestions from others. Evidence that their lyrics weren't often a reflection of their actual state of mind lies in the decisions some of these artists made later on in adulthood. The quasi-maturity reflected in many of those old-school songs was likely all label and marketing team doctoring, not their actual sincere accounts. This was back when that kind of image control really mattered in the music business. 😏

Honesty is a Super Power.

Lauryn is so iconic because no female artist since has been able to make a commercially viable album like "Miseducation". After her, stripper culture has come to dominate female rap, much like gangsta/drill culture dominates on the men's side.

I have never been to a LH concert but have always loved her music and message and purchased tickets for the Miseducation Anniversary tour that was supposed to take place on my birthday few years ago. It was cancelled, I was dissapointed. But being a singer myself, I was not mad and still hope to one day hope to hear her sing in person. She owes me nothing. Her gift that she has shared is enough and I am greatful of anything else she chooses to share. ❤Ms. Hill I totally get it

Last year at the Capital One Arena, I saw her and waited for 2 1/2 hours to see her, and that will be my last time I will be seeing Lauryn Hill.

Mike Tyson said it best at the end of his career “ I don’t have the same love for the sport anymore, I’m just doing it to payback some people” and once he was done, he was done. Lauryn Hill shouldn’t do that to her fans. Give it up and allow people that’s willing to show up use the venue. As for Vlad hands down I love his interviews, BUT sometimes he needs to let people tell their story, stop trying to correct them ( unless they’re lying) and stop reminiscing every time the guess has gone through something that he relates to. Oh and stop with the sneak (jokes)dissing cause he feel comfortable with the guess, theirs nothing wrong with laughing at things that’s funny BUT!, let them do the entertaining and you ask the question.

Imagine what she said in federal court 😂

I guess there’s a very fine line between insanity and talent. I know someone who has worked closely with Lauryn Hill. They were on friendly terms for many years and then, one day out of the blue, Lauryn Hill told this person that, from that moment on - they were to refer to her as “Ms. Hill” According to this person, Lauryn Hill’s tone and energy shifted 180 degrees from warm and personable to cold and aloof. Diana Ross did/does this too, but she is smart enough not to antagonize her audience.

Lauren Hill ain’t nothing special to be talking like that

I love the chemistry between the two of you. DL is the best guest on your platform. He always gives 100! I would like to see DL interview you Vlad.

Lauryn is over the hill

DL is interviewing Vlad. I thought DL was supposed to be the interviewee. 😂

NEVER KNEW SHE WAS LIKE THAT. DAMN...

Robert Glasper tried to tell ya'll. lol

“The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” and “The Score” are two of the best albums in the history of music… However her behavior is inexcusable and I would NEVER pay for a ticket to see her Live in concert… It's sad because I got the opportunity to see Lauryn at 20 years old and she recited poetry over beats and it was one of the dopest performances I’ve ever seen in my life… I have seen just about everyone perform from Parliament Funkadelic to Busta Rhymes to Earth Wind & Fire, to the Jackson 5 (with Michael 😂) to the Wu Tang Clan and she is up there with the greats 😂 but still I would not pay a dime to see LH

Who is interviewing who?? Can DL get a word in without interruption?

It was taken out of context. She didn't take anyone for granted. She explained that since she's been through so much in her life, it's a blessing that she's still here. It just came out wrong. I'm happy to have her still on this earth as well...🙌🏼🙏🏼🙌🏼

When people pay their hard earned money to come see you, and you repeatedly show up late with no regard, it already makes it obvious you have zero respect for your fans.

She’s so overrated

I'm not surprised, know it's starting to come out so know yall see what we have to go through😮😮

Lauryn Hill is the greatest female rapper of all time!

Lauryn is just Lauryn and she’s over the hill 😂😂

Call her Miss Hill. She had like 5 kids with Rohan Marley and wont disclose who Micah father is but its not Rohan. That might be why she is the way she is.

Vlad always claiming he knows someone. Interviewing as ur job is not knowing someone.

I don't care who a person thinks they are. Being a professional is a full-time job. I did security for Michael Jordan a few times in the past, and he was super arrogant. Part of me wanted to curse his ass out. The professional side of me decided to stay the course. Lauren needs to either become a professional or leave it alone altogether. ( In my opinion)

Great interview VLad.....I enjoy your interviews, keep em coming, and the Cigars

A lot of the people hate being celebrities and take it out on their fans. No one told you to go on tour. It’s not like the concert is 6am. It’s 8 o’clock at night. Why can’t you show up on time? Didn’t you have to rehearse and check the sound and lighting. You should already be in the building when fans come.

At this point if you're still paying for a Lauryn Hill concert, I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you.

Was fortunate to see her & Nas back in 2017. She showed up and it was incredible

In Lauryn hill defense she has not been The same since her Divorce not sure what transpired but I noticed a switch went off ☝️👀💯🍾🎊

I love her music but there's no way I would pay to see her in concert b/c people have been talking about her being late since I was a kid

When people don’t respect my time and my money I don’t support them. Tardiness is a sign of disrespect! I don’t like it! Miss. Hill needs to humble herself.

D.L is right never taking peoples time for granted

she has been trippin for years Which is why I would never purchase A ticket

I didn’t see the show, but if an artist is saying “You are lucky I’m even here…” maybe it’s a cry for help. Is she low key saying she wants to delete herself? Maybe there’s a misunderstanding here.

Bruh who is protecting us from Vampires if the Day Walker is out here chilling with Glad?

DL Hughley sounding & looking like he think we are lucky, he showed up at all too.

😒 THE AUDIENCE SHOULD'VE SCREAMED OUT..... YOU'RE LUCKY WE LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC AWAY DIZZY "BLEEP!!"

Don't Fuk wit Lauren 😂❤

She should be lucky that her fans even show up to her concerts.

Vlad is a clown.."I know the Fugees..I know Pras" but when you were interviewing TK at the time Pras blew trial you said "We hung out a few times but I don't know him like that". This is why Vlad needs to stop being entertained by Black culture. What's even worse is you threw Pras under the bus when he asked you for help with lawyer fees...smh

That goes both ways she’s lucky crowd shows up to her shows

The question I’ll always have for the fans is: why do yall keep falling for it? The question I have for Lauryn Hill is: if you are so talented, why have you never followed up your music with another great album. Not another Miseducation but another anything? Robert Glasper has the answer.

I’ve never supported Lauryn hill pass buying her album when it first came out. I was middle school at that! I say that to say, if I had enough common sense as an adolescent to pay attention to an artists ways; people nowadays have no excuse. Lauryn hill been fucking up since the late 90’s. Being late to concerts is just one thing. Not appreciating her band mates is another. Besides that, no disrespect but the sista hasn’t done anything great pass one album. You got artist that have catalogs of music that destroy her one album. In order to be a legend you have to be able to make great albums multiple times. One time is cool but not impressive!

That attitude is the very reason why her career wasn't as big as it could have been

Like, she's not wrong, they ARE lucky she showed up given her track record XD

Maybe she still carries that chip with her from the Apollo when she was younger .. Those same people that are crying about her showing up late if she shows up at all are probably some of the same people that boo’d her off stage at one point but I will agree with the fact that if she doesn’t wanna do it then she needs to make that decision because these ticket prices are outrageous for her to not give a shit

What DL described is the Social Contract between an Artist and their Fans, it's the same contract Business Owners have to honor by showing up for their Business Hours for their Customers every day!

Two artist that do this that I know of: Erykah Badu and Parliament. Their excuse is getting high enough to get on stage. I had to leave those shows early because I had babysitters at the time that were not available late enough to stay for the whole show.

my dawg said V Lad 😂 💯

It stems from her financial prison time; and expecting more fan mail and protests.

We teach people how to treat us.

I truly don’t believe she was saying it from an arrogant place.

I bet she's never late when her local dispensary opens.

Without the fans you are nothing. Lauryn showed utter disrespect and lack of professionalism.

Blame the promoters for always trying to stiff Lauryn Hill on her money. If she doesn't respect the venues it's only because the venues didn't respect her.