Lauryn Hill brought her current tour through Chicago last week for a performance at the House of Blues on Wednesday night (7/16). Fans may have gotten a little more than they bargained for, as doors were at 6:30PM, the show was scheduled to start at 7:30PM, and she didn't take the stage until 11:30PM(!). By the time she took the stage, the crowd was justifiably restless. Ms. Hill opened with a barely recognizable version of "Killing Me Softly" (up-tempo, rock/reggae feel). When she finished the song, some fan yelled out that she was late. She then went on a roughly 10-minute rant (both directly at the concertgoer and not) and had the guy escorted out of the show. She told him, "I do this because I love it, not because I owe you anything, you understand that?" And that was followed by "You could say whatever you want to -- I don't give a rat's ass." She did ask security to refund him the cost of his ticket, yet that's against venue policy. You can check out some video footage of part of her rant at the bottom of this post. To be blunt about it, the songs she went onto perform sounded like bad cover versions. When exiting the venue, a slew of concertgoers could be seen lined up at the box office, attempting to obtain refunds (again, against venue policy)

Once a Caller Bob, always a Caller Bob


Then again, who would go to a Lauryn Hill show at this point?

(and save the She's a good rapper shit. First of all, she's not. Secondly, she's got a history of cuntery)

She's always been terrible.

One of her albums is beloved by many hip hop fans. I have a real hard time with female rappers. But that's just me.

Always a Caller Bob though

wait, the board has a filter that changed W op to Nut ?

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is still one of my favorite albums.

She clearly is still suffering from some mental issues.

Lauryn Hill has always displayed some douchey tendencies (like crediting herself for all of the production on Miseducation), but you can't deny her skills as an MC.


Lauryn Hill said her heart was in Zion
I wish her heart still was in rhyming - Kanye

It could be a great spot to see a concert,.

House of Blues has to be worst venue in the city. It could be a great spot to see a concert, but for the outrageous ticket and drink prices and the apparent d-bags who work there.

what a bitch....geez

It really should be a jewel of the smaller venue concert scene in the city yet it sits there practically unnoticed.

That's because there are literally a dozen better smaller venues in the city.

Eh...maybe. Im not sure how clear it is. Unless there is a history with her?

It might just be bitchery or narcissism

There is a history of mental illness. She seems to be ignoring it or "handling" it on her own...

I wonder what she was doing from 730 to 1130?