Lauryn Hill has been released from prison today after serving three months for tax evasion. The former Fugess rapper/singer drops the song "Consumerism" to coincide with her newfound freedom.
The song is available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/consumerism-single/id719012403?ls=1.
"Consumerism is part of some material I was trying to finish before I had to come in. We did our best to eek out a mix via verbal and emailed direction, thanks to the crew of surrogate ears on the other side. Letters From Exile is material written from a certain space, in a certain place. I felt the need to discuss the underlying socio-political, cultural paradigm as I saw it. I haven't been able to watch the news too much recently, so I'm not hip on everything going on. But inspiration of this sort is a kind of news in and of itself, and often times contains an urgency that precedes what happens. I couldn't imagine it not being relevant. Messages like these I imagine find their audience, or their audience finds them, like water seeking it's level."
- Ms. Lauryn Hill
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