The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

every ghetto, every city samples hurley's 1986 chicago house anthem. hill references the track directly in the lyric 'jack ya, jack ya, jack ya body,' nodding to a foundational dance music record within a hip hop context.

“When she says, 'Jack ya, jack ya, jack ya body' in 'Every Ghetto, Every City,' she is referencing the 1986 club anthem 'Jack Your Body' by Chicago DJ/producer Steve 'Silk' Hurley”

doo wop (that thing) contains audio from the 5th dimension's track. the sample provides part of the sonic foundation for hill's dissection of gender politics and casual sex.

“'Doo Wop (That Thing)' contains samples of 'Together Let's Find Love' by The 5th Dimension”

ex-factor replays the chord progression and melodic elements from wu-tang clan's 1993 track. hill's producers recreated the instrumentation rather than sampling the audio directly, which itself drew from gladys knight's cover of the way we were.

“It features replayed elements of 'Can It Be All So Simple' by Wu-Tang Clan”

lost ones uses the melody and hook structure of sister nancy's 1982 dancehall track. recorded at tuff gong with members of the wailers present, the song draws a direct line from kingston reggae to late 90s hip hop.

“features an interpolation of the reggae classic 'Bam Bam' by Sister Nancy”

forgive them father recycles the instrumentation from marley's concrete jungle, speeding up the tempo and adding acoustic guitar. julian marley played guitar on the track, recorded at his father's tuff gong studios in kingston.

“'Forgive Them Father' is an interpretation of 'Concrete Jungle' by Bob Marley and the Wailers”

hill cited woodson's 1933 book as the inspiration for the album title and conceptual framework. the book's thesis about cultural indoctrination became hill's lens for examining life lessons outside formal education.

“In a 2013 interview with The Guardian, Hill cited Carter G. Woodson's 1933 book The Mis-Education of The Negro as an inspiration”