Lost Ones by Lauryn Hill is underrated as a diss track

[Drew Wonder]

She lowkey killed Wyclef on this

It's funny how money change a situation
Miscommunication lead to complication
My emancipation don't fit your equation
I was on the humble you on every station
Some wan' play young Lauryn like she dumb
But remember not a game new under the sun
Everything you did has already been done
I know all the tricks from Bricks to Kingston
My ting done made your kingdom wan' run
Now understand "L-Boogie's" non-violent
But if a thing test me, run for my gun
Can't take a threat to my new born son
L been this way since creation
A groupie call, you fall from temptation
Now you wanna bawl over separation
Tarnish my image in the conversation
Who you gon' scrimmage, like you the champion?
You might win some but you just lost one

Now, now how come your talk turn cold?
Gain the whole world for the price of your soul
Tryin to grab hold of what you can't control
Now you all floss, what a sight to behold
Wisdom is better than silver and gold
I was hopeless, now I'm more hope road
Every man wanna act like he's exempt
Need to get down on his knees and repent
Can't slick talk on the day of judgment
Your movement's similar to a serpent
Tried to play straight, how your whole style bent?
Consequence is no coincidence
Hypocrites always wanna play innocent
Always want to take it to the full out extent
Always want to make it seem like good intent
Never want to face it when it time for punishment
I know you don't wanna hear my opinion
There come many paths and you must choose one
And if you don't change then the rain soon come
See you might win some, but you just lost one

Now don't you understand man universal law?
What you throw out comes back to you, star
Never underestimate those who you scar
Cause karma, karma, karma comes back to you hard!
You can't hold God's people back that long
The chain of Shatan wasn't made that strong
Trying to pretend like your word is your bond
But until you do right, all you do will go wrong
Now some might mistake this just for simple song
And some don't know what they have 'til it's gone
Now even when you're gone you can still be reborn
And, from the night can arrive the sweet dawn
Now, some might listen and some might shun
And some may think that they've reached perfection
If you look closely you'll see what you've become
Cause you might win some but you just lost one!

Basically called him a demonic, controlling, hypocritical fukkboy who sold his soul for riches and was angry she was getting success on her own. Also warned him to keep her name out his mouth or else

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

 

[ball15life]

Dap + Rep. A lot of what she rapped came to light with his "charity" also. She tried to warn the world about this clown

 

[DoubleClutch]

Yea that's a classic track but It's hard to judge someone with that type of success and fame.

wyclef was one of the biggest artists in the world at one point. He blew up first before she did

Dudes a musical genius too. Maybe more talented than lauryn all around

 

[Yehuda]

I love the bridge on this song.

 

[DonRe]

In my opinion the only female MC lyrically and musically worth a damn. Shoutout to Latifah though on the conscious tip.

 

[Da_Eggman]

She was on one

 

[Da_Eggman]

Yea that's a classic track but It's hard to judge someone with that type of success and fame.

wyclef was one of the biggest artists in the world at one point. He blew up first before she did

Dudes a musical genius too. Maybe more talented than lauryn all around

Hill outsold wyclef album by like ten million

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Song writers and producers calling her out for lack of credit on that album killed all that righteous buzz. Makes the song ironic but y'all hate clef

 

[I love Latina women]

i never bought into the whole lauryn hill hype like that but this song was nice; 5 stars, dap and +rep

 

[DoubleClutch]

Hill outsold wyclef album by like ten million

Yea but I'm talking before hill released her solo album.

Wyclef was the leader of the fugues and went solo and started branching out doing other stuff before hill blew up

 

[Da_Eggman]

Yea but I'm talking before hill released her solo album.

Wyclef was the leader of the fugues and went solo and started branching out doing other stuff before hill blew up

Yeah but hill than proves she was the real talent of the group before she went crazy

 

[Drew Wonder]

Song writers and producers calling her out for lack of credit on that album killed all that righteous buzz. Makes the song ironic but y'all hate clef

I like Clef, dude is talented and in the long run had a more successful career than Lauryn. But I give credit where it's due, she got him on this one

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

The ether on that song


It also ended his career as well, because the focus ended up going to Hill.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

Didn't she have ghostwriters though?

 

[soulfuljah]

Didn't she have ghostwriters though?

I remember her getting sued for that. A group said they co wrote and co produced most of the dang album.

But didn't she have a few songs on that album directed at Clef over that affair within an affair love child she had.