Inspired by Albumism, I’m doing my own version of Flying Solo with individual tracks. Band breakups and hiatuses are never fun, but these solo jams were defining moments in my life’s soundtrack.

The Fugees were two studio albums and done. And to this day, Lauryn Hill as a solo artist only has one. But it was an absolute legendary one. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was so exceptional it may have been impossible to follow up with another effort. Instead, Hill has recorded the occasional single and has toured sporadically.

Without that prolific catalog that other artists have in their name, a bigger exclamation point is put on songs like “Lost Ones”. It’s a hip-hop song loaded with attitude, rhythm and hooks. And then comes the kicker: the realization that “Lost Ones” seems to nod to the demise of the Fugees and call out her former bandmate Wyclef Jean. Which makes the song an even more powerful statement than what it exudes on the surface.

“It's funny how money change a situation. Miscommunication leads to complication. My emancipation don't fit your equation.”