Ready Or Not, this nineties hip-hop legend was gonna find a pH๏τo opportunity and take it quickly while attending one of numerous Met Gala after-parties in New York City on Monday evening. 

Famed for her husky vocal delivery, she was among celebrity guests at Manhattan venue Zero Bond as British fashion designer Stella McCartney and beauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury hosted a late night party in partnership with gin brand Bombay Sapphire.

While many of her fellow guests knew The Score, the enigmatic star looked vastly different from her pioneering musical past as she enjoyed a rare public appearance following Mondy evening’s Met Gala extravaganza. 

Posing for pH๏τos alongside party hosts Stella and Charlotte, she proved she still has The Ex-Factor despite a notable step away from the mainstream music industry following the release of her Grammy-Award winning debut album in 1997. 

These days it is her children, rising stars Selah and YG Marley, who are claiming plaudits as they attempt to forge their own paths in the music industry. 

And if the surname sounds familiar, that’s because their father is Rohan Marley – son of legendary late reggae artist Bob Marley. 

But can you guess who she is?

Ready Or Not, this nineties hip-hop legend was gonna find a pH๏τo opportunity and take it quickly while attending one of numerous Met Gala after-parties in New York City on Monday

Famed for her husky vocal delivery, she was among celebrity guests as British fashion designer Stella McCartney and beauty mogul Charlotte Tilbury hosted a late night party 

That’s right – it’s Lauryn Hill! 

The hugely talented star commanded attention in a burgundy trouser suit and matching leather coat while enjoying her latest night out on Monday evening. 

Alongside former bandmates Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, Hill became a household name with New Jersey based hip hop act Fugees after initially starting her career as an actress. 

The band released debut album Blunted On Reality to critical acclaim in 1994, but it was sophomore album The Score that turned them into global stars following its release three years later. 

Containing hit singles Ready Or Not and Killing Me Softly with His Song – the latter a cover of the 1972 single from Lori Lieberman – the album subsequently earned the band two Grammys, making her the first woman to win the award for a Best Rap album.  

Hill would win further critical acclaim with the release of her conceptual debut solo album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill, in 1998. 

It’s enormous success, chartingh at number one in the United States, made her the first female rapper to top the Billboard H๏τ 100. 

The following year, she set another record by becoming the first female rapper to feature on the cover of Time magazine. 

Lauryn Hill commanded attention in a burgundy trouser suit and matching leather coat while enjoying her latest night out on Monday evening (Right in 1996)

The enigmatic star looked vastly different from her pioneering musical past as she enjoyed a rare public appearance following Mondy evening’s Met Gala extravaganza

To date, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill is still regarded as one of the defining urban albums of the 1990s and helped boost the artist’s Grammy haul to an impressive eight in total. 

Her two children with reggae artist Rohan Marley – from whom she separated in 2009 – are now developing their own careers in the music and fashion industries. 

In 2024, Hill and her Fugees bandmates disappointed fans by cancelling the US leg of their tour just three days before the first show that August. 

In a following statement, Hill wrote: ‘With difficulty the decision was made to pull down our upcoming North American tour dates,’ she wrote, clarifying that ‘The shows in the UK and Europe ARE MOVING FORWARD as planned.’

In 2024, Hill and her Fugees bandmates disappointed fans by cancelling the US leg of their tour just three days before the first show that August 

Although the artist has developed a reputation over the years for canceling performances and having tardy start times, she attributed a recent spate of cancellations to a medical issue.

Demand for UK and European shows may have been greater due to scarcity, as Hill reminded her fans that people in those regions ‘not only haven’t seen the Miseducation Anniversary performance yet, they also haven’t seen the Fugees perform together in over 25 years!’

Hill emphasized that ‘no one’ was ‘more disappointed about not being able to perform’ than her as she praised the experience of performing as a ‘profound exchange of energy and emotion that excites me every time.’

‘Every show is a piece of my expression and testament to our connection and shared love for music,’ she added. 

Although the artist has developed a reputation over the years for canceling performances and having tardy start times, she attributed a recent spate of cancellations to a medical issue