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=== 2023–present: Fugees reunion tour controversy === On April 14, 2024, Lauryn Hill made her return to the stage at [[Coachella]]. Hill's son, [[YG Marley]], was performing when Hill surprised the crowd by making an appearance. Hill performed several solo songs from her career, but was also reunited with former Fugees bandmate, Wyclef Jean, to perform numerous beloved hit songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-04-15 |title=Lauryn Hill Stages Mini-Fugees Reunion With Wyclef Jean During Her Son YG Marley's Coachella 2024 Set |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-fugees-reunion-wyclef-jean-yg-marley-coachella-1235971098/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419194952/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-fugees-reunion-wyclef-jean-yg-marley-coachella-1235971098/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Fugees were scheduled to start a reunion tour in August 2024 but the U.S. dates were quietly canceled three days before the first show, with no reason given to customers receiving refunds,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-fugees-cancel-tour-2024-concerts-1236098008/|title=Lauryn Hill and the Fugees' 2024 Tour Is Quietly Canceled, Three Days Before First Date|last=Willman|first=Chris|publisher=Variety|date=6 August 2024|access-date=7 August 2024|language=en}}</ref> but Hill cited "clickbait headlines" and low-ticket sales as an explanation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |title=Lauryn Hill blames 'clickbait headlines' for low ticket sales and cancelled US tour |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/aug/08/lauryn-hill-blames-clickbait-headlines-for-low-ticket-sales-and-cancelled-us-tour |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=[[The Guardian]]|date=8 August 2024 }}</ref> The cancellations received media scrutiny, to which Hill responded "I can assure you that no one is more disappointed about not being able to perform than I am."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Chuck |date=2024-08-08 |title=Lauryn Hill shuts down haters after canceling tour with Fugees |url=https://nypost.com/2024/08/07/entertainment/lauryn-hill-shuts-down-haters-after-canceling-tour-with-fugees/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |language=en-US}}</ref> Pras released a [[Diss (music)|diss track]] titled "Bar Mitzfa" which criticized Hill that same month.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Lynch |first=Jessica |date=2024-08-15 |title=Fugees Rapper Pras Drops Lauryn Hill Diss Track After Cancelled Tour |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/fugees-rapper-pras-releases-lauryn-hill-diss-track-1235753532/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> In October 2024, Pras sued Hill for [[breach of contract]] and fraud, accusing her of mismanaging the budgeting of their tour in "a veiled and devious attempt to make a big score for herself".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2024-10-01 |title=Lauryn Hill Sued for Fraud, Breach of Contract by Fugees Co-Founder Pras Michel (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-sued-fugees-pras-michel-1236161444/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Hill responded to each of the claims made in the lawsuit on Instagram, and said it "is full of false claims and unwarranted attacks. It notably omits that he was advanced overpayment for the last tour and has failed to repay substantial loans extended by myself as an act of good will."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Pras Sues Lauryn Hill Over Canceled Fugees Tour, Alleging Fraud |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/arts/music/pras-lauryn-hill-fugees-lawsuit.html?smid=url-share |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In 2024, Hill appeared on ''[[Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)|Warriors]]'', a [[concept album]] by [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] and [[Eisa Davis]] based on the [[The Warriors (film)|1979 film of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis on their 'Warriors' musical concept album with Lauryn Hill |url=https://apnews.com/article/linmanuel-miranda-eisa-davis-warriors-lauryn-hill-album-942ba5ca1e424f82ca55a91c938c6322 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
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