# Lauryn Hill — Every Record We Rank

Lauryn Hill appears 3 times in our Neo-Soul, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 3
- **Appears on:** Neo-Soul, The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred, and The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room
- **Year:** 1998
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Neo-Soul
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/lauryn-hill/

## Appears on

### [Ex-Factor](https://waxonia.com/track/lauryn-hill--ex-factor/)

*1998 · Ruffhouse · No. 4 in [Neo-Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/neo-soul/)*

A Wu-Tang sample, a gospel structure and a lyric with no interest in protecting anyone's dignity, least of all its author's. The most-covered song of the era, and nobody has improved on it.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-soulquarians-room/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Lauryn%20Hill%20Ex-Factor) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-bnWqLqxE)

### [Ex-Factor](https://waxonia.com/track/lauryn-hill--ex-factor/)

*1998 · Ruffhouse · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/)*

A Wu-Tang sample, a gospel structure, and a lyric with no interest in protecting anyone's dignity. The most covered song of its era and nobody has improved on it.

Also on: [Neo-Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/neo-soul/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-soulquarians-room/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Lauryn%20Hill%20Ex-Factor) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-bnWqLqxE)

### [Ex-Factor](https://waxonia.com/track/lauryn-hill--ex-factor/)

*1998 · Ruffhouse · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — The Soulquarians Room](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-soulquarians-room/)*

Made just outside the collective and unmistakably of the same moment. The competition between these records is audible on all of them, and it made every one of them better.

Also on: [Neo-Soul](https://waxonia.com/genre/neo-soul/), [The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-the-hundred/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Lauryn%20Hill%20Ex-Factor) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-bnWqLqxE)

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