THE UNSPOKEN CONTRACT between Lauryn Hill and the fans who attend her live shows maintains that the singer will show up when she’s ready, and they will either wait patiently or plan to arrive late, too. Currently on the road for an anniversary tour celebrating 25 years of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, the musician provided more context to her understanding of this contract, telling the audience at her Los Angeles show: “You’re saying ‘She’s late. She’s late a lot.’ Yo, y’all lucky I make it on this … stage every night.”

Hill performed the first show of the anniversary tour with the Fugees on Oct. 18. In the weeks since, she has postponed two shows — one in Philadelphia and the other in Fort Worth — citing severe vocal strain and injury. “I fought through the last couple shows, pushing my voice, and masking the injury with medication. This isn’t safe or sustainable,” she said at the time. It’s a more plausible explanation for the musician’s somewhat chaotic touring schedule, though it doesn’t completely explain the perpetual lateness.

Lauryn Hill addresses her “lateness”
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“Yo, y’all lucky I make it on this stage every night!” pic.twitter.com/ieulUzn8Bp

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