Lauryn Hill was one of 6 artists Drake tapped to share the stage with him on the first of his three nights headlining London’s Wireless Festival this weekend.
The OVO rapper set an R&B theme for night one of the concert series, which saw him pass the mic to singers such as Mario, Bobby Valentino, Bryson Tiller, and Giveon to churn out their crowd-pleasing singles. Label signee PARTYNEXTDOOR also got in on the action, with the duo performing a range of tracks from “Come and See Me” to “Moth Balls,” “Somebody Love You” and “Spider-Man Superman” together. The surprise highlight of the night was Drake bringing out Lauryn Hill, whose performance of “Ex-Factor” transitioned into Drake rapping his 2018 hit single “Nice For What,” which samples the single from Hill’s 1998 Grammy Award-winning album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, for his finale.
The reaction is a change from Hill’s showing at Essence Festival, where she was reported to have performed in front of a near-empty stadium at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans as a result of logistical issues which pushed the singer’s set time back to roughly 3 a.m.
