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Lauryn Hill Reimagines Nina Simone’s ‘Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair’ as Dizzy R&B Ballad

Less than a week after her last Nina Simone cover, Lauryn Hill has emerged with another cover from the forthcoming RCA compilation Nina Simone Revisited: A Tribute To Nina Simone. This time, the ex-Fugee offered a a dizzy R&B rendition of the originally stark “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair,” replete with dusty organ parts and teeth-gritting vocals. Listen to it here before the full record surfaces in full July 10.