Inside "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill"

Commissioner Gordon: 'Clef got a bad rap because being the ex-boyfriend, that must be who caused all the problems. But when he spoke about her saying she's disturbed, it was more from a place of helping her than trying to hurt her because it was a long time after.

Jackson: One of the last things she said to me in a real conversation was, "How do I keep it so hot and good, Jayson?" And I was like, "I don't know if you can. The only thing you can do is as you grow, just make records." And if she wants to take the rest of her days and raise her family or write poetry or whatever she chooses, God bless her. And thank you for doing it when you did.

Commissioner Gordon: Lauryn was everybody's favorite singer and you can hear it in so many singers now. She gave the world something. And if that's all there is, maybe it was enough.

Legend: Lauryn had that blend of toughness and soulfulness, melody and swagger. She did it better than anybody still has done it. People are still trying to capture that moment. Jazmine Sullivan's song that's out now ["Need U Bad"] sounds eerily similar to Lauryn.

Nobles: [J Records A&R rep] Peter Edge called asking me to work on Jazmine Sullivan's record. She's a talented girl but I made a choice that I wasn't gonna do it. I don't wanna spend my life trying to reincarnate Lauryn through somebody else. Lauryn ain't dead, Lauryn is very much alive. That woman's alive.

Randolph: I sang with her until 2006. One of my last conversations with Ms. Hill was about her feeling like there's no room for her music and people biting and stealing the formula and making it into something dishonest. And my words for her were, "You changed my life in a day. Whoever you feel out there is mimicking you, the Lauryn I know would show these ho's how it's done."

Hill: I just can't do anything if I'm not inspired. I always sorta wait for the inspiration to come, and if the spirit doesn't drive me to do it, then I won't do it. 'Cause I definitely know that what I'm doin' is sorta bigger than me. It's somethin' that I've been assigned.