Whew! Lauryn Hill had fans singing their hearts out and grabbing tissues with her soulful, star-studded tribute to D’Angelo, Roberta Flack, and Angie Stone. Fans were calling the entire memoriam the “perfect way to kick off Black History Month” and just what the culture needed! Lauryn brought Black excellence to the Grammy stage with a whole squad of legends like Wyclef Jean, Bilal, Chaka Khan, and so many more.
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Lauryn Hill Celebrates D’Angelo, Roberta Flack, And Angie Stone With Iconic Squad
If Grammy watchers were looking for a Mic Drop Moment, Lauryn Hill delivered it! She hit the stage for the first time in years to celebrate the lives and legacies of her longtime friend, D’Angelo, singer/pianist Roberta Flack, and Angie Stone. All three legends passed away in 2025 — Roberta in February, Angie in March, and D’Angelo in October.
Lauryn’s set was fully packed with some fire R&B heavy hitters. She kicked it off performing ‘Nothing Even Matters,’ which D’Angelo is featured on then Lucky Daye joined her onstage for ‘Brown Sugar.’ Next, Anthony Hamilton and Raphael Saadiq performed ‘Lady,’ followed by Leon Thomas with ‘Devils Pie.’ Fans and the audience completely lost it when Bilal popped out to perform D’Angelo’s ‘How Does It Feel.’ Jon Batiste followed with a piano performance of ‘Africa.’
Lauryn then led a sultry tribute to Roberta Flack while Batiste played ‘The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face.’ October London sang ‘Closer I Get To You,’ and then Chaka Khan and John Legend lit it up with ‘Where Is The Love?’ And just when you thought the set couldn’t get any bigger, Lauryn turned the Grammys into a full-on Fugees reunion, bringing out Wyclef Jean for ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song.’ Wyclef Jean truly served as the cherry on top giving fans just what they wanted to see, him and Lauryn sharing a stage together again. See some highlights from Lauryn’s tribute below.
The Internet Loses It Over Lauryn Hill’s Star-Studded Tribute
The internet completely lost it after Lauryn was done. While the audience was giving her a standing ovation, folks were dropping fire and crown emojis over in The Shade Room’s comment section. Peep some of the reactions below.
Instagram user @shanell.sorrells wrote, “what a beautiful start to black history month.”
Instagram user @devonculture wrote, “R&B WON TONIGHT 💫🙏🏽🔥😮💨🙌🏽”
While Instagram user @jayt.music wrote, “Lauryn Hill just had the best performance of the night. It was like a black family reunion and a repass black music and Black SOUL can never be erased no matter how hard they try.”
Another Instagram user @thebarbiealexis wrote, “Maaaaan this was the best tribute I’ve ever seen🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😮💨😮💨😮💨”
Then Instagram user @jada_96g wrote, “This was THE best part 🙌”
Instagram user @stephanierperry wrote, “This was so awesome and dope❤️❤️❤️ Bilal mic was on hunny.”
While another Instagram user @princewilljr0501 wrote, “That D’Angelo and Roberta tribute one of the best performance of the night 🔥🔥🔥🔥wow I felt emotions throughout the whole performance.”
Then another Instagram user @classy_ladytee wrote, “This tribute was everything!!! Brought out real singers and musicians 🔥🔥🔥🙌”
Lastly, Instagram user @jlisa.danielle wrote, “Lauryn is exactly who she thinks she is 🔥”
More About Lauryn’s Legendary Grammy Legacy
Lauryn Hill’s Grammy pop-out was truly iconic since she hasn’t attended the ceremony in over a decade. But she’s already cemented her spot as a legendary artist and female rapper securing eight Grammys out of 19 nominations. She took home five Grammys, including Album of the Year in 1999 for ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.’ So if there was ever a debate over her legacy or music, she proved that she’s still here, still making history, and still untouchable!
