I had an internal struggle I never would have expected in the year 2013. I had to choose between seeing The Breeders and Ms Lauryn Hill in the same night. Since Ms Lauryn Hill was just released from jail and the possibility of seeing her live again is questionable, capsule it was an easier struggle to fight than one would think. I had to choose Ms Hill, cialis because like Kanye West says in “Champion, stuff ” “Lauryn Hill say her heart was in Zion. I wish her heart still was in rhymin’.” Mr. West and I got our wish, because shortly after Hill’s release from jail, she released “Consumerism,” an angry track about the state of our society. It’s a wake up call, and Ms Lauryn Hill knows we need her back in the game to provide just that.

I probably wasn’t the only person in the crowd hesitant to the spectacle about to occur. Ms Hill has notoriously shown an aura of displeasure for playing live, whether not showing up or just being an all-around disaster on stage. Luckily, reviews of her recent shows in Washington D.C. and New York were extremely positive, so I breathed easy as I entered Royale this Wednesday. The crowd was on its feet the whole night, anxious as her start time of 9:30 approached and passed without signs of Ms Hill entering the stage. She came on just over half an hour late, but the audience quickly forgot her tardiness and started the dance party off to a reworked “Killing Me Softly” medley, a trademark tune of her former group The Fugees.

In a stark difference from her new song, Ms Hill was extremely gracious to the city of Boston on stage. There were countless thank yous to the audience for sharing this moment along the short tour with her. She added “Boston” gratuitously throughout the songs she performed like any good performer does.

Ms Lauryn Hill’s presence was of a seasoned musician. Anyone oblivious to her recent jail time would be surprised, because she controlled the stage like someone who had been at it non-stop since her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill from 1998. She was almost orchestra conductor-like by instructing the various members of her large band when to start, when to pump it up, or when to tone it down and let her vocals take the lead. At first, her voice seemed out of tune or off, and later on in the set, she stated she had a bit of a cold. By the time she kicked into her third song, her voice was back to full power, no signs of a cold at all.

Throughout the evening, she showed the deep breath of talent she has as a musician. Most songs were sung in her true soulful songstress vibe, but then songs like her new single “Consumerism” would blast us into her true talent as a fast-paced emcee. Within her encore, she brought out her acoustic guitar to play a few songs, giving it back in time for two more heavy hitters. She of course ended the evening with “Doo Wop(That Thing)” just after midnight. The audience was completely unaware that it was a Wednesday night and continued to jump up and down and sing along with all words like a Friday night. Ms Lauryn Hill’s spirit is still in it, and I’m excited for what is to come for this musical genius in 2014.