"Obviously the Fugees were huge, but Lauryn, she was at that point where she was the empowered female. If we look back across the decades, she was at the forefront of all that.
“This was around the time that I was making those trips up to Soho and to D'Arblay street, or Red Records in Brixton. I put this song on and I thought ‘This is amazing.’ And then you get to see the video! You know that split screen one?
“I think she set the bar for a lot of women who came after her. When you think of Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim - those type of artists - you can draw a line to the Nikki Minaj’s and Cardi B’s of today. But Lauryn was super conscious. And vocally – fuck you can sing!"
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