Lauryn Hill settled out of court with four musicians who sought co-writing and co-production credits for the hip-hop artist's 1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, as well as one-third of the album's profits, according to the Associated Press. Drum programmer Vada Nobles, singer Rasheem Pugh, pianist Tejumold and guitarist Johari Newton — collectively known as New-Ark Entertainment — claimed that Hill signed a publishing deal with them in 1997 and that they helped produce and write songs, but that Hill listed herself as the sole producer of the album. They filed a lawsuit in 1998, and Hill settled last week for an undisclosed amount, a spokesperson for Sony Music Entertainment told the news service.

Hill and the album won a combined five Grammys in 1999.