Which Lauryn Hill song won the 1999 Grammy for Best R&B Song after appearing on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?

Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” won the 1999 Grammy for Best R&B Song.

The song was the lead single from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Hill’s 1998 solo debut. It combines a modern hip hop beat with a chorus and vocal style influenced by doo-wop and classic soul. Hill wrote, produced, and performed the recording, giving it a sound that connected contemporary rap and older Black musical traditions.

The single reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also earned Hill Grammy awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song at the 41st ceremony in 1999.

“Doo Wop (That Thing)” is sometimes confused with “Ex-Factor,” another major single from the same album. “Ex-Factor” became especially prominent through later sampling, but “Doo Wop (That Thing)” was the album’s lead single and its chart-topping introduction.