"This will be the last time l'll allow production challenges to look like the fault is mine alone, when they aren't,” the Grammy winner said

The Essence Festival has taken responsibility for a Lauryn Hill performance that saw the hip-hop legend take the stage at 2:30 in the morning."Let's be very clear — WE don’t play about Ms. Lauryn Hill.

The organizers of Essence Fest don’t want you to be miseducated about Lauryn Hill. The singer closed out the first night of the festival with a performance that began around 2:30 a.m. Though Hill has a run late for her shows on occasions in the past,