Composed in 1971, "Killing Me Softly" has been capturing imaginations and hearts for nearly 50 years. Popularized by Roberta Flack and Lauryn Hill, the song is featured The New York Times, a collaboration between Tinashe, SZA, Dej Loaf, Empress Of, Abra, Jean Deaux, and Lord Narf.
The New York Times invited these singers for a feature in the Style Magazine entitled "The Season’s Most Seismic Earrings, on R&B and Hip-Hop’s Rising Stars."This BTS video splices together footage of each singer delivering a line of "Killing Me Softly."
A cover worthy of the song's pedigree?
