Songs Similar to Ex-Factor by Lauryn Hill
Album: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill · R&B · Sad
“Ex-Factor” is a r&b track with pop roots by Lauryn Hill from the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. On SongSimilar it sits in our R&B collection and is tagged sad, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 160 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Doo Wop (That Thing)” by Lauryn Hill (100% match). The list also pulls in Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean, Alicia Keys and D'Angelo — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Lauryn Hill's. By genre, the list is mostly r&b (9 of 20 tracks), with pop and rap/hip hop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Ex-Factor”
What songs are similar to Ex-Factor?
On our list, the closest matches are “Doo Wop (That Thing)” by Lauryn Hill, “Superstar” by Lauryn Hill and “Killing Me Softly with His Song” by Fugees. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Ex-Factor” by Lauryn Hill, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Ex-Factor sound like?
Based on listening data, “Ex-Factor” sits closest to Fugees, Erykah Badu, Frank Ocean and Alicia Keys. Fans of Lauryn Hill play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Ex-Factor R&B?
We file “Ex-Factor” by Lauryn Hill under R&B, while music stores list its album under Pop. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Ex-Factor?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Ex-Factor” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.