Personal Life
Hill is a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in communion with the Oriental Orthodox Church and she was involved with the Rastafari movement. Hill dated Wyclef Jean through the majority of the Fugees' early tenure, a relationship that friends have called "complicated." In the summer of 1996, Hill met Rohan Marley, the son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Hill and Marley started a family. They have five children together: Zion David (born August 3, 1997), Selah Louise (born November 12, 1998), Joshua Omaru (born January 26, 2002), John Nesta (born mid-2003), and Sarah (born January 2008). She also has a son, Micah, (born July 23, 2011) with another man.
From 1998, Hill reportedly lived in both the Caribbean and an upscale hotel in Miami. However, by August 2008, Hill was living with her mother and children in her hometown of South Orange, New Jersey,. Hill's net worth is still reported to exceed $8.7 million from her record sales, tours and investments in Jamaica.
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