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EPIC ALBUMS #4

The Fugees : The Score

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The Fugees were an Caribbean-American Hip Hop group that rose to fame in the mid-1990s, whose repertoire included elements of hip hop sound and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group are rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill and rapper Pras Michael Deriving their name from the term refugee. Jean and Michel are Haitian Americans while Hill is American. The group recorded two albums—one of which, The Score(1996), was a multi platinum and Grammy-winning success—before disbanding in 1997. Hill and Jean each went on to successful solo recording careers; Michel focused on soundtrack recordings and acting, though he found commercial success with his song Ghetto Superstar" In 2007, MTV ranked them the 9th greatest Hip-hop group of all time.

The trio released their first LP, Blunted on Reality in 1994 under the guidance of legendary Kool and the Gangs producer Ronald khalis Bell. The album spawned two underground hits, "Nappy Heads (Mona Lisa)" and "Vocab", but gained little mainstream attention, although it had an unmistakable artistic quality and a very innovative approach in the use of samples. The musical qualities of this first opus would be rediscovered, after the release of their second album The Score which appeared in early 1996.
The Score became one of the biggest hits of 1996 and one of the best-selling hip hop albums of all time. The Fugees first gained attention for their cover versions of old favorites, with the group's reinterpretations of No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley and The Wailers and 'Killing Me softly With His Song" by Roberta Fack, the latter being their biggest hit. The album also included a re-interpretation of The Delfonics "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)" in their hit single, 'Ready or Not, which featured a prominent sample of Enya's Bodecia without the singer's permission. This prompted a lawsuit resulting in a settlement where Enya was given credit and royalties for her sample. The Fugees have continuously thanked and praised Enya for her deep understanding of the situation, for example in the liner notes for The Score. The Fugees won two 1997 Grammy Awards with The Score and "Killing Me Softly".
In 1997, the Fugees all began solo projects: Hill started work on her critically acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Jean began producing for a number of artists (including Canibus, Destinys Child and Carlos Santana) and recorded his debut album The Carnival; Pras, with Mya and 'Ol Dirty [Poor language removed] recorded the single "Ghetto Supastar" for the soundtrack to the Warren Beaty/Halle Berry film Bulworth.
Refugee Camp, while a name sometimes credited to the trio, also refers to a number of artists affiliated with them, and particularly Jean. John Forte was an early member, rapping and drum programming on two of The Score's tracks, and served a 14-year prison sentence for cocaine trafficking until his sentence was commuted in November 2008 by George W. Bush.


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