They then changed their name to Fugees, which was purposely taken from a word often used derogatorily to refer to Haitian-Americans ( refugee). In 1993, after some gigs and recorded demos, the trio signed to Ruffhouse, distributed through Columbia Records. The moniker Tranzlator Crew refers to the name of their band at the time, which included Johnny Wise on drums, Ti Bass (Jerry) on bass guitar, and Leon (DJ). Pras, Lauryn, and a mutual friend Marcy Harriell formed a musical trio called Tyme Pras' cousin, Wyclef Jean, joined the trio and Marcy left soon after in 1990. Lauryn Hill and Pras first met at Columbia High School, in Maplewood, New Jersey.
In 2012, BET placed them on their list of 'Hip Hop's Greatest Trios' The Fugees have won many accolades, including two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award for International Group. U2's Bono dubbed them as " the hip hop Beatles". In 2007, MTV ranked them the ninth greatest hip-hop group of all time. The Fugees have sold over twenty-two million records worldwide, and are one of the biggest-selling hip hop groups of all time. They reunited In 2004, and began touring for two years before officially disbanding. In 1997, the group disbanded so the members could pursue solo careers. Afterwards, they released the single " Rumble in the Jungle" (featuring Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest & John Forté), which peaked at number three in the UK. It received universal acclaim, and is considered to be one of the greatest hip hop albums of all-time the album included the hit singles " Killing Me Softly", " Ready or Not", and " Fu-Gee-La". They followed it up with their second and final studio album, The Score (1996), which was a commercial success, peaking at number-one on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified seven times platinum in the United States. The following year the group released their debut album, Blunted on Reality (1994) the album received mostly favorable reviews and included the underground Salaam Remi remixed hits " Nappy Heads" and " Vocab".
In 1993, the trio signed to Ruffhouse, distributed through Columbia Records. They are often cited as being one of the most significant alternative hip hop groups of the 1990s. The group rose to fame with their second album, The Score (1996), one of the best-selling albums of all time. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word " refugees", the group consisted of Haitian Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American Pras Michel, and American Lauryn Hill. sometimes The Fugees) was a Haitian-American hip hop group formed in the early 1990s. This is one of Hip Hop's best that any music fan should own.Left to right: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michelįugees ( Script error: No such module "IPAc-en". The production is rich of colorful instrumentations mixed with 90's boom bap, jazzy samples, funk and reggae. My personal favorites would have to be "Ready or Not", "The Mask", "Fu-gee-la" and "Killing Me Softly". The album as a whole is filled with social commentary of the human conscious, going through life with contemplations of their surroundings and finding one self. The overall sound of the album is diverse but has an undertone of a hardcore New York backdrop that is similar to many of the mafioso-themed Hip Hop albums that were released during the times such as Biggie's "Ready to Die" or Raekwon's "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.".
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This album was created as a listenable movie filled with skits that tie the entire album together. With this album, we see the upcoming of a star that would be Lauryn Hill, with female emcees on the decline since the late 80's and early 90's along with MC Lyte and Queen Latifah, I would consider Lauryn Hill the top Female MC of all time with incredible talent. As much as I give praise to the lyricism of Wyclef and Pras, the star of the album is without a doubt Lauryn Hill, with her cunning lyrical ability filled with swagger, tenacity and demand for attention not to mention her distinct soulful singing. All three members with the de facto Wyclef Jean, Pras and of course the impeccable Lauryn Hill have incredible chemistry together that is undeniably captivating. No other group was as spiritually uplifting, and no other group before or after the era of the Fugees was creating this kind of blend of funk, reggae, R&B and hip hop all at once. The Fugees are one of Hip Hop's gems in the entire genre.
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