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The Fugees are a critically acclaimed music band from the United States, popular during the mid-1990s, whose repertoire includes primarily hip hop, with elements of soul, and Caribbean music (particularly reggae). The members of the group are leader/rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel. Jean and Michel are of Haitian heritage, while Hill is from South Orange, New Jersey. Deriving their name from the term "refugee", the group is noted for the integration of soul and reggae into their work, and recorded two albums — one of which, The Score, was a multi-platinum and Grammy-winning success — before going their separate ways after 1997. Hill and Jean each went on to successful solo recording careers, while Michel focused mainly on soundtrack recordings and acting.
The trio released their first LP, Blunted on Reality that spawned two underground hits "Nappy Heads" (Mona Lisa) and "Vocab", but the album failed to live up the expectations of fans who attended their concerts. Despite the relative failure of their first album, The Score became one of the biggest hits of 1996. The Fugees were known for their unusual choice of covers and sampling sources on both albums; The Score, for example, included reinterpretations of "No Woman No Cry" (Bob Marley & the Wailers) and "Killing Me Softly" (Roberta Flack), which was their biggest pop 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 used a sample from Boadicea by Enya without her permission. This prompted a lawsuit resulting in a settlement where Enya was given credit and royalties for her sample. The Fugees won two 1997 Grammy Awards: The Score won for Best Rap Album, and "Killing Me Softly" won for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
After 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, Destiny's Child and Carlos Santana) and recorded his debut album The Carnival. Michel, with Mya and Ol' Dirty Bastard, recorded the single "Ghetto Supastar" for the soundtrack to the Warren Beatty/Halle Berry film Bulworth. After each member found success in other ventures, the Fugees failed to reform. Though the Fugees remained tight-lipped about the exact reasons, most fans believed that a serious personality conflict between Hill and Jean contributed to the breakup following The Score.
The three Fugees reunited & performed on September 18, 2004 at the concert featured in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. They headlined a bill that included a star-studded cast of hip hop celebrities, including Kanye West, Mos Def, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Common, Big Daddy Kane, dead prez, Cody Chestnutt, and John Legend. The concert received mostly positive reviews, many of which praised Hill's nearly a cappella rendition of "Killing Me Softly". Chappelle toured several cities in February and March 2006 to promote the film under the moniker "Block Party All-Stars featuring Dave Chappelle."
The Fugees also appeared at BET's 2005 Music Awards on June 28, 2005, opening the show with a twelve minute set.
A new album is supposedly in the works. One track, "Take It Easy", was leaked online and eventually released as a single on the internet in September of 2005. It peaked at #40 on the Billboard R&B Chart. However, the single was given mostly poor reviews by critics.
The Fugees embarked on a European tour from November 30, 2005 through December 20, 2005 - their first tour together since 1997. The group played Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, England, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia. Not many print reviews exist of these shows, but the consensus among fans on the internet is that many of these concerts were underpromoted, had poor sound and were very disorganized - but the group itself arguably put on some of the best performances of its career.
On February 6, 2006, the group reunited for a show in Hollywood. Tickets for the free concert in Hollywood were given away to about 8,000 fans by local radio stations. Toward the end of February 2006, a new track called "Foxy" leaked through an unknown source. Not much is known about the track, other than that it is being called as the "REAL return of the Fugees" by some online music blogs.
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- Wyclef of The Fugees
Refugees on The Mic
The Fugees - The Score (1996)
Fugee-la
How Many Mics
Manifest
Ready or Not
The Fugees - Miscellaneous
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