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Fugees
Fugees
	Left to right: Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel
Background information
Also known as	The Rap Translatorz (later known as Tranzlator Crew); Refugee Camp;
Origin	South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop; alternative hip hop; progressive rap;
Discography	Fugees discography
Years active	1990–1998; 2021–present;
Labels	Ruffhouse; Columbia;
Spinoffs	Refugee Camp All-Stars
Members	Lauryn Hill; Wyclef Jean; Pras Michel;
Website	thefugees.com

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The Fugees (/ˈfuːdʒiːz/) are an American hip hop trio formed in 1990 in South Orange, New Jersey. Deriving its name from a shortening of the word "refugees", the group consists of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill. The group rose to prominence in the mid-1990s for their pioneering blend of reggae, R&B, funk and hip hop, which eschewed gangsta rap and made them one of the most significant alternative hip hop acts.^[3]^[4] They occasionally rapped in Haitian Creole, and were one of the first hip hop bands to incorporate live instrumentation during their performances, along with the Roots.^[5]^[6]

In 1993, the trio signed with Ruffhouse Records, an imprint of Columbia Records. Their debut album Blunted on Reality (1994), fused elements of political hip hop, jazz and neo soul. It was met with favorable reviews, and included the Salaam Remi-remixed underground hits "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab". According to The New York Times, the group's second studio album The Score (1996) placed them "at the forefront of pop music".^[4] The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, and was certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned the singles "Ready or Not", "Fu-Gee-La", and "Killing Me Softly". The latter single reached number one in over twenty countries worldwide. The Score was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Album of the Year. This marked the second time a rap album received a nomination for the award.^[7]

Afterwards, the Fugees made an uncredited guest appearance on Simply Red's version of "Angel";^[8] and released the single "Rumble in the Jungle" (featuring Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest & John Forté), both of which peaked within the top five on the UK Singles Chart. Their 1997 performance in Haiti marked the largest staged concert ever held in the country.^[9] They also collaborated with Bounty Killer on the single "Hip-Hopera", which spent several weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The Fugees later disbanded due to internal conflict, leading each of the members to pursue solo careers. Since then, they have briefly reunited for live performances and reunion tours; most recently in 2023.^[10]

Together they have won two Grammy Awards,^[11] a Brit Award for International Group,^[12] and the Medal of Honor from Haitian President René Préval.^[13]^[14] They are one of the best-selling hip hop groups of all time, and were the second biggest R&B act worldwide after Michael Jackson in the 1990s.^[15] The Fugees were ranked as one of the greatest rap groups by MTV (2007)^[16] and Billboard (2023),^[17] and landed at number 17 on the '50 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists' list (2003) by VH1.^[18] The Score was listed among the 500 Greatest Albums by Rolling Stone. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame named "Ready or Not" one of the Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

History

Formation and beginnings

Lauryn Hill and Pras first met at Columbia High School, in Maplewood, New Jersey. Pras, Lauryn, and a mutual friend Marcy Harriell formed a musical trio called Tyme; Pras' cousin, Wyclef Jean, joined the line-up and Marcy left soon afterward, in 1990.^[19] The moniker Tranzlator Crew refers to the name of their band at the time, which included Johnny Wise on drums, Ti Bass (Jerry Duplessis) on bass guitar, and original DJ Hard Hittin Harry (Harry D’Janite). DJ Leon (Leon Higgins) joined the group in 1994 after Harry left to pursue a career as a publicist.^[20] In 1993, after some gigs and recorded demos, the trio signed to Ruffhouse, distributed through Columbia Records.^[21] The members then changed the group's name to Fugees, which was purposely taken from a word often used derogatorily to refer to Haitian-Americans (refugee).^[22] Refugee Camp, while a name sometimes credited to the trio, also refers to a number of artists affiliated with the members, and particularly Jean.

Blunted on Reality

The trio soon changed musical direction, and released its first hip-hop LP, Blunted on Reality, under the guidance of Kool and the Gang's producer Ronald Bell. The group wrote and recorded the album in 1992 at the House of Music Studios in West Orange, New Jersey. However, due to a dispute with its record label, the album was not released until February 1, 1994. The Fugees' members have subsequently said that they allowed the producers to have too much control over the album's content and form.^[23] Although the album did not contain as many lyrics with overtly political messages as songs from their next and better-known album The Score, there were still political intentions.^[20] Though Blunted on Reality spawned the three singles "Boof Baf", "Vocab", and "Nappy Heads", they struggled to gain mainstream attention despite earning plaudits for its artistic quality and innovative use of samples.^[24] The album's most successful single was a remixed version of the song "Nappy Heads" produced by Salaam Remi. The remix peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Score

The musical qualities of the first Fugees record were revisited with their sophomore effort The Score, which was released in February 1996. The Score was the Fugees' final record before their disbandment the following year.

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 its cover versions of old favorites, with the group's reinterpretations of "No Woman No Cry" by Bob Marley & the Wailers and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (first recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971, remade by Roberta Flack in 1973), the latter being their biggest hit.^[25]

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",^[26] which featured a prominent sample of Enya's "Boadicea" without the singer's permission. This prompted a lawsuit resulting in a settlement where Enya was given credit and royalties for her sample.^[27] The group members have continuously thanked and praised Enya for her deep understanding of the situation, for example in the liner notes of The Score.

The Fugees won two 1997 Grammy Awards with The Score (Best Rap Album) and "Killing Me Softly" (Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group).

They produced remixes of Michael Jackson's "Blood on the Dance Floor" and "2 Bad".^[28]

Later career

In 1997, the Fugees were featured on the song "Hip-Hopera" by Bounty Killer, which spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while peaking at number 81.^[29] The group also recorded the song "Rumble in the Jungle" featuring Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest & John Forté, for the 1996 documentary When We Were Kings.^[30]

Later that year, the Fugees all began solo projects: Hill began writing and producing for a number of artists (including Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige) and started work on her critically acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill; Jean also began producing for a number of artists (including Canibus, Destiny's Child and Carlos Santana) and released his debut album Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival; Pras, with Mýa and Ol' Dirty Bastard, recorded the single "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" for the soundtrack to the film Bulworth. In 1998, they reunited to shoot a music video for the song "Just Happy to Be Me" which appeared in the Sesame Street special Elmopalooza, and also on the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack album.^[31]

The three Fugees reunited and performed on September 18, 2004, at the concert in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn featured in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2004), headlining a star-studded bill that included Kanye West, Mos Def, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Common, Big Daddy Kane, Dead Prez, Cody ChesnuTT and John Legend. Their performance received several positive reviews, many of which praised Hill's near a cappella rendition of "Killing Me Softly".^[32]

The Fugees made their first televised appearance in almost ten years at BET's 2005 Music Awards on June 28, opening the show with a twelve-minute set.^[33] With a new album announced to be in the works, their final track, "Take It Easy", was leaked online and eventually released as an Internet single on September 27, 2005.^[34] It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard R&B Chart.^[35]

In November 2005, the Fugees embarked on a European tour – the members' first together since 1997 – from 30 November to 20 December, playing in Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia. The group had been scheduled to play at the Hammersmith Apollo on November 25, 2005; however, it was forced to move the gig to December due to production issues.^[36] The tour received mixed reviews. On February 6, 2006, the group reunited for a free show in Hollywood, with tickets given away to about 8,000 fans by local radio stations. Later that month, a new track called "Foxy" was leaked, a song dubbed the "real return of the Fugees" by several online music blogs.

However, following the reunion tour, the album that was said to be in the works did not materialize and was postponed indefinitely, as relationships between band members apparently deteriorated. During the recording of the album, the group was plagued with creative differences.^[37] They recorded a song titled "Lips Don't Lie", but Hill did not like the song and, after some disagreements over it, the group disbanded again. The song was ultimately given to singer Shakira with featured vocals by Jean and after the title was changed to "Hips Don't Lie", the song was released a single and became a global hit.^[38] In August 2007, a year after the group's second disbandment, Pras stated, "Before I work with Lauryn Hill again, you will have a better chance of seeing Osama bin Laden and [George W.] Bush in Starbucks having a latte, discussing foreign policies, before there will be a Fugees reunion".^[39] Meanwhile, in September 2007, an equally outspoken Wyclef told Blues & Soul: "I feel the first issue that needs to be addressed is that Lauryn needs help... In my personal opinion, those Fugees reunion shows shouldn't have been done, because we wasn't ready. I really felt we shoulda first all gone into a room with Lauryn and a psychiatrist... But, you know, I do believe Lauryn can get help. And, once she does work things out, hopefully a proper and enduring Fugees reunion will happen."^[40] On July 15, 2017, an old song by the Fugees was leaked on Hot 97 radio; this led to reports that the group was reforming, which were later denied by group members on Twitter.

After the group split, Wyclef Jean co-founded and headed the Yele Haiti Foundation, a non-profit organization "focusing on emergency relief, employment, youth development and education, and tree planting and agriculture" in Haiti.^[41] Pras Michel starred in a documentary about homelessness in Los Angeles and remained outspoken about Haitian politics.^[42]^[43]^[44] Lauryn Hill continued recording and performing socially conscious music and went on to advocate for female empowerment especially within the music industry.^[45]^[46] The Fugees also turned their recording studio, the Booga Basement, into a transitional house for young Haitian refugees immigrating to the United States.^[22]

In September 2021, the Fugees announced a reunion tour to celebrate 25 years of their album, The Score.^[47] On Friday, October 29, 2021, the Fugees announced that their reunion tour dates were postponed to early 2022.^[48] However, on January 21, 2022, the Fugees released a statement saying they would not be going on tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[49] The tour was rescheduled and set to begin in August 2024 but was quietly canceled three days before the first show, with no reason given to customers receiving refunds.^[50]

Legacy

The Fugees have often been referred to as one of the most influential and significant groups of the 1990s,^[51]^[52] with Billboard stating "their influence on modern hip-hop and R&B music is undeniable".^[53] They are often considered to be one of the definitive alternative hip hop acts, being one of the first alternative hip hop acts to break into the mainstream.^[1]^[54]^[2] According to Forbes, their success helped establish Ruffhouse Records as a major record label.^[55] Consequence noted the Fugees for putting Haiti on the hip hop map.^[56] Alternative Press argued that the group paved the way for modern alternative music and stated "If you listen to modern hip-hop today, so many of the new faces went to the Fugees' School of Songwriting."^[57]

While Matthew Ismael Ruiz of Pitchfork, noted the group for removing negative connotations of Haitian immigration and the word 'Refugee',^[58] stating that "The Fugees managed to diversify the voice of the ghetto, one often depicted in a single dimension. They reclaimed pride for Haitians worldwide, a heritage maligned for its postcolonial poverty and strife but still remembered as the setting for the new world’s first successful revolt of enslaved people against their oppressors. Their sound was multifaceted because they were, too, their music diverse, just like the Black experience."^[59] The Ringer noted that the Fugees delivered political messages and brought hip hop to the mainstream in their music by blending elements of pop, soul, dancehall and Caribbean music, making it more palpable for a wider audience without making the message dense, stating "the Fugees disguised resistance as art, the same way that enslaved Africans once hid martial arts from their colonial masters by pretending that they were a dance."^[60]

Writing for The Recording Academy, music journalist Kathy Iandoli wrote about the impact of the group on the hip hop genre stating:

"As hip-hop's East and West Coasts continued their tussle, their lighter-hearted approach to socially conscious rap curtailed any overarching assumptions that hip-hop was going down a "bad road". Plus, they had Lauryn Hill, who doubled as a songbird and lyrical spitfire. Together, by juxtaposing live instrumentation, soulful melodies and abstract bars, The Fugees gave hip-hop a renewed spirit and propelled it to a different kind of mainstream".^[61]

The group has sold over twenty-two million records worldwide,^[62] and are one of the biggest-selling hip hop groups of all time.^[63]^[64] Multiple recording artists have cited the Fugees as an influence, including Bono,^[65] Drake,^[66] Kanye West,^[67] Akon,^[68] Black Eyed Peas,^[69] Young Thug,^[70] Bridgit Mendler,^[71] Sean Kingston,^[72] Ava Max,^[73] Doja Cat,^[74] Bastille,^[75] The Kid Laroi,^[76] Post Malone,^[77] DJ Khaled,^[78] and Diplo.^[79]

The impact of the Fugees has been compared to that of the Beatles, with U2's Bono calling them hip hop's version of the Beatles.^[80] Daryl McIntosh of Albumism compared the public response from the group's sophomore album, The Score to that of Beatlemania, referring to it as "Fugee-mania".^[81] Former United States President Barack Obama, named the Fugees single "Ready or Not" his favorite song ever.^[80]^[82] Their album The Score was placed on the list of 200 Definitive Albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2007) by National association of recording merchandisers (NARM).^[83] "Ready or Not" was named among the Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll (2018) by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.^[84] The following year, they were inducted into the N.J. Pop & Rock Hall.^[85]

A photograph of the group taken in 1994, has been stored and collected by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.^[86] In 2020, The Score ranked 134th on the revised version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.^[87] The following year, their version of "Killing Me Softly" was placed on the revised version of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[88] MTV ranked it the ninth-greatest hip-hop group of all time (2007). BET placed the group on its list of 'Hip Hop's Greatest Trios' (2012).

Discography

Blunted on Reality (1994)
The Score (1996)

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v t e Lauryn Hill
Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Live albums	MTV Unplugged No. 2.0
Singles	"Doo Wop (That Thing)" "Ex-Factor" "Everything Is Everything" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Lose Myself" "Repercussions" "Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)" "Save the Day"
Featured singles	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" "Retrospect for Life" "All That I Can Say" "So High" "We Got Love"
Other songs	"Lost Ones" "To Zion" "Nothing Even Matters" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "Nobody"
Related articles	Fugees Rohan Marley
Category

v t e Wyclef Jean
Discography
Studio albums	The Carnival The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book Masquerade The Preacher's Son Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee
Compilations	Greatest Hits
EPs	If I Were President: My Haitian Experience J'ouvert
Singles	"We Trying to Stay Alive" "Guantanamera" "Gone till November" "Cheated (To All the Girls)" "Gunpowder" "Another One Bites the Dust" "New Day" "It Doesn't Matter" "911" "Perfect Gentleman" "Wish You Were Here" "Two Wrongs" "Pussycat" "Party to Damascus" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" "Divine Sorrow"
Featured singles	"No, No, No" "In the Zone" "Maria Maria" "Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)" "One Nite Stand" "Shape of You (Reshaped)" "Learn Chinese" "Hips Don't Lie" "Nuestro Himno" "Dangerous" "You Know What It Is" "Five-O" "Dimelo" "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"
Tours	The Carnival Tour
See also	Barikad Crew Jimmy O The Fugees

v t e Pras
Albums	Ghetto Supastar (1998) Win, Lose or Draw (2005)
Singles	"Avenues" (The Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Pras) "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" "Blue Angels" "What'cha Wanna Do" "Another One Bites the Dust" (Queen and Wyclef Jean featuring Pras and Free Marie) "Miss California" "Haven't Found"
Related	Fugees Refugee Camp All-Stars

v t e Best-selling singles by year in the United Kingdom
1950s	1952: "Here in My Heart" – Al Martino 1953: "I Believe" – Frankie Laine 1954: "Secret Love" – Doris Day 1955: "Rose Marie" – Slim Whitman 1956: "I'll Be Home" – Pat Boone 1957: "Diana" – Paul Anka 1958: "Jailhouse Rock" – Elvis Presley 1959: "Living Doll" – Cliff Richard (UK)
1960s	1960: "It's Now or Never" – Elvis Presley 1961: "Wooden Heart" – Elvis Presley 1962: "I Remember You" – Frank Ifield (UK) 1963: "She Loves You" – The Beatles (UK) 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" – The Beatles (UK) 1965: "Tears" – Ken Dodd (UK) 1966: "Green, Green Grass of Home" – Tom Jones (UK) 1967: "Release Me" – Engelbert Humperdinck (UK) 1968: "Hey Jude" – The Beatles (UK) 1969: "Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
1970s	1970: "The Wonder of You" – Elvis Presley / "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (UK) 1971: "My Sweet Lord" – George Harrison (UK) 1972: "Amazing Grace" – Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (UK) 1973: "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Dawn featuring Tony Orlando 1974: "Tiger Feet" – Mud (UK) 1975: "Bye Bye Baby" – Bay City Rollers (UK) 1976: "Save Your Kisses for Me" – Brotherhood of Man (UK) 1977: "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" – Wings (UK) 1978: "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" – Boney M. 1979: "Bright Eyes" – Art Garfunkel
1980s	1980: "Don't Stand So Close to Me" – The Police (UK) 1981: "Tainted Love" – Soft Cell (UK) / "Don't You Want Me" – The Human League (UK) 1982: "Come On Eileen" – Dexys Midnight Runners (UK) 1983: "Karma Chameleon" – Culture Club (UK) 1984: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid (UK) 1985: "The Power of Love" – Jennifer Rush 1986: "Don't Leave Me This Way" – The Communards (UK) 1987: "Never Gonna Give You Up" – Rick Astley (UK) 1988: "Mistletoe and Wine" – Cliff Richard (UK) 1989: "Ride on Time" – Black Box
1990s	1990: "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers 1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams 1992: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston 1993: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" – Meat Loaf 1994: "Love Is All Around" – Wet Wet Wet (UK) 1995: "Unchained Melody" – Robson & Jerome (UK) 1996: "Killing Me Softly" – Fugees 1997: "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (UK) 1998: "Believe" – Cher 1999: "...Baby One More Time" – Britney Spears
2000s	2000: "Can We Fix It?" – Bob the Builder (UK) 2001: "It Wasn't Me" – Shaggy featuring Rikrok (UK) 2002: "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" – Will Young (UK) 2003: "Where Is the Love?" – Black Eyed Peas 2004: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" – Band Aid 20 (UK) 2005: "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" – Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay (UK) 2006: "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley 2007: "Bleeding Love" – Leona Lewis (UK) 2008: "Hallelujah" – Alexandra Burke (UK) 2009: "Poker Face" – Lady Gaga
2010s	2010: "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna 2011: "Someone like You" – Adele (UK) 2012: "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra 2013: "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams 2014: "Happy" – Pharrell Williams 2015: "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson (UK) featuring Bruno Mars 2016: "One Dance" – Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla (UK) 2017: "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2018: "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa (UK) 2019: "Someone You Loved" – Lewis Capaldi (UK)
2020s	2020: "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd 2021: "Bad Habits" – Ed Sheeran (UK) 2022: "As It Was" – Harry Styles (UK) 2023: "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus

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