During the 90's, the nation, and the world, experienced a huge boom in both hip-hop and rap. This group really peaked my interests, more so than many other groups of the time. The Fugees is a group composed of three people: Lauryn Hill (Not only is she the only female in the group but she is also is an amazing vocalist and rapper as well), Prakazrel (Pras) Michel, and the very well known Haitian rapper and singer, Wyclef Jean. Although they were formed in New Jersey in the late 80's, their very authentic Haitian sound is definitely what sets them apart from every other rap group of that time. In my opinion their second album, The Score, is by far their best...despite the fact that they (as a group) only made three albums, mainly because of the diversity that is shown throughout it; a little reggae, hip-hop, and rap.
On The Score, there are four songs that I really enjoyed listening to and that made me really interested in learning more about them; "Ready Or Not," "Fu-Gee-La," a cover of Roberta Flack's number one hit "Killing Me Softly (With His Song," and an awesome cover of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry."
Here is an awesome version of "No Woman, No Cry," with Stephen Marley singing on the track as well.
The Fugees, although very different in some respects compared to other rap groups of the time, were really quite amazing together, bringing aspects to hip-hop that changed the genre forever.
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