Although the pressing is pretty, it was FLIMSY and very thin, so that was the first red flag. Their protest tracks are often biting, yet tempered with pathos and humanity, whether they're attacking racial profiling among police ("The Beast"), the insecurity behind violent posturing ("Cowboys"), or the inability of many black people in the Western Hemisphere to trace their familial roots ("Family Business"). I thought I would give this record a go because I love this album. Even when they're not relying on easily recognizable tunes, their original material is powered by a raft of indelible hooks, especially the great "Fu-Gee-La" there are also touches of blues and gospel, and the recognizable samples range from doo wop to Enya. Their strong fondness for smooth soul and reggae is underscored by the two hit covers given slight hip-hop makeovers ( Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry"). High above the shores of New York City at Pier 17’s rooftop venue, she and her Fugees group mates Wyclef Jean and Pras reunited on stage for the first time in 15 years, a secret show put.
On one hand, their eclectic musical and lyrical points of reference posit them in the De La Soul/Basehead organic school, but they hold fiercely to the braggadocio/'sucka MC' tradition that is at the roots of. The Score is the complete hip-hop album for the mid '90s. Not just a collection of individual talents, the Fugees' three MCs all share a crackling chemistry and a wide-ranging taste in music. Well, the Fugees have come remarkably close to turning that truism on its head.
#THE FUGEES THE SCORE ALBUM REVIEW SERIES#
It not only catapulted the Fugees into stardom, but also launched the productive solo careers of Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill, the latter of whom already ranks as one of the top female MCs of all time based on her work here. The Fugees :: The Score :: Columbia/Ruffhouse RapReviews 'Back to the Lab' series as reviewed by Dan Mennella Generally speaking, it's so easy to under or overestimate the importance, impact and overall quality of any given album when considering the context in which it was released.
The Score's eclecticism, social consciousness, and pop smarts drew millions of latent hip-hop listeners back into the fold, showing just how much the music had grown up. Its left-field, multi-platinum success proved there was a substantial untapped audience with an appreciation for rap music but little interest in thug life. Lauryn Hill as she is known by now, Who would go on to be a Superstar in her own right for a short time with her one and only solo album 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' (1998. A breath of fresh air in the gangsta-dominated mid-'90s, the Fugees' breakthrough album, The Score, marked the beginning of a resurgence in alternative hip-hop. Very happy that I was able to buy 'The Score' album by hip-hop/R&B super group The Fugees on Amazon, Featuring Hip Hop Greats Wyclef Jean, Pras, And of course the main star of the album in my opinion Lauryn Hill or Ms.
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