Editing Fugees (section)

==History==
===Formation and beginnings===
[[Lauryn Hill]] and [[Pras]] first met at [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|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.<ref>{{cite journal |title=How Life Changed |journal=XXL |date=March 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Lorna /> In 1993, after some gigs and recorded demos, the trio signed to [[Ruffhouse]], distributed through [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lazerine |first1=Devin |last2=Lazerine |first2=Cameron |title=Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5Y7-DTbSMcC&q=Fugees&pg=PT118 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |date=February 29, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2018 |isbn=9780446511629 |via=Google Books}}</ref> 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'').<ref name="Foege">Foege, Alec. "Fugees (cover story)", ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', September 5, 1996, p. 40-47</ref> 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.<ref>''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]''. November 1996. p. 72. Accessed from May 31, 2013.</ref> Although the album did not contain as many lyrics with overtly political messages as songs from their next and better-known album ''[[The Score (Fugees album)|The Score]]'', there were still political intentions.<ref name="Lorna">{{Cite episode |title=The Fugees |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiz3BsYk0NY |series=Lorna's Corner |network=Hartford Public Access TV |airdate=1990 |access-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511203106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiz3BsYk0NY |url-status=live }}</ref> Though ''Blunted on Reality'' spawned the three singles "[[Blunted on Reality|Boof Baf]]", "[[Vocab (song)|Vocab]]", and "[[Nappy Heads]]", they struggled to gain mainstream attention despite earning plaudits for its artistic quality and innovative use of samples.<ref>Weheliye, Alexander G. ''Phonographies:Grooves in Sonic Afro-Modernity'', Duke University Press, 2005.</ref> 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 (album)|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 version]]s of old favorites, with the group's reinterpretations of "[[No Woman, No Cry#Fugees version|No Woman, No Cry]]" by [[Bob Marley and the Wailers|Bob Marley & the Wailers]] and "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song#Fugees version|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.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 15, 2016|title=5 Best Songs From Fugees' 'The Score' Album|url=https://theboombox.com/5-best-songs-from-fugees-the-score-album/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Boombox|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034955/https://theboombox.com/5-best-songs-from-fugees-the-score-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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 (Fugees song)|Ready or Not]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=First Listen: The Delfonics, 'Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics'|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/03/04/172983631/first-listen-the-delfonics-adrian-younge-presents-the-delfonics|access-date=2021-04-11|website=NPR.org|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034956/https://www.npr.org/2013/03/04/172983631/first-listen-the-delfonics-adrian-younge-presents-the-delfonics|url-status=live}}</ref> which featured a prominent [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of [[Enya]]'s "[[Boadicea (song)|Boadicea]]" without the singer's permission. This prompted a lawsuit resulting in a settlement where Enya was given credit and royalties for her sample.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://0-ehis.ebscohost.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/eds/detail?vid=3&hid=5&sid=9ecec6b3-37bd-47c4-ba48-edfd2eaf96f0@sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ|title=Rap takes Enya's 12 notes up chart|last=Battles|first=Jan|date=March 28, 2004|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> 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 [[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997 Grammy Awards]] with ''The Score'' ([[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]]) and "Killing Me Softly" ([[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]]).

They produced remixes of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Blood on the Dance Floor (song)|Blood on the Dance Floor]]" and "[[Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix|2 Bad]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=MTV News Staff|title=The Fugees Talk About Remixing Michael Jackson|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429268/the-fugees-talk-about-remixing-michael-jackson/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=MTV News|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611213556/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429268/the-fugees-talk-about-remixing-michael-jackson/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bounty Killer |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bounty-killer/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114201303/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bounty-killer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The group also recorded the song "[[Rumble in the Jungle (song)|Rumble in the Jungle]]" featuring [[Busta Rhymes]], [[A Tribe Called Quest]] & [[John Forté]], for the 1996 documentary ''[[When We Were Kings]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=fugees+rumble+in+the+jungle&pg=PA9 |title=Billboard |date=1997-01-18 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |access-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404132508/https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=fugees+rumble+in+the+jungle&pg=PA9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 [[Mya (singer)|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 [[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q0EAAAAMBAJ&q=fugees+just+happy+to+be+me&pg=PA63|title=Billboard|date=2003-07-12|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}</ref>

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]], [[Yasiin Bey|Mos Def]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Erykah Badu]], [[The Roots]], [[Talib Kweli]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Dead Prez]], [[Cody Chesnutt|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".<ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=2021-03-04|title=The Making of Dave Chappelle's Iconic 'Block Party'|url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/3/4/22312236/dave-chappelle-block-party-making-of-history-anniversary|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Ringer|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034954/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/3/4/22312236/dave-chappelle-block-party-making-of-history-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=2005-06-29|title=Fugees Surprise at BET Awards|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fugees-surprise-at-bet-awards-118260/|access-date=2021-04-11|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034954/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fugees-surprise-at-bet-awards-118260/|url-status=live}}</ref> With a new album announced to be in the works, their final track, "Take It Easy", was leaked online and eventually released as an [[Music download|Internet single]] on September 27, 2005.<ref>{{citation|title=The Fugees Take It Easy – IGN|date=September 29, 2005|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/29/the-fugees-take-it-easy|access-date=2021-04-11|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034953/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/29/the-fugees-take-it-easy|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked at number 40 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|R&B Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Fugees|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/bsi/|access-date=2021-04-11|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117221926/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/bsi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/10365/the-fugees-forced-to-reschedule-tour-date|title=The Fugees Forced To Reschedule Tour Date|website=Gigwise.com|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190116/https://www.gigwise.com/news/10365/the-fugees-forced-to-reschedule-tour-date|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-07-19|title=If You're Waiting for The Fugees Reunion, Don't Hold Your Breath|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/music/sorry-fans-no-reunion-for-the-fugees/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=EBONY|language=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411035006/https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/music/sorry-fans-no-reunion-for-the-fugees/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 26, 2016|title=10 years of Shakira's Hips Don't Lie: 7 facts about the song the world is obsessed with|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/music/story/10-years-of-shakiras-hips-dont-lie-shakira-music-wyclef-jean-310727-2016-02-26|access-date=2021-04-11|website=India Today|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217085912/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/music/story/10-years-of-shakiras-hips-dont-lie-shakira-music-wyclef-jean-310727-2016-02-26|url-status=live}}</ref> 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|[George W.] Bush]] in [[Starbucks]] having a [[latte]], discussing foreign policies, before there will be a Fugees reunion".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamilton |first1=Tiffany |title=Pras: It Will Take An Act of God To Change Lauryn |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/22/18461347.aspx |website=AllHipHop.com |year=2007 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007151222/http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/22/18461347.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/360/wyclef_jean_perfect_gentelman/|title=WYCLEF JEAN: Perfect Gentleman|first=Stephen|last=Clark|website=Bluesandsoul.com|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107231047/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/360/wyclef_jean_perfect_gentelman/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Yéle Haiti Foundation|Yele Haiti Foundation]], a non-profit organization "focusing on emergency relief, employment, youth development and education, and tree planting and agriculture" in [[Haiti]].<ref>"Who We Are." YeleHaiti. Web. October 11, 2011. <{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.yele.org/newyele/view-content/11/About-Us.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017142516/http://www.yele.org/newyele/view-content/11/About-Us.html|archive-date=October 17, 2011|access-date=October 12, 2011}}></ref> [[Pras]] starred in a documentary about homelessness in Los Angeles and remained outspoken about Haitian politics.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795381/|title=Skid Row|people=Pras (cast), Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell, and Marshall Tyler (directors)|year=2007|medium=DVD|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219095506/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795381/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Fugee Pras Michel: Haiti earthquake aid not arriving fast enough – NY Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/24/2010-01-24_exfugee_pras_michel_haiti_earthquake_aid_not_arriving_fast_enough.html|access-date=August 7, 2018|website=Daily News|location=New York|archive-date=January 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128115818/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/24/2010-01-24_exfugee_pras_michel_haiti_earthquake_aid_not_arriving_fast_enough.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 7, 2010|title=Fugees' Pras Defends Endorsing Wyclef Jean's Haiti Presidential Rival, "We Need A Real Leader" [Video]|url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/08/fugees_pras_defends_endorsing_wyclef_jea.html|access-date=August 7, 2018|website=Sohh.com|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202155110/http://www.sohh.com/2010/08/fugees_pras_defends_endorsing_wyclef_jea.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauryn Hill continued recording and performing socially conscious music and went on to advocate for female empowerment especially within the music industry.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lewis|first1=Andrea|year=1999|title=The Missed Message of Lauryn Hill – artist ushers hip-hop into the mainstream|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_4_63/ai_54246116/|journal=The Progressive|access-date=October 11, 2011|archive-date=May 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508011906/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_4_63/ai_54246116|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Brubaker, Ben. [http://nolahope.blogspot.com/2007/05/lauryn-hill-post-modern-prophetic-hip.html "Lauryn Hill: Post-modern Prophetic Hip-Hop Queen."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006025950/http://nolahope.blogspot.com/2007/05/lauryn-hill-post-modern-prophetic-hip.html|date=October 6, 2011}} nolahope. May 11, 2007. Web. October 11, 2011.</ref> The Fugees also turned their recording studio, the Booga Basement, into a transitional house for young Haitian refugees immigrating to the United States.<ref name="Foege"/>

In September 2021, the Fugees announced a reunion tour to celebrate 25 years of their album, ''The Score.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-21|title=Fugees Announce Reunion Tour|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/fugees-announce-reunion-tour/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921125338/https://pitchfork.com/news/fugees-announce-reunion-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> On Friday, October 29, 2021, the Fugees announced that their reunion tour dates were postponed to early 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Fugees Postpone Reunion Tour to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of 'The Score' – UPDATE|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9633167/fugees-reunion-tour-25th-anniversary-the-score/|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030042800/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9633167/fugees-reunion-tour-25th-anniversary-the-score/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on January 21, 2022, the Fugees released a statement saying they would not be going on tour due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=2022-01-21 |title=Fugees completely cancel 'The Score' 25th anniversary reunion tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fugees-completely-cancel-the-score-25th-anniversary-reunion-tour-3143738 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130001855/https://www.nme.com/news/music/fugees-completely-cancel-the-score-25th-anniversary-reunion-tour-3143738 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-fugees-cancel-tour-2024-concerts-1236098008/|title=Lauryn Hill and the Fugees' 2024 Tour Is Quietly Canceled, Three Days Before First Date|last=Willman|first=Chris|publisher=Variety|date=6 August 2024|access-date=7 August 2024|language=en}}</ref> The UK leg of the tour did go ahead as planned.