The Fugees were a critically-acclaimed New Jersey hip hop music|hip hop group that rose to fame in the mid-1990s, whose repertoire included elements of soul music|soul, and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group are rapper/singer/hip hop production|producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras|Pras Michel. Deriving their name from the term "refugee", Jean and Michel are Haitian Americans, while Hill is African American.<!-- There are no sources or citations indicating that she is Jamaican. Only add 'Jamaican' as her ethnicity if there is a source for that claim. --> The group recorded two albums — one of which, ''The Score (album)|The Score'' (1996), was a RIAA certification|multi-platinum and Grammy-winning success — before disbanding in 1997. Hill and Jean each went on to successful solo recording careers; Michel focused on soundtrack recordings and acting, though he found commercial success with his song "Ghetto Superstar".
History
The trio released their first LP, ''Blunted on Reality'', in 1994. The album spawned two underground hits, "Nappy Heads (Mona Lisa)" and "Vocab", but failed to live up to the reputation of the group's live shows and gained little mainstream attention.
''The Score (album)|The Score'' became one of the biggest hits of 1996 and one of ... read all
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