![]() ![]() The record sold poorly but plenty on it is excellent: in particular, the second single, Nappy Heads, is a treat. ![]() The debut laid out the Fugees singular stall, several tracks tackling the racism Pras Michl and Wyclef Jean experienced in New York, with Brooklyn-born Lauryn Hill talking about how her American friends were prejudiced against her Haitian-refugee bandmates. When the Blunted on Reality album arrived in 1994 the initial impression it gave was of a group following the emerging traditions of post-golden-age true-school rap. 5 Zealots It was never a single, and maybe its format makes it too similar to Ready or Not and the Sound Barrier version of Killing Me Softly for it to be routinely considered a standout.Here are some of their finest songs Live at Hammersmith Apollo in 2005 Pras Michl, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees Photograph: Tabatha FiremanRedferns Live at Hammersmith Apollo in 2005 Pras Michl, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees Photograph: Tabatha FiremanRedferns Angus Batey Wed 11.00 BST Last modified on Thu 11.59 GMT 1 Nappy Heads It took the erstwhile Tranzlator Crew two years to get their first album released. ![]() I play my enemies like a game of chess, she warns, before telling the gangster wannabes that instead of honing an improbable true-crime back story, shes going to concentrate on writing better rhymes (I could do what you do, easy Frontin niggas give me heebee-jeebies So while youre imitatin Al Capone Ill be Nina Simone Defacatin on your microphone). ![]()
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