Fugees was an American hip hop group formed in the early 1990s. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word "refugees". The group consisted of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel. Jean and Michel are Haitian, while Hill is American. The group rose to fame with their second album, The Score, one of the best-selling albums of all time. They are often cited as being one of the most significant alternative hip hop groups of the 1990s. In 1993, the trio signed to Ruffhouse, distributed through Columbia Records. The following year the group released their debut album, Blunted on Reality, the album received mostly favorable reviews and included the underground Salaam Remi remixed hits "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab". They followed it up with their second and final studio album, The Score, which was a commercial success, peaking at number-one on the US Billboard 200 chart and being certified seven times platinum in the United States.
| Also known as | The Rap Translatorz (later known as Tranzlator Crew), Refugee Camp |
| Origin | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, reggae fusion, soul |
| Years active | 1992–1997, 2004–2006 |
| Labels | Ruffhouse, Columbia |
| Past members | Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel |
About Fugees
Grammy Award-winning hip hop supergroup whose multi-platinum certified album The Score spawned the timeless classic "Killing Me Softly." In 2007 MTV ranked the trio as the ninth best hip hop group of all time.
Achievement of Fugees
The group only released two studio albums and a compilation album during their five-year career together. The members went on to enjoy successful solo careers.
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