Prior to the tour’s scheduled kick-off, it was reported that the international dates could potentially have been in jeopardy due to an ongoing legal case involving band member Pras. “I decided to honour this significant project, its anniversary, and the fans who appreciated the music by creating a peaceful platform where we could unite, perform the music we loved, and set an example of reconciliation for the world.” At the 1997 Grammy Awards, the Fugees won Best Rap Album and Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for 'Killing Me Softly.' Following the success of The Score, the Fugees took a break, pursuing solo endeavors that eventually made the hiatus permanent. “I wasn’t even aware the 25th anniversary had arrived until someone brought it to my attention.
The album features a wide range of samples and instrumentation, with many aspects of alternative hip-hop that would come to dominate the hip-hop. The Score was released worldwide on February 13, 1996, on Columbia Records. Lauryn Hill said of the group in a statement at the time of the reunion announcement. The Score is the second and final studio album by the hip hop trio Fugees. “The Fugees have a complex but impactful history,” Ms. Their seminal 1996 album The Score became one of the biggest hits of 1996 and one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time on the strength of hits such as “Fu-Gee-La” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song.Ahead of the tour kicking off, the Fugees gave fans a taste of what they could expect with a special pop-up show at The Rooftop at Pier 17 venue in New York City on September 22.Īt the show, the trio played a nine-song set featuring a host of tracks from ‘The Score’ as well as their famous version of Lori Lieberman’s ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ and Bob Marley & The Wailers classic ‘No Woman, No Cry’, which closed the set. The Fugees debuted in the mid-1990s, first performing as the Tranzlator Crew, and then the Fugees, revolutionizing hip hop with their use of melody, unconventional samples, and a West Indian aesthetic.
In 2007, Pras hinted that the group was done for good when he told AllHipHopcom “Before I work with Lauryn Hill again, you will have a better chance of seeing Osama Bin Laden and Bush in Starbucks having a latte, discussing foreign policies, before there will be a Fugees reunion.”
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At the time, the Fugees released a new single, Foxy, but apparent discord in the group ensured that a promised full album never materialized.
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The tour, which was announced in September 2021 after the group performed a reunion show, would have been the Fugees’ first collective outing since 2006 when they performed a free show in Los Angeles. Thank you for all your love and support through the years. It even went one better than The Score, claiming the award for Best Album, the first hip-hop album to do so. If opportunity, public safety, and scheduling allow, we hope to be able to revisit this again sometime soon. In ‘The Score,’ the Fugees Made Refugees the Heroes of an Epic Tale. We’re grateful for the special night we did get to share with some of you in the New York with that rare live moment. An idea sparked to honor this 25th anniversary of The Score but we see now it may not currently be our time for revisiting this past work.
The continued Covid pandemic has made touring conditions difficult, and we want to make sure to keep our fans and ourselves healthy and safe. In a statement posted to their social media, the group broke the news, writing: We anticipate and understand disappointment but our anniversary tour will not be able to happen. (CelebrityAccess) - The Fugees, a hip-hop group featuring Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, dashed the hopes of fans when they announced their reunion tour has been canceled.
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