I created The Original Unofficial Fugees Page on Feburary 24, 1996, shortly after the release of the second album, The Score.

FLASHBACK - (A couple of years ago) - I first heard the Fugees on Funkmaster Flex's show. It was the Nappy Headz Remix. No one really knew who the Fugees were at the time. What got me was the ill beat produced by Salaam Remi. Then came the unforgettable hook, "Yo Mona Lisa......"

BACK TO PRESENT DAY - (June of 1996) - Turn on the radio and what do you hear? "Strummin' my pain with his fingers......" CLICK! You turn off the radio. You can't stand that song no more. You say, "Damn the Fugees crossed-over. They sold out." Well, you're wrong. The Fugees didn't crossover. When The Score first came out, you thought it was the bomb. You probably played it all the time. But now, since everybody and they momma likes "Killing Me Softly" you don't like the Fugees no mo. Just remember this: The Fugees did not cross-over. The record company , the radio and MTV crossed them over.

And also remember this: The Fugees went platinum because everybody from hip-hoppers to grunge, dead head, alternative muthafuckas liked one song, "Killing Me Softly." Only one song. After The Fu releases "Cowboys," will these same people like The Fugees? NOPE! Only The REAL Headz will. So, the way I see it, The Fugees are getting their 15 minutes of fame with "Killing Me Softly." After the drama dies down, everything will be back to normal.

Well enough with the commentary. The purpose of this page is to let you get a taste of that Fu-Flava. Here you will find samples from their sophmore effort, The Score. The samples are in wav format. If you are using windows, you already have a wav player. If you have a mac, you can get a wav player here.

JUSTTOLETYOUKNOW - These are just samples to let you decide if you like the album. If you like it, go buy it. If you want to buy it online, try CD NOW. And don't send me emails asking me to upload entire songs. It ain't happening...

If you want to know every word the Fugees say, check the lyrics.

  1. Red Intro
  2. How Many Mics
  3. Ready Or Not
  4. Zealots
  5. The Beast
  6. Fu-gee-la
  7. Family Business
  8. Killing Me Softly
  9. The Score
  10. The Mask
  11. Cowboys
  12. No Woman, No Cry
  13. Manifest /Outro
  14. Fu-gee-la (Refugee Camp Remix)*
  15. Fu-gee-la (Sly & Robbie Remix)*
  16. Mista Mista*

* CD Bonus Tracks

On March 4, 1996 I experienced The Fugees at Tramps in NYC. Standing in line, me and my boy saw Heavy D. and Meth. Inside the Fugees were joined on stage by Bounty Killa, Meth, Mad Lion, and a gang of Soundboys. The Fugees get mad respect from the Hip Hop and Reggae/Dancehall communities. I also heard (but didn't see) that B.I.G. and Raekwon were there.
Seeing the celeb's was cool, but the real shit is when The Fugees came out. Wyclef came out first and got the crowd a little hype. Then he brought out their D.J. who wrecked the tables. Watching the D.J. work was witnessing Hip Hop in it's truest sense. That boy had SKILLS. ANYWAY, Wyclef, "The multi-talented," got on his guitar and started jammin. He did some shit with the band and then went into "No Woman, No Cry." Then he did some ill shit. He started to play tunes on his guitar from everything from "Cold World" to "Shook Ones" to "Cell Therapy." Clef would play a bar and then the D.J. would play the record. The crowd went wild.

Enter Pras. Followed by the ever-so-fly Lauryn.
To make a long story short. The Fugees ripped it. They did most of their new songs and they also dropped "Nappy Headz" and "Vocab." Clef, L, Meth, Mad Lion and others blessed us with freestyles while the bass player freaked a wicked bassline. Then the Fugees flipped the script a little bit by staging a Sound Clash. For those of you who don't know, a sound clash is how the Jamaicans get down. Although the Fugees are from Hatian decent, the Jamaican influence was definitely evident. ANYWAY, they brought out some dancehall artists that started chattin' and had the crowd jumpin'. Then, when everybody thought it couldn't get any live-er, it did. Wyclef hushed the crowd and then asked, "Is there a Bounty Killer in the house?" Needless to say, the one and only Bounty Killer came out and took control of the crowd. Bounty did his ting and had the crowd yellin', "BO! BO!"

All I gotta say is that was a night I'll never forget. If you ever get a chance to see a live Refugee show, don't even think twice. You won't regret it.

So what are the Fugees doing now? Well, they been touring around in the U.S. and in Europe just wreckin' shop. The Fu have a much slept-on remix of Killing Me Softly. As far as I know, it hasn't been officially released. But, cuz I got it like that, you can get a taste right here. Or if you want the whole song, you could find it on my mix tape - BLENDZ.

  1. Intro
  2. L's Verse
  3. Bounty Killer
The Fugees also appear on a Cypress Hill remix for, "Boom Biddy Bye Bye." It's in stores right now. And L laces vocals for the chorus on the new Nas cut, "If I Ruled The World." The new Nas album, "It Was Written," is supposed to drop on July 2nd. There is also a rumor that a remix of "Ready Or Not" is floating around. I haven't heard yet, but when I do, you will be sure to find it here.
Look who made the cover of this month's VIBE. The author goes on tour with the Fugees and gives us the dirt on everything from the so-called beef with The Wu-Tang Clan to doing a cover of Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly With His Song" to being called "alternative" rappers.

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