The Fugees - The Score

180-gram double LP reissue

With four massive hit singles and 17 million copies shifted worldwide, the Fugees did, indeed, score big time in 1996 with The Score.

A breath of fresh air in the gangsta-dominated mid-'90s, the Fugees' breakthrough album, The Score, marked the beginning of a resurgence in alternative hip-hop. Its left-field, multi-platinum success proved there was a substantial untapped audience with an appreciation for rap music but little interest in thug life.

The Score's eclecticism, social consciousness, and pop smarts drew millions of latent hip-hop listeners back into the fold, showing just how much the music had grown up. It not only catapulted the Fugees into stardom, but also launched the productive solo careers of Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill, the latter of whom already ranks as one of the top female MCs of all time based on her work here.

Side 1

Red Intro

How Many Mics

Ready Or Not

Zealots

The Beast

Side 2

FU-GEE-LA

Family Business

Killing Me Softly with His Song

Side 3

The Score

The Mask

Cowboys

Side 4

No Woman, No Cry

Manifest/Outro

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