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{{Short description|American hip hop trio from New Jersey}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Fugees
| image             = Fugeesmontage.png
| caption           = Left to right: [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Wyclef Jean]], and [[Pras|Pras Michel]]
| image_upright     = 1.25
| alias             = {{hlist|Tranzlator Crew|Refugee Camp}}
| origin            = [[South Orange, New Jersey]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip-hop]]|[[alternative hip-hop]]<ref name="allmusic"/>|[[progressive rap]]<ref name="coker"/>}}
| works             = [[Fugees discography|Discography]]
| years_active      = {{hlist|1990–1998|2004–2006|2021-present}}
| label             = {{hlist|[[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
| spinoffs          = [[Refugee Camp All-Stars]]
| website           = {{URL|thefugees.com}}
| current_members   = * [[Lauryn Hill]]
* [[Wyclef Jean]]
* [[Pras|Pras Michel]]
}}

The '''Fugees''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|uː|dʒ|iː|z}}) are an American [[Hip-hop|hip hop]] group formed in [[South Orange, New Jersey]], in 1990. The trio of [[Wyclef Jean]], [[Pras|Pras Michel]], and [[Lauryn Hill]] were known for their fusion of hip hop, reggae, R&B, and funk; their [[Political hip-hop|socially conscious]] lyrics; and use of [[live instrumentation]] during their performances.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Iverem |first=Esther |date=1996-04-14 |title=THE FUGEES' ALIEN IDEAS |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/style/1996/04/14/the-fugees-alien-ideas/7909dab5-c032-4022-88d9-d189e65fbbe7/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=VIBE |date=2010-12-07 |title=What Wyclef's Learned From… Carlos Santana, The Roots, Rakim & More |url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/what-wyclefs-learned-carlos-santana-roots-rakim-more/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401143240/https://www.vibe.com/gallery/what-wyclefs-learned-carlos-santana-roots-rakim-more/ |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=VIBE.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Their sound stood apart during the [[gangsta rap]]-dominated era, as they became one of the most significant [[Alternative hip-hop|alternative hip hop]] acts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1996-09-05 |title=The Fugees: Leaders of the New Cool |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-fugees-leaders-of-the-new-cool-244125/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=May 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527025936/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-fugees-leaders-of-the-new-cool-244125/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="POP MUSIC;With Help From Roberta Flack, The Fugees Are Redefining Rap">{{Cite news |last=Linden |first=Amy |date=1996-05-26 |title=POP MUSIC;With Help From Roberta Flack, The Fugees Are Redefining Rap |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/arts/pop-music-with-help-from-roberta-flack-the-fugees-are-redefining-rap.html |access-date=2023-04-01 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401143237/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/26/arts/pop-music-with-help-from-roberta-flack-the-fugees-are-redefining-rap.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Their name, derived from "[[refugee]]s",  referenced Jean's immigrant background, Michel's Haitian heritage, and themes of resilience in their music, which occasionally incorporated [[Haitian Creole]].<!--There are no sources or citations indicating that Hill is Jamaican. Only add 'Jamaican' as her ethnicity if there is a source for that claim.-->

After signing with [[Ruffhouse Records]], an imprint of [[Columbia Records]], in 1993, the Fugees released their debut album ''[[Blunted on Reality]]'' (1994). Initially met with modest sales, it gained traction as they built a reputation in local clubs and talent shows. Producer [[Salaam Remi]] remixed their songs "[[Nappy Heads]]" and "[[Vocab (song)|Vocab]]", with the former charting on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], helping them gain [[Underground hip hop|underground]] recognition. Their second album, ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'' (1996), was a massive commercial success, spawning the hit singles "[[Fu-Gee-La]]", "[[Ready or Not (Fugees song)|Ready or Not]]", and their reimagined version of "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song#Fugees version|Killing Me Softly]]", which topped the charts in over 20 countries worldwide. The album peaked at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], was certified [[RIAA certification|7× Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), and was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[Grammy Awards]], making it only the second rap album to receive the honor.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2020-03-24 |title=3 Reasons Lil Uzi Vert Could be Headed for Album of the Year Grammy Nomination |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/lil-uzi-vert-possible-album-of-the-year-grammys-nomination-9341082/ |access-date=2023-04-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=April 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401143237/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/lil-uzi-vert-possible-album-of-the-year-grammys-nomination-9341082/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[The New York Times]]'', its success placed the Fugees "at the forefront of [[pop music]]".<ref name="POP MUSIC;With Help From Roberta Flack, The Fugees Are Redefining Rap" /> 

At their peak, the Fugees collaborated with various artists, appearing on [[Simply Red]]'s "[[Angel (Aretha Franklin song)#Simply Red version|Angel]]",<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xwkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=simply+red+fugees&pg=PA80 |title=Billboard |date=1996-10-26 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}</ref> and releasing "[[Rumble in the Jungle (song)|Rumble in the Jungle]]", which featured [[Busta Rhymes]], [[A Tribe Called Quest]] and [[John Forté]], both of which reached the top five on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. They also collaborated with [[Bounty Killer]] on the [[rap opera]] single "[[Hip-Hopera (song)|Hip-Hopera]]". In 1997, they performed what was the largest staged concert in Haitian history, becoming one of the country's most significant musical events.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strauss |first=Neil |date=1997-04-15 |title=For a Rap Leader, a Concert Grows Into a State Visit |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/15/arts/for-a-rap-leader-a-concert-grows-into-a-state-visit.html |access-date=2023-07-24 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404030107/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/15/arts/for-a-rap-leader-a-concert-grows-into-a-state-visit.html |url-status=live }}</ref> However, internal conflicts led to their disbandment later that year, with each member pursuing solo careers. They have reunited periodically,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/04/fugees-reunite-lauryn-hill-roots-picnic-last-time/|title=The Fugees Reunite During Lauryn Hill's Set, Likely Last Time for a While|website=TMZ|date=June 4, 2023|accessdate=June 6, 2023|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605105513/https://www.tmz.com/2023/06/04/fugees-reunite-lauryn-hill-roots-picnic-last-time/|url-status=live}}</ref> including for tours and live performances, such as their appearance in ''[[Dave Chappelle's Block Party]]'' (2005). 

The Fugees have won two [[Grammy Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |date=November 23, 2020 |title=Fugees |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/fugees/7429 |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=GRAMMY.com |archive-date=January 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118140225/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/fugees/7429 |url-status=live }}</ref> a [[Brit Award for International Group]],<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997 |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=BRIT Awards |archive-date=August 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813211621/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Medal|Medal of Honor]] from [[Haitian President]] [[René Préval]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Greene |first=Meg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6qBbAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22fugees%22+%22medal%22&pg=PT42 |title=Lauryn Hill |date=2000 |publisher=Infobase Learning |isbn=978-1-4381-4101-5 |language=en |access-date=October 1, 2023 |archive-date=December 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229170848/https://books.google.com/books?id=6qBbAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22fugees%22+%22medal%22&pg=PT42 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fugees / Radio Haiti Archive / Duke Digital Repository |url=https://repository.duke.edu/dc/radiohaiti/RL10059-RR-1517_01 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Duke Digital Collections |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724040050/https://repository.duke.edu/dc/radiohaiti/RL10059-RR-1517_01 |url-status=live }}</ref> They are frequently ranked among the greatest rap groups,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-28 |title=MTV News: The Greatest Hip-Hop Groups Of All Time |website=[[MTV]] |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2007/groups/index3.jhtml |access-date=2023-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128224305/http://www.mtv.com/bands/h/hip_hop_week/2007/groups/index3.jhtml |archive-date=January 28, 2010 }}</ref> with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stating that they "contributed to [[African diaspora|the diversification of Black identity]] in popular culture through potent rhymes that were equal parts conscious and commercially relevant".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Unterberger|first1=Nefertiti|last2=Austin|first2=Kyle|last3=Denis|first3=Raquelle|last4=Harris|first4=Carl|last5=Lamarre|first5=Jason|last6=Lipshutz|first6=Joe|last7=Lynch|first7=Heran|last8=Mamo|first8=Gail|last9=Mitchell|first9=Neena|last10=Rouhani|first10=Dan|last11=Rys|first11=Andrew|date=2023-06-28|title=50 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rap-groups-hip-hop-all-time/|access-date=2023-07-24|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724033438/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rap-groups-hip-hop-all-time/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[VH1]] named them among the 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists (2003).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rock On The Net: VH1: 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Artists |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/vh1hiphop.htm |access-date=2023-04-01 |website=www.rockonthenet.com |archive-date=June 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609050038/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/vh1hiphop.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Score'' was included in ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums]], while "Ready or Not" was recognized as one of the [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll|Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll]] by the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].

==History==
===Formation and beginnings===
[[Lauryn Hill]] and [[Pras]] first met at [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|Columbia High School]], in [[Maplewood, New Jersey]]. Pras, Lauryn, and a mutual friend [[Marcy Harriell]] formed a musical trio called Tyme; [[Wyclef Jean]] joined the line-up and Marcy left soon afterward, in 1990.<ref>{{cite journal |title=How Life Changed |journal=XXL |date=March 2011}}</ref> The moniker ''Tranzlator Crew'' refers to the name of their band at the time, which included Johnny Wise on drums, Ti Bass (Jerry Duplessis) on bass guitar, and original DJ Hard Hittin Harry (Harry D'Janite). DJ Leon (Leon Higgins) joined the group in 1994 after Harry left to pursue a career as a publicist.<ref name=Lorna /> In 1993, after some gigs and recorded demos, the trio signed to [[Ruffhouse]], distributed through [[Columbia Records]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lazerine |first1=Devin |last2=Lazerine |first2=Cameron |title=Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5Y7-DTbSMcC&q=Fugees&pg=PT118 |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |date=February 29, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2018 |isbn=9780446511629 |via=Google Books}}</ref> The members then changed the group's name to ''Fugees'', which was purposely taken from a word often used derogatorily to refer to Haitian-Americans (''refugee'').<ref name="Foege">Foege, Alec. "Fugees (cover story)", ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', September 5, 1996, p. 40-47</ref> Refugee Camp, while a name sometimes credited to the trio, also refers to a number of artists affiliated with the members, and particularly Jean.

=== ''Blunted on Reality'' ===
{{Further|Blunted on Reality}}
The trio soon changed musical direction, and released its first hip-hop LP, ''[[Blunted on Reality]]'', under the guidance of [[Kool and the Gang]]'s producer Ronald Bell. The group wrote and recorded the album in 1992 at the House of Music Studios in [[West Orange, New Jersey]]. However, due to a dispute with its record label, the album was not released until February 1, 1994. The Fugees' members have subsequently said that they allowed the producers to have too much control over the album's content and form.<ref>''[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]''. November 1996. p. 72. Accessed from May 31, 2013.</ref> Although the album did not contain as many lyrics with overtly political messages as songs from their next and better-known album ''[[The Score (Fugees album)|The Score]]'', there were still political intentions.<ref name="Lorna">{{Cite episode |title=The Fugees |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiz3BsYk0NY |series=Lorna's Corner |network=Hartford Public Access TV |airdate=1990 |access-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-date=May 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511203106/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiz3BsYk0NY |url-status=live }}</ref> Though ''Blunted on Reality'' spawned the three singles "[[Blunted on Reality|Boof Baf]]", "[[Vocab (song)|Vocab]]", and "[[Nappy Heads]]", they struggled to gain mainstream attention despite earning plaudits for its artistic quality and innovative use of samples.<ref>Weheliye, Alexander G. ''Phonographies:Grooves in Sonic Afro-Modernity'', Duke University Press, 2005.</ref> The album's most successful single was a remixed version of the song "Nappy Heads" produced by [[Salaam Remi]]. The remix peaked at number 49 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]].

===''The Score''===
{{Further|The Score (album)}}
The musical qualities of the first Fugees record were revisited with their sophomore effort ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'', which was released in February 1996. ''The Score'' was the Fugees' final record before their disbandment the following year.

''The Score'' became one of the biggest hits of 1996 and one of the best-selling hip-hop albums of all time. The Fugees first gained attention for its [[cover version]]s of old favorites, with the group's reinterpretations of "[[No Woman, No Cry#Fugees version|No Woman, No Cry]]" by [[Bob Marley and the Wailers|Bob Marley & the Wailers]] and "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song#Fugees version|Killing Me Softly with His Song]]" (first recorded by [[Lori Lieberman]] in 1971, remade by [[Roberta Flack]] in 1973), the latter being their biggest hit.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 15, 2016|title=5 Best Songs From Fugees' 'The Score' Album|url=https://theboombox.com/5-best-songs-from-fugees-the-score-album/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Boombox|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034955/https://theboombox.com/5-best-songs-from-fugees-the-score-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The album also included a re-interpretation of [[The Delfonics]]' "Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide From Love)" in their hit single, "[[Ready or Not (Fugees song)|Ready or Not]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=First Listen: The Delfonics, 'Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics'|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/03/04/172983631/first-listen-the-delfonics-adrian-younge-presents-the-delfonics|access-date=2021-04-11|website=NPR.org|date=March 4, 2013 |archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034956/https://www.npr.org/2013/03/04/172983631/first-listen-the-delfonics-adrian-younge-presents-the-delfonics|url-status=live |last1=Kelley |first1=Frannie }}</ref> which featured a prominent [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of [[Enya]]'s "[[Boadicea (song)|Boadicea]]" without the singer's permission. This prompted a lawsuit resulting in a settlement where Enya was given credit and royalties for her sample.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://0-ehis.ebscohost.com.ignacio.usfca.edu/eds/detail?vid=3&hid=5&sid=9ecec6b3-37bd-47c4-ba48-edfd2eaf96f0@sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ|title=Rap takes Enya's 12 notes up chart|last=Battles|first=Jan|date=March 28, 2004|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=October 11, 2011}}</ref> The group members have continuously thanked and praised Enya for her deep understanding of the situation, for example in the [[liner notes]] of ''The Score''.

The Fugees won two [[39th Annual Grammy Awards|1997 Grammy Awards]] with ''The Score'' ([[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]]) and "Killing Me Softly" ([[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group]]).

They produced remixes of [[Michael Jackson]]'s "[[Blood on the Dance Floor (song)|Blood on the Dance Floor]]" and "[[Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix|2 Bad]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=MTV News Staff|title=The Fugees Talk About Remixing Michael Jackson|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1429268/the-fugees-talk-about-remixing-michael-jackson/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=MTV News|archive-date=June 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611213556/http://www.mtv.com/news/1429268/the-fugees-talk-about-remixing-michael-jackson/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Later career===
In 1997, the Fugees were featured on the song "Hip-Hopera" by [[Bounty Killer]], which spent five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while peaking at number 81.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bounty Killer |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bounty-killer/ |access-date=2023-01-14 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114201303/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bounty-killer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The group also recorded the song "[[Rumble in the Jungle (song)|Rumble in the Jungle]]" featuring [[Busta Rhymes]], [[A Tribe Called Quest]] & [[John Forté]], for the 1996 documentary ''[[When We Were Kings]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=fugees+rumble+in+the+jungle&pg=PA9 |title=Billboard |date=1997-01-18 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en |access-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-date=April 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404132508/https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=fugees+rumble+in+the+jungle&pg=PA9 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Later that year, the Fugees all began solo projects: Hill began writing and producing for a number of artists (including [[Whitney Houston]], [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[Mary J. Blige]]) and started work on her critically acclaimed ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]''; Jean also began producing for a number of artists (including [[Canibus]], [[Destiny's Child]] and [[Carlos Santana]]) and released his debut album ''[[Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival]]''; Pras, with [[Mya (singer)|Mýa]] and [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]], recorded the single "[[Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)]]" for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Bulworth]]''. In 1998, they reunited to shoot a music video for the song "Just Happy to Be Me" which appeared in the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' special ''[[Elmopalooza]]'', and also on the Grammy Award-winning [[Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q0EAAAAMBAJ&q=fugees+just+happy+to+be+me&pg=PA63|title=Billboard|date=2003-07-12|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.}}</ref>

The three Fugees reunited and performed on September 18, 2004, at the concert in [[Bedford-Stuyvesant]], [[Brooklyn]] featured in the film ''[[Dave Chappelle's Block Party]]'' (2004), headlining a star-studded bill that included [[Kanye West]], [[Yasiin Bey|Mos Def]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Erykah Badu]], [[The Roots]], [[Talib Kweli]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Big Daddy Kane]], [[Dead Prez]], [[Cody Chesnutt|Cody ChesnuTT]] and [[John Legend]]. Their performance received several positive reviews, many of which praised Hill's near [[a cappella]] rendition of "Killing Me Softly".<ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Danny|date=2021-03-04|title=The Making of Dave Chappelle's Iconic 'Block Party'|url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/3/4/22312236/dave-chappelle-block-party-making-of-history-anniversary|access-date=2021-04-11|website=The Ringer|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034954/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/3/4/22312236/dave-chappelle-block-party-making-of-history-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Fugees made their first televised appearance in almost ten years at [[BET]]'s 2005 Music Awards on June 28, opening the show with a twelve-minute set.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|date=2005-06-29|title=Fugees Surprise at BET Awards|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fugees-surprise-at-bet-awards-118260/|access-date=2021-04-11|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034954/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fugees-surprise-at-bet-awards-118260/|url-status=live}}</ref> With a new album announced to be in the works, their final track, "Take It Easy", was leaked online and eventually released as an [[Music download|Internet single]] on September 27, 2005.<ref>{{citation|title=The Fugees Take It Easy – IGN|date=September 29, 2005|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/29/the-fugees-take-it-easy|access-date=2021-04-11|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411034953/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/29/the-fugees-take-it-easy|url-status=live}}</ref> It peaked at number 40 on the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks|R&B Chart]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Fugees|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/bsi/|access-date=2021-04-11|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117221926/https://www.billboard.com/artist/fugees/chart-history/bsi/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2005, the Fugees embarked on a European tour – the members' first together since 1997 – from 30 November to 20 December, playing in Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia. The group had been scheduled to play at the [[Hammersmith Apollo]] on November 25, 2005; however, it was forced to move the gig to December due to production issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/10365/the-fugees-forced-to-reschedule-tour-date|title=The Fugees Forced To Reschedule Tour Date|website=Gigwise.com|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190116/https://www.gigwise.com/news/10365/the-fugees-forced-to-reschedule-tour-date|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour received mixed reviews. On February 6, 2006, the group reunited for a free show in Hollywood, with tickets given away to about 8,000 fans by local radio stations. Later that month, a new track called "Foxy" was leaked, a song dubbed the "real return of the Fugees" by several online music blogs.

However, following the reunion tour, the album that was said to be in the works did not materialize and was postponed indefinitely, as relationships between band members apparently deteriorated. During the recording of the album, the group was plagued with creative differences.<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-07-19|title=If You're Waiting for The Fugees Reunion, Don't Hold Your Breath|url=https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/music/sorry-fans-no-reunion-for-the-fugees/|access-date=2021-04-11|website=EBONY|language=en-US|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411035006/https://www.ebony.com/entertainment/music/sorry-fans-no-reunion-for-the-fugees/|url-status=live}}</ref> They recorded a song titled "Lips Don't Lie", but Hill did not like the song and, after some disagreements over it, the group disbanded again. The song was ultimately given to singer [[Shakira]] with featured vocals by Jean and after the title was changed to "[[Hips Don't Lie]]", the song was released a single and became a global hit.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 26, 2016|title=10 years of Shakira's Hips Don't Lie: 7 facts about the song the world is obsessed with|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/music/story/10-years-of-shakiras-hips-dont-lie-shakira-music-wyclef-jean-310727-2016-02-26|access-date=2021-04-11|website=India Today|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217085912/https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/music/story/10-years-of-shakiras-hips-dont-lie-shakira-music-wyclef-jean-310727-2016-02-26|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2007, a year after the group's second disbandment, Pras stated, "Before I work with Lauryn Hill again, you will have a better chance of seeing [[Osama bin Laden]] and [[George W. Bush|[George W.] Bush]] in [[Starbucks]] having a latte, discussing foreign policies, before there will be a Fugees reunion".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamilton |first1=Tiffany |title=Pras: It Will Take An Act of God To Change Lauryn |url=http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/22/18461347.aspx |website=AllHipHop.com |year=2007 |access-date=October 11, 2011 |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007151222/http://allhiphop.com/blogs/news/archive/2007/08/22/18461347.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Meanwhile, in September 2007, an equally outspoken Wyclef told ''[[Blues & Soul]]'': "I feel the first issue that needs to be addressed is that Lauryn needs help... In my personal opinion, those Fugees reunion shows shouldn't have been done, because we wasn't ready. I really felt we shoulda first all gone into a room with Lauryn and a psychiatrist... But, you know, I do believe Lauryn can get help. And, once she does work things out, hopefully a proper and enduring Fugees reunion will happen."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/360/wyclef_jean_perfect_gentelman/|title=WYCLEF JEAN: Perfect Gentleman|first=Stephen|last=Clark|website=Bluesandsoul.com|access-date=August 7, 2018|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107231047/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/360/wyclef_jean_perfect_gentelman/|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 15, 2017, an old song by the Fugees was leaked on Hot 97 radio; this led to reports that the group was reforming, which were later denied by group members on Twitter.

After the group split, [[Wyclef Jean]] co-founded and headed the [[Yéle Haiti Foundation|Yele Haiti Foundation]], a non-profit organization "focusing on emergency relief, employment, youth development and education, and tree planting and agriculture" in Haiti.<ref>"Who We Are." YeleHaiti. Web. October 11, 2011. <{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.yele.org/newyele/view-content/11/About-Us.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017142516/http://www.yele.org/newyele/view-content/11/About-Us.html|archive-date=October 17, 2011|access-date=October 12, 2011}}></ref> [[Pras]] starred in a documentary about homelessness in Los Angeles and remained outspoken about Haitian politics.<ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795381/|title=Skid Row|people=Pras (cast), Ross Clarke, Niva Dorell, and Marshall Tyler (directors)|year=2007|medium=DVD|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219095506/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795381/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ex-Fugee Pras Michel: Haiti earthquake aid not arriving fast enough – NY Daily News|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/24/2010-01-24_exfugee_pras_michel_haiti_earthquake_aid_not_arriving_fast_enough.html|access-date=August 7, 2018|website=Daily News|location=New York|archive-date=January 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100128115818/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/24/2010-01-24_exfugee_pras_michel_haiti_earthquake_aid_not_arriving_fast_enough.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 7, 2010|title=Fugees' Pras Defends Endorsing Wyclef Jean's Haiti Presidential Rival, "We Need A Real Leader" [Video]|url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/08/fugees_pras_defends_endorsing_wyclef_jea.html|access-date=August 7, 2018|website=Sohh.com|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130202155110/http://www.sohh.com/2010/08/fugees_pras_defends_endorsing_wyclef_jea.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Lauryn Hill continued recording and performing socially conscious music and went on to advocate for female empowerment especially within the music industry.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lewis|first1=Andrea|year=1999|title=The Missed Message of Lauryn Hill – artist ushers hip-hop into the mainstream|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_4_63/ai_54246116/|journal=The Progressive|access-date=October 11, 2011|archive-date=May 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508011906/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1295/is_4_63/ai_54246116|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Brubaker, Ben. [http://nolahope.blogspot.com/2007/05/lauryn-hill-post-modern-prophetic-hip.html "Lauryn Hill: Post-modern Prophetic Hip-Hop Queen."] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006025950/http://nolahope.blogspot.com/2007/05/lauryn-hill-post-modern-prophetic-hip.html|date=October 6, 2011}} nolahope. May 11, 2007. Web. October 11, 2011.</ref> The Fugees also turned their recording studio, the Booga Basement, into a transitional house for young Haitian refugees immigrating to the United States.<ref name="Foege"/>

In September 2021, the Fugees announced a reunion tour to celebrate 25 years of their album, ''The Score.''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-21|title=Fugees Announce Reunion Tour|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/fugees-announce-reunion-tour/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US|archive-date=September 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921125338/https://pitchfork.com/news/fugees-announce-reunion-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref> On Friday, October 29, 2021, the Fugees announced that their reunion tour dates were postponed to early 2022.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Fugees Postpone Reunion Tour to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of 'The Score' – UPDATE|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/fugees-reunion-tour-25th-anniversary-the-score-9633167/|date=October 29, 2021|access-date=October 29, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030042800/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9633167/fugees-reunion-tour-25th-anniversary-the-score/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, on January 21, 2022, the Fugees released a statement saying they would not be going on tour due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=2022-01-21 |title=Fugees completely cancel 'The Score' 25th anniversary reunion tour |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fugees-completely-cancel-the-score-25th-anniversary-reunion-tour-3143738 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130001855/https://www.nme.com/news/music/fugees-completely-cancel-the-score-25th-anniversary-reunion-tour-3143738 |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour was rescheduled and set to begin in August 2024 but was quietly canceled three days before the first show, with no reason given to customers receiving refunds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-fugees-cancel-tour-2024-concerts-1236098008/|title=Lauryn Hill and the Fugees' 2024 Tour Is Quietly Canceled, Three Days Before First Date|last=Willman|first=Chris|publisher=Variety|date=6 August 2024|access-date=7 August 2024|language=en}}</ref> The UK leg of the tour did go ahead as planned.

==Legacy==
The Fugees have often been referred to as one of the most influential and significant groups of the 1990s,<ref>{{cite news|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|date=2010-08-06|title=Wyclef Jean Can't Count on Fugees Vote|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/arts/music/07arts-WYCLEFJEANCA_BRF.html|access-date=2021-05-29|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603001511/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/arts/music/07arts-WYCLEFJEANCA_BRF.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Former Fugees member Pras charged with "conspiracy to defraud the United States government"|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/10/pras-fugees-campaign-finance-violations-charged|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The FADER|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213235/https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/10/pras-fugees-campaign-finance-violations-charged|url-status=live}}</ref> with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stating "their influence on modern [[hip-hop]] and [[R&B]] music is undeniable".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=13 Influential Artists Snubbed By The Rock Hall in Their First Year of Eligibility|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/rock-hall-snubs-8533107/|access-date=2021-05-29|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604044848/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8533107/rock-hall-snubs|url-status=live}}</ref> They are often considered to be one of the definitive [[Alternative hip-hop|alternative hip hop]] acts, being one of the first alternative hip hop acts to break into the mainstream.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|date=2020-03-13|title=Alternative Rap Music Genre Overview {{!}} AllMusic |website=[[AllMusic]] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/alternative-rap-ma0000012203|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313171608/https://www.allmusic.com/style/alternative-rap-ma0000012203|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-03-13|access-date=2021-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Foege|first=Alec|date=1996-09-05|title=The Fugees: Leaders of the New Cool|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-fugees-leaders-of-the-new-cool-244125/|access-date=2021-05-29|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527025936/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-fugees-leaders-of-the-new-cool-244125/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="coker">{{cite news |last=Coker |first=Cheo Hodari |author-link=Cheo Hodari Coker |title=Lots of non-hip-hop fans groove to their complex beat, but they'll tell you their roots are firmly in the 'hood |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-31-ca-53176-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 31, 1996 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212640/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-31-ca-53176-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to ''[[Forbes]]'', their success helped establish [[Ruffhouse Records]] as a major record label.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chiu |first=David |title=Ruffhouse Records CEO Chris Schwartz On The Fugees, Lauryn Hill And His New Memoir |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2019/07/02/ruffhouse-records-ceo-chris-schwartz-on-the-fugees-lauryn-hill-and-his-new-memoir/ |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=Forbes |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214721/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2019/07/02/ruffhouse-records-ceo-chris-schwartz-on-the-fugees-lauryn-hill-and-his-new-memoir/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' noted the Fugees for putting [[Haiti]] on the hip hop map.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-03-25|title=Fugees Put Haiti on the Hip-Hop Map|url=https://consequence.net/2021/03/the-opus-the-score-episode-3/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Consequence|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213124/https://consequence.net/2021/03/the-opus-the-score-episode-3/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alternative Press (magazine)|''Alternative Press'']] argued that the group paved the way for modern alternative music and stated "If you listen to modern hip-hop today, so many of the new faces went to the Fugees' School of Songwriting."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coffman |first=Tim |title=20 albums that paved the way for alternative as we know it |url=https://www.altpress.com/albums-that-shaped-alternative-music/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |date=February 11, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402152710/https://www.altpress.com/albums-that-shaped-alternative-music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Matthew Ismael Ruiz of [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] noted the group had removed negative connotations of [[Haitian immigration]] and the word 'Refugee',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Goldsmith|first1=Melissa Ursula Dawn|last2=Fonseca|first2=Anthony J.|title=Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6mR2DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22fugees%22+inspired&pg=PA261|date=2018-12-01|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-35759-6}}</ref> stating that "The Fugees managed to diversify the voice of the ghetto, one often depicted in a single dimension. They reclaimed pride for Haitians worldwide, a heritage maligned for [[Poverty in Haiti|its postcolonial poverty]] and strife but still remembered as the setting for the new world's first successful revolt of enslaved people against their oppressors. Their sound was multifaceted because they were, too, their music diverse, just like the [[African-American culture|Black experience]]."<ref>{{cite web|title=Fugees: The Score|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fugees-the-score/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Pitchfork|archive-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517132954/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fugees-the-score/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Ringer (website)|The Ringer]]'' noted that the Fugees delivered political messages and brought hip hop to the [[Popular music|mainstream]] in their music by blending elements of [[Pop music|pop]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[dancehall]] and [[Caribbean Music|Caribbean music]], making it more palpable for a wider audience without making the message dense, stating "the Fugees disguised resistance as art, the same way that [[enslaved Africans]] once hid martial arts from their colonial masters by pretending that they were a dance."<ref>{{cite web|last=Okwonga|first=Musa|date=2021-02-12|title=In 'The Score,' the Fugees Made Refugees the Heroes of an Epic Tale|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/2/12/22280168/the-fugees-the-score-diguise-resistance-as-art|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Ringer|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212174139/https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/2/12/22280168/the-fugees-the-score-diguise-resistance-as-art|url-status=live}}</ref>

Writing for [[The Recording Academy]], music journalist [[Kathy Iandoli]] wrote about the impact of the group on the hip hop genre stating: <blockquote>"As hip-hop's [[East Coast hip-hop|East]] and [[West Coast hip-hop|West Coasts]] continued their tussle, their lighter-hearted approach to socially conscious rap curtailed any overarching assumptions that hip-hop was going down a "bad road". Plus, they had Lauryn Hill, who doubled as a songbird and lyrical spitfire. Together, by juxtaposing live instrumentation, soulful melodies and abstract bars, The Fugees gave hip-hop a renewed spirit and propelled it to a different kind of mainstream".<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-04-06|title=For The Record: The Fugees 'The Score' At 25|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-for-the-record-fugees-the-score|access-date=2021-05-29|website=GRAMMY.com|archive-date=June 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625064933/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2021-for-the-record-fugees-the-score|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>The group has sold over twenty-two million records worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |author=MTV News Staff |title=Fugees Producer Predicts Group Reunion |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2495293/fugees-producer-predicts-a-reunion/ |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=MTV News |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214441/http://www.mtv.com/news/2495293/fugees-producer-predicts-a-reunion/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and are one of the biggest-selling hip hop groups of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Programs – Showbiz Today |url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/music.ontheroad/0206/28.html |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=www.cnn.com |archive-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529202702/http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/music.ontheroad/0206/28.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wyclef Jean |url=https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/musicdb/artists/2630/wyclef-jean |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=Hollywood Bowl |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213336/https://www.hollywoodbowl.com/musicdb/artists/2630/wyclef-jean |url-status=live }}</ref> Multiple recording artists have cited the Fugees as an influence, including [[Bono]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Bono|author-link=Bono|date=2020-05-15|title=Bono: 60 Songs That Saved My Life|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/bono-60-songs-that-saved-my-life-999226/|access-date=2021-05-30|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116055410/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/bono-60-songs-that-saved-my-life-999226/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Drake (musician)|Drake]],<ref>{{cite web|date=2016-01-29|title=8-Year-Old Drake Reciting "Ready Or Not" Is All Kinds Of Awesome|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/8-year-old-drake-killing-me-softly-401678/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=VIBE.com|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214701/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/8-year-old-drake-killing-me-softly-401678/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kanye West]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Kanye West Influences|url=https://www.shmoop.com/through-the-wire/influences.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=www.shmoop.com|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213236/https://www.shmoop.com/through-the-wire/influences.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Akon]],<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Scaggs |first=Austin |date=2007-04-19 |title=Q&A: Akon |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-akon-77485/ |access-date=2021-05-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=September 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923083125/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-akon-77485/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Black Eyed Peas]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Easlea |first=Daryl |title=Let's Get It Started: The Rise & Rise of the Black Eyed Peas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5zv_AgAAQBAJ&dq=%22fugees%22influenced+%22black+eyed+peas%22&pg=PT45|date=2012-10-15|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=978-0-85712-795-2}}</ref> [[Young Thug]],<ref>{{cite web|date=2017-01-17|title=Young Thug's "Wyclef Jean" Video Is Weird & Awesome As F*ck|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/young-thug-wyclef-jean-video-music-480598/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=VIBE.com|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212641/https://www.vibe.com/music/videos/young-thug-wyclef-jean-video-music-480598/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bridgit Mendler]],<ref>{{cite web|last=C|first=Jeff|date=2013-01-15|title=Bridgit Mendler Talks Fugees Influence On 'Ready Or Not' {{!}} popdirt.com|url=http://popdirt.com/bridgit-mendler-talks-fugees-influence-on-ready-or-not/122712/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=popdirt.com|language=en-US|archive-date=September 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144731/http://popdirt.com/bridgit-mendler-talks-fugees-influence-on-ready-or-not/122712/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Sean Kingston]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Watkins|first=Grouchy Greg|date=2007-05-04|title=Sean Kingston: Trenchtown Rap|url=https://allhiphop.com/features/sean-kingston-trenchtown-rap/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=AllHipHop|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602212801/https://allhiphop.com/features/sean-kingston-trenchtown-rap/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ava Max]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Ava Max Creates the Playlist of Her Life|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/video/watch/playlist-of-my-life-ava-max-creates-the-playlist-of-her-life|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Teen Vogue|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214719/https://www.teenvogue.com/video/watch/playlist-of-my-life-ava-max-creates-the-playlist-of-her-life|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Doja Cat]],<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-12-31|title=Who Is Doja Cat's Mom? All About Deborah Elizabeth Sawyer|url=https://www.gossipcop.com/doja-cat-deborah-elizabeth-sawyer/602/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=Gossip Cop|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213434/https://www.gossipcop.com/doja-cat-deborah-elizabeth-sawyer/602/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bastille (band)|Bastille]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Bastille's Dan Smith Admits He's 'Surgically Attached' To His Phone|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-22-bastilles-dan-smith-admits-hes-surgically-attached-to-his-phone/|access-date=2021-06-01|website=iHeartRadio|date=January 13, 2020|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602220707/https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-01-22-bastilles-dan-smith-admits-hes-surgically-attached-to-his-phone/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Kid Laroi]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Aleia |title=The Kid LAROI Is on the Rise, Spotify's Third U.S. RADAR Artist |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/the-kid-laroi-spotify/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=XXL Mag |date=October 23, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402152709/https://www.xxlmag.com/the-kid-laroi-spotify/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Post Malone]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Post Malone's Playlist: Kendrick Lamar, Dwight Yoakam, Nirvana & More |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-27-post-malones-playlist-kendrick-lamar-dwight-yoakam-nirvana-more/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=iHeart |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402152710/https://www.iheart.com/content/2017-10-27-post-malones-playlist-kendrick-lamar-dwight-yoakam-nirvana-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[DJ Khaled]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=DJ Khaled Details Upcoming Nas Collaboration In A Thank You Letter To The Fugees |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/07/27/dj-khaled-letter-to-the-fugees-nas-single |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=The FADER |date=July 27, 2016 |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402152710/https://www.thefader.com/2016/07/27/dj-khaled-letter-to-the-fugees-nas-single |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Diplo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Diplo Lists The Twelve Albums That Inspired Him|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/news/check-out-the-12-albums-that-inspired-diplo-growing-up.html/amp|access-date=2021-05-29|website=www.okayplayer.com|date=January 19, 2017|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214959/https://www.okayplayer.com/news/check-out-the-12-albums-that-inspired-diplo-growing-up.html/amp|url-status=live}}</ref>

The impact of the Fugees has been compared to that of the [[Beatles]], with [[U2]]'s Bono calling them hip hop's version of the Beatles.<ref name="abcnewsradioonline.com">{{cite web|title=The Fugees' Wyclef Reflects on 20th Anniversary of "The Score" – Music News – ABC News Radio|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/2/12/the-fugees-wyclef-reflects-on-20th-anniversary-of-the-score.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=abcnewsradioonline.com|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411021253/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2016/2/12/the-fugees-wyclef-reflects-on-20th-anniversary-of-the-score.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Daryl McIntosh of ''Albumism'' compared the public response from the group's sophomore album, ''[[The Score (Fugees album)|The Score]]'' to that of [[Beatlemania]], referring to it as "Fugee-mania".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Loves of His Life: Albumism's Daryl McIntosh Selects the 20 Albums He Can't Live Without|url=https://www.albumism.com/lists1/daryl-mcintosh-selects-the-20-albums-he-cant-live-without|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Albumism|date=September 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214621/https://www.albumism.com/lists1/daryl-mcintosh-selects-the-20-albums-he-cant-live-without|url-status=live}}</ref> Former United States President [[Barack Obama]], named the Fugees single "[[Ready or Not (Fugees song)|Ready or Not]]" his favorite song ever.<ref name="abcnewsradioonline.com" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Music Picks From Obama, McCain|website=NPR.org|date=August 12, 2008 |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93540755&ft=1&f=1039|access-date=2022-04-07|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407122022/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93540755&ft=1&f=1039|url-status=live}}</ref> Their album ''The Score'' was placed on the [[list of 200 Definitive Albums in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] (2007) by [[National association of recording merchandisers]] (NARM).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 200 Definitive Albums Of All Time Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2007 at EIL.COM, home of Esprit International Limited |url=https://eil.com/features/Definitive_200.asp |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=eil.com |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302171038/https://eil.com/features/Definitive_200.asp |url-status=live }}</ref> "Ready or Not" was named among the [[The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll|Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll]] (2018) by the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rocklist.net...Steve Parker...Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.. |url=https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/halloffame.htm |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=www.rocklistmusic.co.uk |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216105911/https://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/halloffame.htm |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The following year, they were inducted into the [[NJ.com|N.J. Pop & Rock Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Tris|last=McCall|date=2012-03-16|title=N.J. Rock & Pop Hall: The Fugees|url=https://www.nj.com/rockpop-stories/2012/03/the_fugees_rock_pop_hall.html|access-date=2021-06-01|website=nj|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215652/https://www.nj.com/rockpop-stories/2012/03/the_fugees_rock_pop_hall.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

A photograph of the group taken in 1994 has been stored and collected by the [[National Museum of African American History and Culture|Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fugees, NYC, 1994|url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.132.202?destination=edan-search/collection_search%3Fedan_local%3D1&edan_q=lauryn|access-date=2021-05-30|website=National Museum of African American History and Culture|archive-date=September 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923081910/https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.132.202?destination=edan-search/collection_search%3Fedan_local%3D1&edan_q=lauryn|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, ''The Score'' ranked 134th on the revised version of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=2020-09-22|title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|access-date=2021-06-01|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922163403/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, their version of "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song|Killing Me Softly]]" was placed on the revised version of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=2021-09-15|title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|access-date=2021-09-21|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=September 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915162053/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[MTV]] ranked it the ninth-greatest hip-hop group of all time (2007). [[BET]] placed the group on its list of 'Hip Hop's Greatest Trios' (2012).

==Discography==
{{main article|Fugees discography}}
* ''[[Blunted on Reality]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'' (1996)

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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111011021136/http://www.legacyrecordings.com/artists/fugees-refugee-camp Official Fugees Website]
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