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Greatest Hits is a compilation released by American hip-hop trio, the Fugees. The album was released on March 25, 2003, by the group's former record label, Columbia Records. The band had long since split at the time of the album's release, although renewed interest sparked them to record a release a single, "Take it Easy", in 2005, the first ...
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. [29] The group also recorded the song "Rumble in the Jungle" featuring Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest & John Forté, for the 1996 documentary When We Were Kings. [30]
[13] [19] [20] Fugees collaborated with singer Bounty Killer on the single "Hip-Hopera" and recorded the single "Rumble in the Jungle" for the soundtrack to the film When We Were Kings in 1997. This song samples ABBA's "The Name of the Game" and thought to be the first time ABBA approved a sample of one of their songs.
In 2012, NME ranked it number 77 on their '100 Greatest Songs of NME ' s Lifetime (so far)' list; [21] and placed it on their ranking of the 100 best songs of the 1990s. [22] Pitchfork listed it as one of the '250 Best Songs of the 1990s' (2022). [23] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the 100 best East Coast hip hop songs of all time. [5]
“If you missed the Fugees last year, catch the Fugees this year.” The Fugees — Jean, Lauryn Hill and Pras — announced a 12-date reunion tour in September 2021 to commemorate the 25th ...
The Fugees' single was so successful that the track was pulled from retailers while it was still in the top 20, in an effort to draw attention to the Fugees' next single "Ready or Not". The Fugees' version won the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal , [ 53 ] and their music video, directed by Aswad Ayinde, won the ...
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Reunite at Essence Festival to Perform Fugees Songs. The 17-date tour will hit arenas around the world, including Brooklyn’s Barclays, Chicago’s United Center, the ...
Lauryn Hill is set to reunite with The Fugees to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her smash 1998 debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” with an international tour.