Fugees
USA
Formed: 1992
Died: 01 January 2006
Genres: Rap, Electronic, R&B
Styles: Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, East Coast Rap, Club/Dance, Dance, Contemporary R&B
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The Fugees translated an intriguing blend of jazz-rap, R&B, and reggae into huge success during the mid-'90s, when the trio's sophomore album The Score hit number one on the pop charts and sold over five million copies. The trio formed in the late '80s in the New Jersey area, where Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel Michel ("Pras") attended a local high school and began working together. Michel's cousin Wyclef Jean ("Clef") joined the group (then called the Tranzlator Crew), and the trio signed to Ruffhouse/Columbia in 1993. After renaming themselves th...
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