The Score

Intelligent, a little angry, and with effortless cool. Perfection. “So while you fuming, I’m consuming mango juice under Polaris You’re just embarrassed 'cause it's your last tango in Paris And even after all my logic and my theory I add a ‘motherfucker’ so you ignant niggas hear me” Mic drop

I should say i liked this for cred but i didn't, it bored the tits off me

This album is an absolute phenomenon, a supernova for the group. While I do like some of their solo material that came afterwards, I feel they were stronger together. In fact, when I think about it, I personally tend to prefer hip hop groups like this for the dynamics it provides. I feel like this album is largely a result of their creating a home studio and being given complete artistic control. A case where label trust paid off in dividends. I love the atmosphere they captured and cinematic flow throughout. Always been more of a fan of the east coast sound in general. The Fugees are particularly skilled at layering (often brief) overdubs in just the right places to build a very complex sound that isn't overly dense so as to weigh it down. Lauryn Hill is definitely my favorite female rapper and a big part of what makes this album stand out. Another thing that sets this album apart are the covers/adaptations they incorporated and while some may think that may detract from it as a pure hip hop album in some way, I think it's stronger for it musically. In fact, I think this album's greatest strength may be it's depth and range of emotions.

This was the first album that was a real struggle for me. Thankfully, there are a few well known tracks on here such as Fu-Gee La and Killing me Softly, but without those I think I'd have turned it off halfway through. I feel like I'd appreciate this more if I could be arsed to listen more closely to lyrics, or maybe if I was in more urban surroundings, but this definitely does not suit autumnal small middle class English town vibes. When I put in the effort to listen to lyrics, I did appreciate them, but I never do pay too much mind to lyrics in general. This is hard to rate as I did enjoy the songs I knew but everything outside of those few songs were a proper struggle.

The only disappointment it shame here is that the Fugees didn’t stay together. Wow, what could have been. Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was great, Carnival was very good… but the Score is next level. Unmatchable. Six stars if I could. The rhymes, the references, I could go on and on.

Hip-hop is a lot easier to listen to now that each rap album doesn't come with 15 minutes of bizarre skits interspersed throughout the songs. The Chinese restaurant skit brings this album to a full stop. Setting that aside, this is a great album. Filled with classics. The music is diverse and interesting throughout, and each member of the group brings a lot of lyrical strength to the album, though Lauren Hill is the clear leader of the group. This album is dense. Killing Me Softly doesn't come until halfway through the album, as if it was an afterthought among all the other great songs on the album. It's good straight through to the last song 5/5

The Platonic Form of Hip Hop. Lauryn Hill is hands down what elevates this album to a firm 5.

The music on this album is present, but not really a feature. The music takes a back seat which allows our focus to be on the main thing. And the main thing are the words, the verses, the social exposition. Mista Mista is a stark commentary on a person in need of help who is denigrated when asking for assistance. The Beast is another strong account of a system rigged against black Americans. I enjoy Ready Or Not and Zealots, where the sample is spot on. The famous covers on the album, Killing Me Softly With His Song and No Woman No Cry, are well done. I like hearing this album, and I feel like I should like it more. But when it comes down to it, I’m not putting it in my library, and that’s the line I draw between 3 and 4 stars. I’m not quite sure why. I don’t have a very good explanation, which bothers me. My only thought is that there isn’t much variety to the sound amongst the songs. They all kind of blend together aesthetically from a high level. That’s all I got.

I didn't listen. But a 1 for being a racist moron.

This is the exact definition of the style of hip hop that I love. Laid back, sonically interesting, writing that's both intelligent and funny, expertly crafted.

I've heard about this album for a while, but this is my virgin listen. Nice grooves but a lot of the tempo and vibe felt the same, except for the covers. Not bad, but didn't do a lot for me.

Hip hop is not my thing, and maybe this was different for its time, but I absolutely hated this. Not only was the start weird, confusing, couldn't understand what people were saying with just a bunch of talking over each other, but each track felt identical. Not just to every other track, but they all felt like a very bland, boring, "generic" hip hop sounds hundreds of other artists do this exact same way. Maybe they kicked it off, but it just sounds like a shitty SoundCloud rapper's recording from their parents basement

I apologize, Fugees, I was unfamiliar with your game. Bangers front to back. Absolute flames.

A diverse and engaging record with great lyrics and delivery. I surprisingly knew some songs, and they go hard.

Incredible album. Like a great piece of classical music, this album was thematic, self-referential, and incorporated previous melodies and lyrics to create a sense that this album is meant to be listed to as a whole, as a piece of music rather than a collection of songs. The flows on this album are some of the best I've ever heard. Lauryn Hill is the clear standout, though Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel are also incredible. It's no wonder why this group is one of the most influential in hip hop.

Chill stuff, classic hip hop, listened while making cat art

Solid, enjoyed more than I thought I would. Bit samey in places.

Jeez, what an album. And the timing is perfect. The Fugees are on everyone's radar once again after announcing their return, touring 'The Score' to mark its 25th anniversary. I just watched some clips of them playing Global Citizen Live. They tore the place up! What a performance. Lauryn Hill remains a force of nature. I get goosebumps every time I hear her rap on 'Ready or Not'. Check out her live version of the song at Atlantic City Limits if you want goosebumps of your own. A five star review, right? The only thing that brings 'The Score' down is the skits. Do any hip hop skits really stand the test of time? Maybe a few of Eminem's; Wu-Tang Clan had some funny stuff on their albums. Busta Rhymes' 'Only One Year Left' was prescient and remains as disturbing as when it was released via 'Extinction Level Event' in '98. But across a whole album? Lauryn Hill's 'Mis-education...' is probably the only record where all the skits remain timeless; but that's due to the unwavering sentiment and the connection to the narrative as a whole. You can't say the same for 'The Score' and the skits definitely knock it down a tad from being one of the all-time great albums. Still, what an album. Maybe it's the nostalgia of seeming them playing it together again after 2 and a half decades, but each track has just improved and aged like well-rhymed moonshine. The hits remain classic: 'Fu-gee-La' to 'Ready or Not' and 'Killing Me Softly', of course. ONE TIME. But even the fringe songs bring new life to them. 'The Beast' has manifested from feeling like a slightly sinister and unnerving skit to something hugely topical and ahead of its time. I now appreciate the mastery of using 'Dove' by Cymande for the sample in the song 'The Score' whereas I wouldn't have known the reference back in the day. Even the cover of 'No Woman, No Cry' I can now appreciate, despite all the slightly hammy interjections and lyric changes from Wyclef Jean. Above all, I just love Lauryn Hill. So much talent. I hope 'Mis-education...' made it onto the 1001 list, but if not I can at least get my fix and settle for her brilliance on 'The Score'. TWO TIME. Hey. You can't listen to 'The Score' too many times, let's be honest.

The Fugees are absolutely the best!

Pound for pound, the greatest hip-hop record ever made.

The Score I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. When it came out, in the middle of Britpop and with the ubiquity of Killing Me Softly I really didn’t like the Fugees, and by the time I started to get into Hip Hop it ended up passing me by. I love the sparseness and minimalism of much of the production, and although it seems to be a machine there’s a live sound to the drums and percussion which I really like. There isn’t an overload of samples, it just loops some great moments and motifs, creating some great grooves and they obviously have a great pop sensibility, finding some great hooks in that relative sparseness. Ready or Not, Fu-Gee-La and Killing Me Softly are of course great bits of pop music. Ready or Not has a great ominous undercurrent and Fu-Gee-La is brilliantly catchy. Aside from those are some other great tracks on here. The little flute loop on How Many Mics is great and the reggae delivery and doo wop samples on Zealots is fantastic, a great track. The Beast is also excellent, the hypnotic bass sample is superb, but it could probably do without the Chinese restaurant bit at the end. The Mask and Cowboys are great too, another excellent bass sample on The Mask, and Cowboys with its sitar sample is an interesting look at violence and insecurity. And Outro/Manifest covers similar themes with another great sample/hook. Lyrically I like that they seem to be a progression of the Daisy Age scene, with a little more social grit, but never descending into basic gangsta rap tropes. It is a bit long, a victim of CD bloat and the always baffling inclusion of skits, but it’s a great album, much better than I was expecting. I wouldn’t quite put it on the same level as say Three Feet High and Rising, or Illmatic, or Kendrick, or Public Enemy, or Wu Tang but it’s a great mid 90s hip hop album. Solid to high 4. 🎼🎼🎼🎼 Playlist submission: The Beast (minus the Chinese Restaurant)

Pretty unique record this. Manages to be soulful and still have that nineties street feel. I'm a fan of the melodic flows the group use, definitely adds extra colour to tracks. Ms Hill is probably the stand out member. She brings a confident feminine swagger and perspective that I don't think you see often in any album, let alone a hip hop one. There's a world music feel to it too, which definitely add to the NY/big city vibe. Don't think that this makes it into five territory, but it's a top drawer album.

The skits aren't de trop, but the raps can be hard work, and the aesthetic is B-team Wu-Tang.

Oh for fuck's sake, there's yodelling cRap. When I thought my day couldn't get worse...

It’s fair to say Rap is not my genre. But even by the limited parameters of my encounters with it I feel confident in saying that this was pure shit. There is virtually no musical interest here at all - half the tracks are 1 bar on a loop ( how many mics, zealots, the beast, cowboys). Even when all three of them talk over the top at the same time - they can’t summon the dramatic or intellectual interest to compensate for the utter banality of the backing tracks. There was also the classy karaoke (Killing Me Softly…), the absolutely excruciating karaoke (No Woman, No Cry) and the annoying, barely comprehensible skits. Just rubbish.

Another album I thought that maybe I would enjoy. And yet, I really, really, didn’t. Seems like the beats were all similar except the covers and Killing Me Softly. The later ALMOST makes me raise this to a 2, but the number of times I wanted to switch to anything else was just too much for me.

Wow, I absolutely hated this one. There are some hip-hop albums on this list that make me think "hm, maybe I don't necessarily dislike hip-hop after all". And then there are ones like this one that just suck so much.

I struggled through

Nooooo

Absolute claptrap

I really dislike this album and have nothing positive to say. sorry

Garbo

Hate everything about it.

The Chinese restaurant skit is an odd choice to have included in this otherwise perfect album that captures the politics of the mid-90s (even if I do hate any and all references to Newt). The amount of iconic songs that get packed into a one hour album is truly incredible. This is an easy five star album for me.

if you rated this album lower than a 2 I think you should be stoned to death. I’ve been waiting for the score to show up on this list, this was so revolutionary to me when I first heard it. timeless and as relevant as ever. and just so well done. Lauryn Hill I would die for you

How ya gonna say this sounds the same but the hundreds of brit-pop albums don't?????

An absolute masterpiece. No weak spots* whatsoever. This album was lightning in a bottle, as none of them (even Lauryn) would reach these heights after. All three of them play off each other in an elegant, incredible way. The contrasting voices, styles, and modes of wordplay give it an unimpeachable base to build on. When you add to that Lauryn's incredible versatility as an MC and a singer, it's near-perfect. * - Near perfect because it's so badly marred by the skits, especially the Chinese restaurant one. Skits in rap music are often tedious and almost inevitably date an album. This isn't always the worst, but the racist, stupid, un-funny Chinese restaurant skit is almost enough to knock off a star, IMO. It's a testament to the greatness of the album that it overcomes this real weakness.

Smart as hell and full of a quiet rage. This is some of the absolute best of hip hop. Incredible album.

Another formative album for me. I first heard Lauryn Hill on "Killing Me Softly" and like a lot of others of my generation, I was hooked. So many standouts on this one. "Ready Or Not", "Fu-Gee-La", "Family Business", "Killing Me Softly", the title track.

Top top top. Deservedly known as one of the best in hip-hop. Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and (especially) Lauryn Hill created quite the art here. I would argue it's the latter's best work too. Manifest/Outro is my favourite here. Incredible. Bought on CD recently too! P.s., did you know Fugees is a shortening of Refugees? I certainly didn't.

You've already heard it before, you already love it.

I love this. Lauryn Hill is the GOAT

I actually loved this, didn't think I would. I never would have listened to hip hop on my own! I think I'll be a lot more open to it now. The mask and their cover of no woman no cry are added to my rotation now.

Absolutely incredible. I wouldn't even say there's a single average song on here, let alone a bad one. Has the same characteristic as most hip hop albums where the samples pretty much remain static throughout each song which is a mixed bag for me (I can find it really repetitive), but here I don't mind it. Swapping between vocals, as well as just playing with a bunch of different genres from song to song keeps everything dynamic, but it never loses cohesiveness. The whole thing is over an hour and I didn't even realize it. Can't really think of a negative thing to say about it. It's easily one of the best albums I've ever heard. Fav Songs Ready or Not Fu-Gee-La Family Business Killing Me Softly With His Song The Score Cowboys No Woman, No Cry Not part of the original album but Mista Mista is also really great

Ooo la la la! Classic hip hop album. What's not to love in it? Plus, someone like me, who loves to keep the *score*, is bound give this one a five, isn't he? Inventive rap flows, Lauryn Hill's mellifluous voice, an all-around pristine production, interesting covers, great originals... This record is killing me softly with its songs every time I play it. Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 848 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 83 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 38 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 32

Honest and raw, this album oozes truth.

How have I never listened to this album all the way through. Beats, production, samples, singing, rap, features were truly perfect. They perfected their sound

The. Sheer. Talent. In these artists on this album. Not typically music that I'd reach for but hotttddamn that cover of Killing Me Softly is magestic.

Not a big hip-hop fan but I do enjoy the 90s stuff, some great songs, Hill in particular is a remarkable talented

yeah this was pretty great. i'm not a big rap guy but there were several songs on here i already knew before this. the quality of the rapping and the beats/production were great. the skits were kind of corny - we don't have to talk about the restaurant one... but otherwise OK. overall, I really enjoyed my time with this album!

“The Score” by Fugees (1996) First time listen. Nice grooves, interesting reggae feel, well recorded and mixed. Sampling is not overdone (but really, Enya’s “Boadicea” on “Ready or Not”?). It’s hip hop I could listen to on a long drive. Tasteful reverb. Very good sound. But what stands out on this album is Lauryn Hill’s voice—powerful, throaty, and resonant. I could listen to a lot more of that. Hill’s “Killing Me Softly” is better than Roberta Flack’s. It’s that good. I bought it. Lyrics are full of references that require the listener to pay attention and maybe do some research, which is appealing, but they often lack significance. Or sometimes I wonder if the artists are even aware of the fact that, for instance, the skillfully rapid “la-las” on the chorus of “Fu-Gee-La” came straight off the intro to Billy Stewart’s cover of “Summertime”(1966). But again, to what end? It’s cool, but why? It’s rather like Mozart to a guy who is more into Mahler. I could do with less of the standard 1990s rap lyric boastfulness, but maybe it (or I) will develop. This is very good album. In the history of American recorded music, Fugees are here to stay. I love this country. 4/5

Overrated with songs that are too long. Not a bad listen though

Does this album hold up? Maybe? Maybe not? It's a little concerning that the best tracks are cover songs. But the beats and samples are still good. And Miss Lauryn Hill is there, so, 3 stars.

Decent enough album, younger me would have probably rated it higher. 3.5 stars

This was EVERYWHERE in 1996, so much that it sounds like wallpaper to me today. One Time. Essentially, Lauryn Hill and a pair of clowns, with variation in quality accordingly. Scrapes 3* from a fond memory of a bus ride along Ladbroke Grove with a gang of local schoolchildren singing "Killing Me Softly" perfectly, harmonies and all. Two Times.

J'avais bien évidemment des a priori au sujet de Lauryn Hill avant de lancer cet album. La presse s'en donne généralement à cœur joie pour critiquer son comportement capricieux. Je lançai toutefois la lecture du projet en question. Mais alors que les pistes défilaient, toujours pas la moindre trace de Lauryn. "Patientez encore un instant, Lauryn Hill devrait arriver d'une minute à l'autre." annonçait régulièrement une voix. Je patientai donc encore un peu. Alors que je vis sur mon écran que l'avant-dernière piste venait de commencer et que la star n'avait toujours pas prononcé le moindre mot, je décidai d'abandonner l'écoute, très énervé et remonté.

Attention Robert, après une période d'eldorado du générateur, voila que tu te remets a nous proposer une longue serie d'albums de qualité insuffisante pour obtenir un 4/5. Nous ne céderons pas à la panique, mais restons néammoins sur nos gardes.

Yeah, not a fan. I do not understand the appeal of this band or album. Killing Me Softly is the only listenable track, and it can’t touch Roberta Flack’s masterpiece.

Beside a few known simple melodies - help! Relief after 15min stop listening.

HipHop, Rap, 1996 -> 1

Dont like 90s rap. This album sucks

Not a fan

Bangers

A classic album, that is only held back from being perfect by its long run time. An hour and 15+ minutes is just a bit too long here, and the album could have benefited greatly from being tightened up by losing about 3 or 4 tracks. This album does have one of my favorite all time skits with the Chinese restaurant in the hood. It never fails to make me laugh. 4.5 / 5

This was an awesome one for my Friday. Really surprised how popular this was for how interesting and politically controversial parts of it must have been in the 90s, but then again the huge hits off this album don’t get into that. Regardless, very cool mix of rap with a little bit of reggae and some seriously inventive and clever bars.

Remember the other day when I said there are no albums better than OK Computer but there are albums on par with it? The Score is on par, an absolute perfect album. There is something particularly beautiful about three large egos and personalities coming together and creating one of the most cohesive and well-constructed albums of all time. For an album with a lot to say, a ton of risks (walking the line between corny and genuinely funny), and so many different types of flows and beats, I don't know how any creative differences were resolved without affecting the final product. The intro and the outro are perfect bookends. And amongst the silly skits ("not that michele leslie brown from 225th street that plays ball in the park, the OTHER michele leslie brown from 225th street that plays ball in the park"), they still have such impactful lines that pull you back to reality. People ask why Pulp Fiction and other Tarantino movies have such vile and punishing scenes that may it hard to watch, and it's because you're being punished for laughing at and enjoying a movie about gangsters and slaves. There has to be reality when you're making light of a serious situation, otherwise you have white people going crazy for mAAd city in the club having a good time talking about Compton turning a good kid into a killer. Contrasting a bopping banger like "Cowboys" , which is actually a really harrowing description of the culture of violent machismo amongst young black men in their hometowns, with the line "we crying for an afterlife while they just steal this one" is just perfect. 5/5, 10/10, 100/100 PS - Fuck Spotify for playing a clean version of this album for the first few songs, and mother fuck Columbia records for releasing a clean version. That's censorship.

90's Hip Hop is something I have next to no experience with, so listening to The Score leaves such a high first impression that it makes me wanna go back to listen to this era of music. On first listen, I thought the intro was a bit weak and thought I wouldn't enjoy the rest, but upon a relisten, it may actually be one of my favs on the whole album. It references practically the whole album in one way or another, kinda like what you'd expect an Overture to do. Meanwhile the Score (song) does something similar, except rather than referencing, flat out samples these songs as a part of the main chorus instead. It gives a sense of interconnectivity to the album, like the Hip Hop equivalent of a Rock Opera. The skits throughout put on throughout the runtime are also pretty great, either serving as a nice transition between songs to keep the flow going, or just to break up the pace to show the artist's sense of humor, like reaching out to the listener to give a behind the scenes look at their personality. As for the songs, I'd say Ready or Not is my favorite, with Lauryn Hill practically stealing the show with her bridge each time. It’s possibly the definitive song on the album in my eyes, mainly because of how much it puts a Hip-Hop spin on a classic. No Woman No Cry and Killing Me Softly both being covers do something similar, but rather than making a new song off of retreaded old ground, they instead ad lib new parts to these songs instead to give it a new flare. All in all, this feels like an incredible jumping off point for this era in Hip-Hop, and one I'll be revisiting in the near future.

A buttery smooth blend of R&B, rap, and soul, this album deserves all the praise. Found myself bobbing my head during every song, even during Killing Me Softly (although I prefer the Roberta Flack version). These guys were at the top of their game in 96, there isn’t a bad song on here. I gotta get this one on vinyl. A rare 5/5 from me, it’s great and probably a top-10 album from the 1990s.

One of the albums that got me firmly into hip hop. So lush and Lauryn Hill is on fire. Still sounds fresh today. Love it.

I went in knowing all the hits, and I have to say, I was blown away. The songs all have such a strong sound, vibe, and commentary. And Hill's voice is entrancing. Really finding it hard to fault this one. I'd probably give it a 4.5/5, but I think it earns a five.

Um clássico. Não tenho muito a dizer.

Amazing

Ok. I didn't know, but I grew up with Fugees, and this album, many of these songs were playing when I was a teenager, in dancehalls, at parties. So, listening to the album, I thought it was about remembering my past, I thought I knew about Fugees, but listening to this album now, in 2025, I've come to realize it is bigger than that. This is a masterpiece. It represents the 90's but also many things that were happening around the Americas, in Brazilian suburbs. It's strong, powerful. It's a very important part of my life and about the place I was born.

Love this album and was so excited when it came up in the rotation! Listened three times in a row....

Always good to get an album you already own. Superb.

Changed my life.

straight bangers this is such a vibe

An absolute hip hop/R&B masterpiece

This shit feels legendary. The beats are full and heavy, but never drown the voices. The interplay of the vocals has that same magic you hear in De La Soul or Tribe. It’s cool, it’s confident, it’s timeless. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions: - How Many Mics - Ready or Not - Zealots - Fu-Gee-La - Killing Me Softly With His Song - No Woman, No Cry

Never knew so many classic came from this albums, never knew they were called Fugees, a lot of new old things to learn. Fascinating and intellectual while also playful

thoughts: the “i only have eyes for you” sample in “zealots” is SO GOOD (i had no idea this was a thing until now!). this is a tour de force for sure. all three members of the group get their own distinctive style and their own spotlight. the “killing me softly” cover stands on its own two feet almost 30 years later, sounding as fresh as it did when it was released. there are a couple of tracks that are just kinda there but otherwise, this is incredible stuff songs: “zealots”, “the beast”, “killing me softly with his song” rating: 9.5/10

Sit. Listen. Enjoy. No notes

Phenomenal rhymes here—at times hilarious, but always powerful and ready to spread a deeper message. The mixing is lovely all around and really helps to elevate the rhythm and flow. I particularly liked the shout-outs to and samples of other songs! Enya on “Ready or Not” was a pleasant surprise, but hearing the opening to “Nights in White Satin” at the end of “The Mask” floored me. There’s a reason the Fugees are regarded as a legendary group in hip-hop, and that reason is clear as day with this album.

it's the fucking fugees u numbskulls this shit slaps

This album is very very good. Instant classic. I love the dark atmosphere and slower bpm. Intonation amazing . Fu-Gee-La a favorite Recognizable songs in this album Cool sampling. I can see where this has influenced modern phone

Although i had heard of this album and have heard the big singles plenty of times, I was surprised how pure of a hiphop experience a lot of it is. There is a solid mix of different styles, with generally very Minimal production. Though I dont love all of it evenly, its stil a classic with the big hits. It would get a 4.5 from me, but since that isn't an option I'm rounding up.

SO good. They were great weren’t they.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!!!!!!! Always have, always will. The cover of no woman no cry, mask off, and of course ready or not. Just such an excellent hip hop album

What an album - Lauryn, Wyclef, and Forte were creative supergeniuses!

A top 5 hip hop album of all time? Top 3 probably. Just lush immense production and vibes here, everyone is at the peak of their game, Wyclef behind the desk, Pras with his smooth flow, and Lauryn Hill straight defecating on your microphone. This was untouchable until OutKast's Stankonia came around so I'll revert my original hypothesis to top 2 hip hop album of all time.

Love the album, I don’t love the interludes and skits (generally, in any album)

This album always stands as an example of what east coast rap/hip-hop could have been. They were so different and talented. They could rhyme and flow just like tradition hip hop artists, but throw in Lauryn Hill's vocals, the remixing of classic R&B songs, and the smooth sound of Pras' and (especially) Wyclef's Caribbean roots and multicultural background and it was amazing. They kind of came together on Wyclef's The Carnival, but this album has always stood as one of those big "what if's". If they hadn't broken up they could have completely redefined rap, hip hop, and R&B. That said, I think it opened the door for more creative acts to flourish and some of the other big acts of the time to branch out into different sounds.

Whooooaa. An OG album that I honestly had no idea was a part of a larger group.

Somehow they're all the stars, each unique. And the concept... it's great.

Try not to head bop challenge level impossible

Never give in. Always keep score. Stay Wining.

🫶🏾🕺🏿❤️‍🔥

One of my favorites of all time and a great prequel to the Miseducation of Lauren Hill which is up there with Songs In The Key of Life. Playful and powerful raps that touch the soul. As I listened to this wonderful record again, it dawned on me that this album set the tone and was replicated in one fashion or another many times. Not going to convince me that Lin Manual Miranda did not have the Fugees in mind when he created Hamilton.

Certified hood classic

meu deus do céu que DELÍCIA esse hein só PEDRADA atras de PEDRADA. a lauryn hill manda demais e os outros dois mano não ficam atras não. tudo nesse aqui é bão pra caralho, como pode. um absurdo.