mackmode Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1491206/2...?headlines=true THANK YOU DAVE CHAPPELLE For the biggest comedian in the world right now, the secretive neighborhood jam was his Summer of '69, a hip-hop and R&B Woodstock that featured a hit list of his favorite artists, including a surprising reunion of the Fugees, the hip-hop trio that disbanded after their second and last album, The Score, sold 15 million copies worldwide. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras came together to headline the day-long concert, which was shot by famed film and music-video director Michel Gondry for a likely DVD release. Chappelle graced the stage to introduce the Fugees to a crowd that was expecting just a Lauryn Hill solo performance (see "Chappelle Throwing A Block Party With Kanye, Lauryn, Others"). "We were going to have Lauryn Hill perform tonight but Columbia [Records] wouldn't clear her songs," Chappelle said, referring to Hill's record label. "So she came up with a better idea. Ladies and gentleman — the Fugees!" As the thundering bass of Bone Crusher's "Never Scared" blasted through the speakers, Wyclef ran onto the stage, getting the crowd hyped with lines from the Fugees' "Nappy Heads (Remix)." Moments later, Hill entered the stage, receiving a rousing cheer from the hundreds of fans who had gathered on the L-shaped block in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Wearing a short khaki coat over a flowing white pantsuit and Yankees cap cocked to the side, Hill resembled the performer of old — not the unstable, unkempt artist she's been made out to be in recent years. Hill's verse and the emergence of Pras punctuated "Nappy Heads" and the group's other hits, which included "Fu-Gee-La" and "Ready or Not." When Hill hit her verse on "Ready or Not," the crowd joined in enthusiastically: "So while you're imitating Al Capone/ I'll be Nina Simone ..." Though Hill's new work is supposed to be in the singer/songwriter mold, she was all about dropping lyrics on this night, except when she gloriously sang "Killing Me Softly" to minimal accompaniment from the backing band. The reunion's most delicious moment came when Wyclef, standing at a mic with his guitar, told the crowd it was time to put an end to all the rumors. Immediately, the band behind him unleashed the rhythmic stabs of Lauryn Hill's solo cut "Lost Ones," which many have considered to be a veiled declaration of autonomy from Hill toward her former bandmate. "It's funny how money change a situation/ Miscommunication leads to complication/ My emancipation don't fit your equation," she rapped, shoving herself in Wyclef's grill. While Pras and Hill danced around him with mock anger, Wyclef simply held his pose, eyes rolled upwards as he took the faux-abuse. It was a self-aware moment that underscored the genuine bond the three once shared with one another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 "I'd rather my kids starve than have white people buy my album" great....nice to have you back bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 It's been said that her saying that shit about white people is a myth along the lines of Tommy Hilfigger saying he doesn't want black people buying his clothes. I dug the Fugees back when The Score was blowing up, that show must have been sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mikro137 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 i never did nor will i ever support the fugees trite and cumulatively cliche songwriting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hey, I challenge you to name one song that samples Enya more successfully. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 wYclef does the worst show ever. its like a karaokee jam. so terrible. my friend and i had our own little haters ball while he was playing at some music festival. wick-wick-wack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Originally posted by LENS "I'd rather my kids starve than have white people buy my album" great....nice to have you back bitch http://www.snopes.com/quotes/lauryn.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Hmmm...i dunno poop man.....smacks of a well-caluclated PR move to save face to me. I wouldn't put it past her to say something like that. After all, hating on whitey is all the rage these days. i never dug the Fugees anyway. edited for the gratuitous use of the word "anyway" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 the songs i've heard from the fugees i've liked :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave_one Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 i liked the fugees, i loved lauryn hill's solo album, but i don't know if i can listen to them now. wyclef gets on my nerves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 wyclef needs to get his dreads loosened. he's rocking more of a topknot than dreads these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowkid Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 it seems to me like they are at serious risk of ruining their legacy... pras and wyclef's recent material has been less than amazing, if they can pull their shit together and make a good album it would surprise me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 the fugees used to be nice. i wonder if they can still rock it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 Hey, I challenge you to name one song that samples Enya more successfully. ;) mate, in england since the early summer weve been inundated with fucking songs using that sample. First mr Winans and p diddy did that ok "ok for the 1st or 2nd listen if you skip the pdiddy rap" tune. then we had a uk artist, shola ama, come back with an answer version which as you can imagine...is crap. on top of all that, you have the remixs of said records, then the garage versions, the the dnb versions, then the house ones! its been killing me softly. enya must be loving it £££££!! having said all that, i personally loved the score - and i have also bought the majority of the solo albums (well, one wyclef one and the lauren hill one). the score was heavy, it had jokes interludes - the kung fu in a chinese restaurant (or was it BK?), sick tunes (ready or not, fugeela etc). being at that show would have been heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 ohhh woweee. im rubbing canned poop all over my body. at last i can hear white hip hop on the radioooo and z100 hoorayyyy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Originally posted by GamblersGrin ohhh woweee. im rubbing canned poop all over my body. the thought of that would be a lot more appealing if you were a smoking hot japanese girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 Originally posted by mikro137 i never did nor will i ever support the fugees trite and cumulatively cliche songwriting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentBob Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 the fugees were cliche... you can tell the score was written for commercial appeal... but you can also tell they had an underlying talent... just my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alure Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 i like the fugees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentBob Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 you ARE the fugees :crazy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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