On This day in HipHop history: February 1st – The Fugees release their debut album, “Blunted On Reality”, on Ruffhouse Records, 20 years ago on this day in 1994. The official name of the group was Fugees Tranzlator Crew, who then shortened it to The Fugees by the time of the release of their second album, “The Score”, in 1996. “Blunted On Reality” would mesh hip-hop with reggae and pop and was fueled by 5% teachings and rasta rhetoric. “Blunted On Reality” was produced by The Fugees along with Salaam Remi, Rashad Muhammad, Stephen Walker, Brand X and Khalis Bayyan a.k.a. Ronald “Kool” Bell of Kool & The Gang. The Fugees were powered by the soulful vocals and more than capable rhyme talents of Lauryn Hill and the unique rhyme style of Wyclef Jean and Praz, who also proudly flaunted their Haitian origins, when previous American rappers of Haitian backgrounds hid their roots. “Blunted On Reality” spawned the hits “Nappy Heads”, Boof Baf” and “Vocab”, whose remix became a huge cult favorite.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:25:42 +0000
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