Wyclef Jean hints at new Fugees album

Earlier this yr, legendary trio The Fugees reunited for an impromptu Philadelphia efficiency the place the Nineteen Nineties outfit carried out a few of their most well-known hits, together with, ‘Killing Me Softly’, ‘Ready Or Not’ and ‘Zealots’. Nonetheless, One of many group’s most outstanding members, Wyclef Jean, has hinted that there could also be a brand new venture from the trio.

Throughout their prime, The Fugees had been unstoppable. Comprised of Lauryn Hill, Michel Pras and Wyclef Jean, the trio are sometimes thought-about probably the most impactful different hip-hop teams of all time and their 1996 album, The Score, is among the highest-selling rap initiatives of all time. 

Lauryn Hill solely launched one solo studio album in 1998 and in an interview with Rolling Stone journal’s podcast, 500 Best Albums podcast defined why she by no means returned, detailing, “The idea of artists as public property, I also always had a problem with that. I agreed to share my art, I’m not agreeing necessarily to share myself. The entitlement that people often feel, like they somehow own you, or own a piece of you, can be incredibly dangerous.”

The Fugees haven’t launched a lot music as solo artists, and the little that they’ve has gone comparatively unnoticed. Following her debut, Hill went off the radar. Wyclef Jean appeared on Shakira’s pop anthem, ‘Hips Don’t Lie’, however in his solo music determined to return to his roots and made the change to recording in his native language of Haitian Creole, disconnecting himself from the mainstream.

That mentioned, earlier this yr, the group’s first woman, Lauryn Hill, launched into a nationwide tour to have a good time the twenty fifth anniversary of her debut album, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. Accompanied by Jean, the emcee bought out reveals throughout the US and, whereas in LA, was interviewed by the well-known hip-hop media outlet TMZ.

Jean was requested about how he feels regarding followers’ love for The Fugees 25 years after their debut, to which he responded, “We’re blessed, we’re fortunate. For Ms Hill, Pras, us, this is monumental. This was a group we started in high school. Bono from U2, when I was 25, he told me, ‘You know y’all the hip-hop Beatles!’”

When requested a few new venture, Jean started performing coy, suggesting that there was one thing within the works that he couldn’t speak about. He hinted at them lastly making ready a launch. Nonetheless, nothing concrete has been confirmed but.