The Score is a Hip-Hop album by Fugees, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 137 pressings tracked, owned by 115 collectors.
About
When the New Jersey hip-hop trio Fugees regrouped to record their second album, they went underground—to the basement of Wyclef Jean's uncle, which was transformed into a recording studio and rechristened as the Booga Basement. The album that came out of that cellar, 1996's <i>The Score</i>, became one of the defining hip-hop albums of the '90s and launched Jean and his bandmates Lauryn Hill and Pras to stardom. The homespun hip-hop production on <i>The Score</i> gives it a vibe not unlike a lengthy listening session with friend, complete with running gags that bust up the room; its sample list includes hooks from classic soul sides and sound-system-worthy beat, as well as bits borrowed from Enya, Francisco Tárrega, and The Moody Blue. Its lyrics are pointed and political, while also being laced with wit: "How many mics do we rip on the daily?" Hill and Jean crow on "How Many Mic," the album's first proper song. (If you use the intricate, incisive rhymes the trio casts across <i>The Score</i> as a predictor, the answer is "a lot.") .
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Tracklist
- 1Red Intro1:52
- 2How Many Mics4:29
- 3Ready Or Not3:47
- 4Zealots4:21
- 5The Beast5:37
- 6Fu-Gee-La4:20
- 7Family Business5:44
- 8Killing Me Softly4:59
- 9The Score5:02
- 10The Mask4:51
- 11Cowboys5:24
- 12No Woman, No Cry4:33
- 13Manifest / Outro6:00
- 14Fu-Gee-La (Refugee Camp Remix)4:24
- 15Fu-Gee-La (Sly & Robbie Mix)5:27
- 16Mista Mista2:43
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Boom Bap
- warm
- intense
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Lauryn HillVOCALS, LINER NOTES ARRANGED BY , BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, ARRANGED BY
- Pras MichelVOCALS, LINER NOTES
- Wyclef JeanVOCALS, LINER NOTES GUITAR
- AkonVOCALS
- Diamond DFEATURING FEATURING, GUEST
- Garfield "Gus" ParkinsonFEATURING
- Handel TuckerKEYBOARDS
- John FortéDRUM PROGRAMMING FEATURING FEATURING, GUEST
- Mad LionFEATURING
- OmegaFEATURING FEATURING, GUEST
- PacewonFEATURING FEATURING, GUEST
- Rah DiggaFEATURING FEATURING, GUEST
- Ras BarakaFEATURING FEATURING, VOICE
- Red AlertFEATURING FEATURING, VOICE
- Robbie ShakespeareBASS
- Sly DunbarDRUM PROGRAMMING DRUM PROGRAMMING, DRUMS DRUMS, DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Young ZeeFEATURING FEATURING, GUEST
115 collectors on Gatefold own this · 137 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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