In 1996, the music industry remained under the lyrical spell of three artists from the East Coast who sought to change the way we consume music globally. The Fugees dropped their final joint album, The Score , to critical-acclaim, which boasted the replay-worthy singles like “Ready Or Not,” “Killing Me Softly,” and “Fu-Gee-La.”
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In an interview with VIBE, Wyclef Jean spoke on the classic project, and said it would still have the same impact if it were released today as it did 20 years ago.
“I just think it’s like a good book, like if The Alchemist were to come out now, or it came out then,” he said. “So you have what’s called music, right? And then beyond music you have a feeling, right? So albums that last are the things that make you feel something. Stevie Wonder, it doesn’t matter the era, it makes us feel something; Marvin Gaye — The Fugees makes us feel something. It doesn’t matter the era, because it’s all just music.”