The trio only put out two records, the first a muddled attempt at weed-soaked hardcore, the second an excellent fusion of hip-hop and soul, so the obvious choice for record-buyers is that final full-length, The Score.This compilation includes seven tracks from The Score, prefacing it with two selections from the 1994 debut (Blunted on Reality) and tacking on Lauryn Hills first solo recording, The Sweetest Thing -- originally on the Love Jones soundtrack and later included on her first album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.Anyone interested in hearing what the Fugees sounded like before The Score is subjected to Blunted on Realitys pair of substandard singles (Vocab, Nappy Heads), though wiser compilers wouldve chosen early songs that paved the way for The Score, like the graceful Hill feature Some Seek Stardom.
Brief and perfunctory, Greatest Hits is, basically, a budget compilation with a more artful cover. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions. With Erykah Badu, Dangelo, Jill Scott and many others, the genre found again its class: an echo of the simplicity and refinement that brought to life the albums of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield and Roberta Flack. After years in the shadow of the reigning ultra-commercial and soft RB, the noticeably more underground Neo Soul, or Nu Soul, relit the flame of soul music and returned it to its roots in terms of both composition and lyricism. In just two albums, the cult band from Manchester turned grey skies, depression and urban industrialisation into beautiful music thanks to their charismatic leader, who is just as influential today. Ahead of technology, composition and stage performance, the Germans proved to the public that robots were also capable of emotion and paved the way for techno, new wave and even hip-hop. Infinite 02. W.E.G.O. Interlude) (feat. Proof DJ Head) 03. Its OK (feat. Eye-Kyu). Young Black Male 02. Trapped 03. Souljas Story 04. I Dont Give A Fuck I Dont. Selected by Hip-Hop Golden Age, if you want to know why they are on this list, click on this link.
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