She, Pras Michel, and Wyclef Jean would go on to have successful solo careers but, like the Fugees themselves, Hill’s solo career has been so brief! Her only solo album to date, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill of 1998, is, debatably, more important and influential than The Score - and one wonders when she will follow it up (if ever). We all know the big hits like Ready or Not, Fu-Gee-La, Killing Me Softly with His Song, and No Woman, No Cry (the latter two are covers), but I think every track from the album is a winner! There are a great mix of samples, but I especially love the fact Ready or Not contains samples of Boadicea by Enya, God Made Me Funky by The Headhunters, and an interpolation of Ready or Not, Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love) by The Delfonics! It is such a deep, detailed and inspiring album that, I think, showcased the M.C. Not only is The Score and album that transformed Hip-Hop in the 1990s, but it is a varied and busy album that contains some great samples. It is a tragedy to think that their breakthrough second album, The Score of 1996, was their last! This is an album that was a big part of my early life, and I recall hearing songs from the album in 1996 and being blown away! I would urge people to buy The Score on vinyl, as it is an essential purchase for anyone who loves great music.
Included this album in Vinyl Corner before! I was aware of the Fugees when they released their debut, Blunted on Reality, in 1994, and it as an album that did pretty well and got some great reviews.
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