#FUGEES THE SCORE ZEALOTS LYRICS LICENSE#
Now you ask me for my license registration," Wyclef Jean, "The Beast"ġ9. You planted seeds in my seat when I wasn't lookin' Listen I bring friction to your whole jurisdiction Or that proper ammunition they call reasonable suspicion "You can't search me without probable cause So what's my purpose? Family, we must preserve it," Lauryn Hill, "Family Business"ġ8. Or so the beast said when they served it, that shit is nervous "I seen the biggest n*ggas on the block get murdered and they deserved it The Score earned the Fugees two Grammy Awards, one of the two being best rap album.ġ7. Lyrics fast like Ramadan," Pras, "Fu-Gee-La" Jail bars ain't golden gates," Wyclef Jean, "Ready or Not" Those who could relate know the world ain't cake See me, essential from the chalice like the weed beįreak your style with no rehearsal," Lauryn Hill, "How Many Mics" Girl bled to death while she was tongue-kissing a razor blade," Wyclef Jean, "Fu-Gee-La" "Nobody's shooting, my body's made of hand grenade "See cops got two faces like two laces on my Reeboks," Pras, "The Mask"ħ. Pay taxes out my ass but they still harass me," Wyclef Jean, "The Beast"Ħ. Say can't you see cops more crooked than weīy the dawn's early night robbin' n*ggas for kis "My inner conscious says throw your handkerchief and surrender "So while you're imitating Al Capone, I'll be Nina SimoneĪnd defecating on your microphone," Lauryn Hill, "Ready or Not"ĥ. "It's unpredictable, when my tongue performs like JujitsuĬut you with my lyrics, stab you with my pencilįor the wack MCs we read your revelations," Pras, "Manifest"Ĥ. I add a "motherf*cker" so you ignant n*ggas hear me," Lauryn Hill, "Zealots"Ģ. "And even after all my logic and my theory Here are 20 noteworthy rhymes from The Score that induce a Fugees lyrical trance:ġ. The album skyrocketed the Fugees from underrated to hip-hop prodigy But this extraordinary body of work was by no means unoriginal in its composition, style or creative direction. The New Jersey trio: Pras Michel, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, released their sophomore album, The Score, featuring samples from artists including Bob Marley & The Wailers, Roberta Flack, A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, Teena Marie, the list goes on.
20 years ago today, the Fugees released one of the most - if not the most - prolific and lyrically profound albums of its time.