The Score (Sampler)

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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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