I hadn’t come across “ Mista Mista” until listening to The Score in depth for this review, but have concluded it’s an underrated and stomach wrenchingly beautiful song. A pride that has also played a significant part in the musicians’ personal lives as Jean drove the Yele Haiti charity for over a decade and ran for Haiti’s president in 2010, while Hill founded an organization dedicated to the underprivileged urban youth. The obvious links and references to Caribbean music throughout the record show the pride of culture and heritage that the group have. The tune is dominated by an acoustic guitar and heavy 90’s hip-hop beats, the contrasting timbre reflects the concept of remembering your journey of progression, which is summarized in the lyrics sung by Jean – “ in this great future you can’t forget your past“. Pras stated in a 1996 interview that “ you can’t alter your music around to cater to the mainstream, we do our thing and if the mainstream people get into it big up“, this is notable in the record as though it is primarily a hip-hop one it also incorporates influences of soul and reggae.Īn example of Caribbean influences is the Fugees take on Marley’s “ No Woman, No Cry“, which is dedicated to ‘all the refugees worldwide’ in the intro.
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First to spit is Jean whose tone is powerful much like his bars which, unlike many rappers words, are full of depth and swagger but also a sophisticated and wise reflection.
Deep bass drum beats announce the commencement of each bar while the high hat quavers tap to provide momentum. This outright banger doesn’t progress much in terms of texture but it really doesn’t need to. Over the panned and hummed vocals sampled from Enya’s “Boadicea”, Hill’s clean cut voice directly declares that she’s gonna find you and make you want her, a very accomplishable threat, with her blissful harmonies and powerful adlibs oozing feeling. One of the most acclaimed tracks on the record (and ever) is the anthem “ Ready Or Not“. This was the album’s desired result because there had been remixes released prior to the record that had caused confusion amongst their fans due to an inconsistency of sound and style, therefore the group wanted to clear up any perplexity. The title ‘The Score’ stemmed from the phrase ‘settling the score’ and related to the album’s aim – to give their audience an “ up to date version of the Fugees sound“. The group was founded by Haitian rappers/producers/cousins Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel, and the cherry on top Miss Lauryn Hill, the New-Jersey native who provided bolshy bars and soulful vocals. The Fugees‘ sophomore album The Score is multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning and legendary.
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