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Fugees’ The Score album turned 30 in February, and Wyclef Jean stopped by The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (March 31), where the Fugees cofounder teased unreleased music on the way from the Grammy-winning group.
Wyclef wants to give fans a look inside their creative process surrounding The Score, as the Haitian artist hinted at a series of “outtakes” and “freestyles” in the vault from the mid-’90s that were left on the cutting room floor.
“One of the things I think that’s cool is some of the unreleased Fugees material. We have a lot of outtakes and at times we went in and tried a few records and I think fans will enjoy some of the outtakes and some of the freestyles that happened,” he explained. “I think celebrating it like that, we’ve been having conversations, I think it would be pretty amazing.”
The Score arrived in February 1996 and served as the Fugees’ second and final album. The project debuted atop the Billboard 200 and won best rap album at the Grammy Awards in 1997. The Score is powered by standout tracks such as “Ready or Not,” “Killing Me Softly,” “Fu-Gee-La” and “No Woman, No Cry.”
Perhaps Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean will have new Fugees music to bring with them across the pond, as Ms. Hill’s Diaspora Calling! will be joining the U.K. festival circuit this summer. The festival is set for Aug. 7 and will be taking over Milton Keynes National Bowl in England, which boasts a capacity of 65,000. Wyclef Jean will be joining Ms. Hill in the U.K., as well as YG Marley and Zion Marley. Tickets for the festival went on sale on Tuesday (March 31).
Watch Wyclef Jean tease the unreleased Fugees music on The Jennifer Hudson Show below.
