Part Bonnie-and-Clyde story, part вЂњaudio film,вЂќ as Hill famously called it, The Score embodies everything that made Fugees one of the eraвЂ™s most important acts.

Ice-T Voices вЂCare Bears,вЂ™ LaurynВ Hill Sings Nina Simone on вЂTonight ShowвЂ™ It was a fantasy that we engaged in because it was almost as if the music and the group and what we were doing drew us in.вЂќ The way we related we couldnвЂ™t sustain because it was this whirlwind of creativity, this success, this performance. вЂњItвЂ™s not that it was wrong itвЂ™s just that it was too good to be true. вЂњIt was like we knew it wasnвЂ™t going to work from the start, but we couldnвЂ™t shy away,вЂќ writes Clef, who was married to another woman at the time of the affair. If what Wyclef writes in his book was true, fans were responding not just to the Caribbean-flavored thinking manвЂ™s boom-bap found throughout the record, but also the romantic chemistry between him and Hill, his secret lover throughout this period. Thanks to its three massive singles -В вЂњFu-Gee-La,вЂќ the Roberta Flack cover вЂњKilling Me Softly,вЂќ and вЂњReady or NotвЂќ - The Score topped the Billboard 200 and went six-times platinum by October 1997. вЂњOur recordings were pure -В no tricks in sight -В and it connected with music fans around the world.вЂќД®xclusive: WyclefВ Jean Talks Making вЂCleficationвЂ™ Album With Avicii & Performs вЂDivine SorrowвЂ™ вЂњ The Score is raw storytelling,вЂќ Clef writes in his 2012 memoir Purpose: An ImmigrantвЂ™s Story.

Following the disappointing sales of their shouty 1994 debut, Blunted on Reality, Fugees knew they needed to recalibrate their weapons if they were going to mount a mainstream invasion. Clef, Hill, and third member Pras Michael -В the man responsible for getting the whole thing going in the late вЂ80s -В were militant and melodic, soldiers for change and students of pop music. ThereвЂ™s real instrumentation for the rock fans, a fairly obvious Bob Marley cover for stoners and college kids, and enough soulful vocals from figurehead Lauryn Hill to court middle-aged listeners still on the fence about hip-hop.

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