12.‘Killing Me Softly’ by The Fugees Image: Columbia Records This was the song that set The Fugees on their path to world domination: a hip hop hit built for chart supremacy. Like Roberta Flack’s heartbreaking original in the ’70s, ‘Killing Me Softly’ sat at Number One in the UK...
In the decades to come, “Soul Makossa” would be sampled countless times over, including by the Fugees on The Score and Kanye on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.“Soul Makossa” remains brilliant in its musical malleability. –Minna Zhou Listen: Manu Dibango: Soul Makossa See also: ...
So to highlight all of the great rap songs from women over the years, we ranked the most classic cuts over the last 38 years of great hip-hop records. There's some pop hits, some gangsta s---, songs about gettin' them dollas and songs about demanding respect. But the variety is r...
List of Lauryn Hill songs, ranked from best to worst by the Ranker community. Lauryn Hill is widely regarded as one of thebest soul singersandrappers of all time. She began her career as part of The Fugees before going solo. Hill recorded only one solo album, but it remains a masterpie...
She went in on first line, "It's funny how money change a situation," and by the time she got to the chorus—"You might win some but you just lost one"—it was obvious that the song was a shot at former Fugees Wyclef Jean and Pras. The song became a highlight of Hill's class...
Powered by Hill’s debut solo single following the success of the Fugees’The Scorewas a bit different from what fans had heard from the young star. “She wanted to bring some of that doo-wop swing essence to the song,” backup singer Lenesha Randolph recalled. Hill and her singers recor...
Amy Winehouse co-wrote the song with Salaam Remi who also worked with the Fugees and rapper Nas. Upon its release, the album Frank received strong critical acclaim and it peaked at #13 on the UK albums chart. 05 of 10 "You Know I'm No Good" (2007) "You Know I'm No Good" ...
My favorite group when I was just a teenager were the Fugees, thanks to them a certain curiosity about english language was born in me. I wanted to know and understand the lyrics of their songs, it wasn't enough for me to be carried away exclusively by their beautiful music.When...
It is one of Marley’s best-known songs and has been covered by many artists, such as Joan Baez, Boney M, and Fugees. Bob Marley - 'Redemption Song' Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song One of Bob Marley's most inspiring and popular songs, its lyrics derived from a speech by...
“Mad Izm” quickly established Channel Live as the most exciting group from New Jersey outside of The Fugees. The song, featured on the group’s debutStation Identification, is classic 90s boom-bap hip hop, produced by legendary Boogie Down affiliate KRS-One, who also chipped in a featured...