Fugees The Score [Clean]

Rolling Stone: Ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the "Ten Best Albums" of 1996.
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  • Released: April 9, 1996
  • Originally Released: 2013
  • Label: Sbme Special Mkts.

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 5/13/99, p.74
Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Rolling Stone - 1/23/97, p.44
Ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the "Ten Best Albums" of 1996.
Rolling Stone - 3/21/96, p.96
3 Stars (out of 5) - "The Fugees are a Neapolitan treat, sweet in three layers: rhyme, sample, and groove...the hip-hop threesome cops a grim veneer but escapes gangsta cliches by playing around with the formulas..."
Rolling Stone - 1/23/97, p.44
Ranked #10 on Rolling Stone's list of the "Ten Best Albums" of 1996.
Rolling Stone - 3/21/96, p.96
3 Stars (out of 5) - "The Fugees are a Neapolitan treat, sweet in three layers: rhyme, sample, and groove...the hip-hop threesome cops a grim veneer but escapes gangsta cliches by playing around with the formulas..."
Spin - 9/99, p.126
Ranked #17 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Spin - 1/97, p.58
Ranked #2 on Spin's list of the "20 Best Albums Of '96."
Spin - 3/96, p.113
9 (out of 10) - "...[A] sense of organic interaction is the hallmark of this album....the album's most important factor...is its beats--chest-shaking, obscure-texture-having, freestyle-friendly beats..."
Spin - 1/97, p.58
Ranked #2 on Spin's list of the "20 Best Albums Of '96."
Spin - 3/96, p.113
9 (out of 10) - "...[A] sense of organic interaction is the hallmark of this album....the album's most important factor...is its beats--chest-shaking, obscure-texture-having, freestyle-friendly beats..."
Entertainment Weekly - 2/16/96, p.62
"...showcases their acrobatic lyrical technique and restless intelligence. And unlike much East Coast rap, THE SCORE feels warm and intimate--partly because the instruments are live but also because the Fugees sound so relaxed and casual." - Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly - 2/16/96, p.62
"...showcases their acrobatic lyrical technique and restless intelligence. And unlike much East Coast rap, THE SCORE feels warm and intimate--partly because the instruments are live but also because the Fugees sound so relaxed and casual." - Rating: A
Q - 12/99, p.90
Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Q - 4/96, p.109
4 Stars (out of 5) - "...an impressively panoramic soundscape, mixed into a 13-track seameless whole..."
Q - 12/99, p.90
Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s."
Q - 4/96, p.109
4 Stars (out of 5) - "...an impressively panoramic soundscape, mixed into a 13-track seameless whole..."
Vibe - 12/99, p.162
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Vibe - 12/99, p.162
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Rap Pages - 3/96, p.31
8 (out of 10) - "...THE SCORE...effectively incorporates the energy of a hype stage show to wax....the Fugees have succeeded in creating one of the most innovative rap albums in recent memory. Don't sleep."
Rap Pages - 3/96, p.31
8 (out of 10) - "...THE SCORE...effectively incorporates the energy of a hype stage show to wax....the Fugees have succeeded in creating one of the most innovative rap albums in recent memory. Don't sleep."
Village Voice (2/25/97) - Ranked #2 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
Village Voice (2/25/97) - Ranked #2 in the Village Voice's 1996 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll.
NME (Magazine) - 12/21-28/96, pp.66-67
Ranked #22 in NME's 1996 critics' poll.
NME (Magazine) - 12/21-28/96, pp.66-67
Ranked #21 in NME's 1996 critics' poll.

Tracks:

  • 1.Red Intro
  • 2.How Many Mics
  • 3.Ready or Not
  • 4.Zealots
  • 5.The Beast
  • 6.Fu-Gee-La
  • 7.Family Business
  • 8.Killing Me Softly With His Song
  • 9.The Score
  • 10.The Mask
  • 11.Cowboys
  • 12.No Woman, No Cry
  • 13.Manifest / Outro
  • 14.Fu-Gee-La - (Refugee Camp remix)
  • 15.Fu-Gee-La - (Sly & Robbie mix)

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  • UPC: 888837136525
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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