There are serious social ills in the community, she said.
And Id like to address them through the music.
Im going to school in case things dont work out in show business, she said.
Pras, Lauryn Hill, and Wyclef Jean of the FugeesJeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Or in case they dont want me.
She might as well have been predicting the future of the Fugees.
Their remake of Roberta Flacks Killing Me Softly becomes their biggest hit and signature song.
But one complication already arrives.
Even when Wyclef married designer Marie Claudinette in 1994, he and Hill continued to see each other.
September 1998: Two years afterThe Score, prospects for a Fugees follow-up are starting to look dim.
A month later, Pras releases his own solo debut, featuring the hit singleGhetto Supastar.
She is not a musician, she is not a producer, a lawyer for the musicians says.
I dare say if you put Lauryn Hill in a studio alone, she couldnt do it again.
2 for her is not going to sound like this.
The suit issettledout of court for a reported $5 million,accordingtoRolling Stone.
He turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out from the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire.
He set my feet on the rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
I used to be a performer, and I really dont consider myself a performer so much anymore.
The album, released in May 2002, does not duplicate the success ofMiseducation.
I heard from another friend that she wants to do a Fugees album.
I took a lot of abuse that many people would not have taken in these circumstances.
But although one critic compares it to a Fab Four reunion, the song quickly fades away.
An accompanying album, which some hoped would arrive soon after, fails to materialize.
This pattern will continue over the next decade-plus in numerous cities.
Did I ever use Yele money for personal benefits?
Wyclef says during an emotional press conference.
June 2012:Hill, living with her family in New Jersey, is charged by the U.S. Shepleads guiltyto the charges.
July 2013:Hill issentenced to three monthsin federal prison on her tax charges.
When people capitalize on a persona, they forget there is a person in there….
I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them.
I had an economic system imposed on me.
She is released in October.
The nucleus of the Fugees is Lauryn, you know what I mean?
I think if she could come to an agreement, the rest of us would figure it out.
In other words, its not happening.
They just took off my Haitian bandanna, he says in a video posted on Twitter.
Thats whats going on right now with Wyclef in L.A. right now.
have me in cuffs for absolutely nothing.
Police officials later apologize over the mistaken-identity incident.
You guys willneverhear from me again pertaining to the Fugees.
I want nothing of them.
May 2019: Pras is charged in the money laundering case.
He pleads not guilty.
September 2021: Seemingly out of nowhere, the Fugees announce a reunion tour set to begin in November.
Three days before the tour is scheduled to start, it is postponed until early 2022 for unexplained reasons.
He begins awaiting sentencing.
A judge later denies Pras request for a new trial.
November 2023: The second half of the Hill/Fugees tour is canceled due to Hills self-proclaimed vocal strain.
According to a rep, Pras has no plans to partake in the European shows.
