The current state of The FUGEES album... FACTS!!!

[fugees-online]

So, I picked up the new issue of JUICE (Germany's biggest Hip Hop magazine) and there was an interview with DJ LEON (Fugees' DJ) in there which revealed some interesting facts about the current state of THE FUGEES album. The interview was held in the end of january when DJ LEON was in BERLIN for a DJ set.
Now, JUICE is a very reliable source (no tabloid kind of stuff) - so these facts are real...
I dont have the article with me right now, so I do the translation based on my memory... but this is whats been said:

What's the current state of the fugees record?!
We have recorded maybe 4 songs. There is no real working routine yet. It goes like this: Wylcef produces a song and sends the tapes to Lauryn Hill who would sing and rap her veses on them... then she send the tapes back to Wyclef and he puts the final touches on it togther with Pras. That is how "Take It Easy" was made as well. They shortly considered to put it out as a single, but the reactions were not very enthusiastic.

So, when is it gonna come out?
It is planned for an APRIL release. But considering the the way of working that I just described - I wouldnt put my money on that! But it will definitly be published through SONY becasue The Fugees still owe them one record.

How did the Fugees reunion first happen?
Well, you know, Pras always wanted to bring the group back together... and at some point Wylcef agreed. Then it was all on Lauryn. We waited... and we waited a loooong time for her. You know, I always used to have the closed connection to Lauryn Hill - but over the past years, the contact got cut off completly.

Why did the Fugees split?
You know, Wyclef and Lauryn had a relationship - and within a group - that will always cause problems. But they never officially said that the group has split - that was the media. You know, they are trying to get back the vibe and thats difficult. It wasnt easy when we went on european tour in the beginning... But as the tour porceeded, it got better and better and the vibe came back...

[ofejes]

Thank you for the information! So from now on we should hope that its all gonna happen! it doesnt matter to me if they release the new album later than april until the do release one! but i cant wait to hear more songs. I think Take it easy was a great track. Im a big fan of Ms Hill's and she was great on the song

[Big-D]

Thanks fugees-online

[fugees-online]

In my opinion these are not very good news. I mean, only 4 songs recorded yet?!



And I don't like the fact that they are not in the studio together! Thats pure bullshit... this way, every song will sound really constructed like "take it easy" with vocals not mathing 100% and stuff like that. They won't sound like a unit... I'd rather not have a new fugees record at all if its done that way!

[invisible man]

admin said:

In my opinion these are not very good news. I mean, only 4 songs recorded yet?!



And I don't like the fact that they are not in the studio together! Thats pure bullshit... this way, every song will sound really constructed like "take it easy" with vocals not mathing 100% and stuff like that. They won't sound like a unit... I'd rather not have a new fugees record at all if its done that way!

I was posting the same some minutes ago on laurynet.com. I have absolutely the same opinion about these news.

PEACE

the invisible man

[armish]

i have the same opinion too, but we have to wait, perhaps it will be a good album. The new song "foxy" is very good i think.

[sybille]

Maybe they don't want to sound like a unit. Pras said " you got 3 big egos", Maybe each one wants to do his/her own thing.

[Big-D]

sybille said:

Maybe they don't want to sound like a unit. Pras said " you got 3 big egos", Maybe each one wants to di his/her own thing.

Then why they've reunited?C'mon sybille

[sybille]

How can I explain this ? when u see them onstage it's like they're trying to outdo each other. It's the same thing with recording. I feel like Lauryn wants to show that she's better than the guys, etc...etc...so her verses are so wicked that Clef's verses sound crappy compared to hers, then u got Pras who wants to prove that he can do it to etc..etc...
But with the Score it was just three friends who were vibing together.
I dunno if I made myself clear.

[Big-D]

sybille said:

How can I explain this ? when u see them onstage it's like they're trying to outdo each other. It's the same thing with recording. I feel like Lauryn wants to show that she's better than the guys, etc...etc...so she drops something so wicked that Clef's verses sound crappy compared to hers, then u got Pras who wants to prove that he can do it to etc..etc...
But with the Score it was just three friends who were vibing together.
I dunno if I made myself clear.

Yeah,I get what you sayin',but wait a sec,why would they tryin' to outdo each other?I think that everyone wants to sound great on track,and I see nothing bad in that

[sybille]

U know what ? when I think about it, I feel like JUST Lauryn wants to outdo them. Clef doesn't put much effort into his flow and Lauryn does a little too much.

[Big-D]

sybille said:

U know what ? when I think about it, I feel like JUST Lauryn wants to outdo them. Clef doesn't put much effort into his flow and Lauryn does a little too much.

maybe they want her to do that

[sybille]

It's not a problem for me, but I noticed that some people don't really like it that way. I dunno.

[Marissa]

The end of Foxy reminds me of a pop song. We should start calling the fugees , Britney-gees. lol.
but I like it. It's different.

[damnrohan1]

This is really rediculous! I see no good coming form a group that is not really a group. Lauryn has turned into someone that I am really beginning to dislike. And believe me, I never in my life thought that I would say this or feel this way. She is a problem for the group, herself and her career. If she doesnt want this anymore, she needs to step aside. Period. Im tired, and Im sick of waiting and hoping, and being disappointed. It's an emotional roller coaster, and spiritually, she is really killing me. 1