Candace McDuffie

cultural critic and music journalist

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The 1990s hip-hop group The Fugees — Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel — announced this month that they’ll be going on tour again for the first time in 15 years.

As The Fugees announce new tour, here’s a look back at the seminal hip-hop album ‘The Score’

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