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The Score
Hip-Hop · 1996 · 16 tracks

The Score

Fugees

Dusty MPC loops meeting velvet R&B vocals and acoustic Caribbean soul. A cinematic snapshot of 1996 New Jersey that feels both gritty and deeply comforting.

February 12, 1996 · Sony Records Int'l

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A soulful and cinematic exploration of urban survival that balances gritty defiance with warm, melodic comfort.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Red Intro
1:52
02
How Many Mics
4:29
03
Ready or Not
3:47
04
Zealots
4:21
05
The Beast
5:37
06
Fu‐Gee‐La
4:20
07
Family Business
5:44
09
The Score
5:02
10
The Mask
4:51
11
Cowboys
5:24
12
No Woman, No Cry
4:33
13
Manifest/Outro
6:00
14
Fu‐Gee‐La (Refugee Camp remix)
4:24
15
Fu‐Gee‐La (Sly & Robbie mix)
5:28
16
Mista Mista
2:42
17
Fu‐Gee‐La (Refugee Camp Global mix)
4:20
Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting Enya sample on Ready or Not providing a ghostly backdrop for Lauryn Hill's predatory opening verse.
The transition from the aggressive street bars of The Mask into the soulful, acoustic vulnerability of the No Woman, No Cry cover.
The way the beat on Zealots breathes around the Flamingos sample, allowing the three-part vocal chemistry to take center stage.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Score sound next to the rest of Fugees's catalogue?

Soulful+2.5σ

Soulful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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