Fugees

Though not nearly as successful as their 1996 breakthrough, The Score, the Fugees' debut album is still a quality collection and an interesting preview of what was to come. Flaunting a more hardcore sound and far less singing, the Jersey trio impress with cuts like "Living Like There Ain't No Tomorrow" and "Nappy Heads (Remix)."

Pan-African as opposed to Afrocentric, militant as opposed to hard ("Nappy Heads," "Blunted Interlude") (Grade - *)