New Fugees - "Be Easy"

Wow, I was totally feeling the urge to say "first post" here, and then I checked out the previous article (well, post, but then I'm using that term here in contradictory ways) and noticed that someone had done exactly that. Is Stereogum fated to become the Slashdot of music?

Anyways, topically, The Fugees . . . they've fallen quite a bit over time now, are they even worth mentioning anymore?

Posted by: Phil Urich at 09/27/05 1:52 PM | Reply
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sigh...
why is it that stereogum, pitchfork et al are slowly but surely turning into "THE MAN." it's like all of the 'cool' kids are evolving into their ignorant grandparents or something.

OK, it's been a zillion years since the fugees were around/relevent - whatever. the new track is blazing and lauryn hill in particular sounds fully reenergized. but instead, we keep a cheap crack about how they ripped off the effing delfonics.

and with that, good day!

first post, bitches? who cares.

Posted by: me at 09/27/05 1:52 PM | Reply
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sigh...
why is it that stereogum, pitchfork et al are slowly but surely turning into "THE MAN." it's like all of the 'cool' kids are evolving into their ignorant grandparents or something.

OK, it's been a zillion years since the fugees were around/relevent - whatever. the new track is blazing and lauryn hill in particular sounds fully reenergized. but instead, we just get a cheap crack about how they ripped off the effing delfonics.

and with that, good day!

first post, bitches? who cares.

Posted by: me at 09/27/05 1:52 PM | Reply
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twice as nice, with a spelling correction and everything!
it must be tuesday...

Posted by: me at 09/27/05 1:54 PM | Reply
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fugees were good because they would sing there hooks...

this track just feels like one long, boring verse

Posted by: killaCam at 09/27/05 1:59 PM | Reply
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You're right, half-heartedly putting down an overrated group 8 years after they've peaked IS "turning into THE MAN." those damn cool kids are at it again!

Posted by: shownonono at 09/27/05 2:26 PM | Reply
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is it true that they still hate each other?

Posted by: my!sweet?beard. at 09/27/05 2:38 PM | Reply
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oh, so Ms. Hill has finally overcome all the downfalls of being a celebrity to record a new album? i'm sure it has nothing to do with her dwindling bank account and equally dwindling relevance.

Posted by: tim at 09/27/05 4:40 PM | Reply
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the government invented crack (and rigged the levees)to kill black people and pot to make the fugees suck.

mona lisa (remix) is still far and away their best song, it appears that it will remain that way forever-ever-fovever-ever, everorever-ever-fovever-ever, everorever-ever-fovever-ever, everorever-ever-fovever-ever, everorever-ever-fovever-ever, ever.

Posted by: pusher man at 09/27/05 4:42 PM | Reply
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This song is horrible.

Posted by: PJ at 09/27/05 5:41 PM | Reply
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half hearted song. shoulda just stayed broken up.

Posted by: aaron at 09/27/05 7:06 PM | Reply
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As long as it's not Lauryn hoarsely hoofing her way through never-ending socially paranoid paeans to the New Jeruz, I'm a happy camper. This is not, however, anywhere near comparable to Fu-Gee-La, the holy grail of Fugee-dom.

Posted by: RBZ at 09/27/05 10:16 PM | Reply
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I have not been able to hear the Fugees new song yet, can someone tell me where i can hear it?

Posted by: Pete Lucchesi at 10/13/05 2:00 PM | Reply
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the score is great, blunted on reality is ok, and the Fugees new single is horrible. It is not even close to enjoyable. wtf were they thinking?

Posted by: astro-black at 11/01/05 6:38 PM | Reply
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All u 'critics' should give the fugees a break! lets not forget they are the musical geniuses who fused hip hop, soul, reggae and rnb to create the highest selling album of all time! ok, fair enough wycleff and pras dont do to well in 'take it easy' but lauryn kicks ass! she'll always be the ultimate hip hop diva, whether or not she is raspily singing self-paraniod songs about deception etc... y'all just wait till her next solo album! i bet all you 'critics' and negative asses will go out and buy a copy straight away and profess to be her biggest fan!!! just remember youll always be fake...

Posted by: dan at 11/10/05 9:45 PM | Reply
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