Trivia / The Fugees

• Breakup Breakout: Even in the early days Lauryn Hill stood out among her fellow band members.
• Chart Displacement: Their highest charter only reached #29, it was their only Top 40 hit, and it was neither their cover of "Killing Me Softly" nor "Ready or Not", but rather "Fu-Gee-La". However, that's because despite being a massive airplay hit and a worldwide chart-topper, "Killing Me Softly" was not eligible to chart on the Hot 100 because it was not released as a physical single. It undoubtedly would've made the Top 10, if not #1, if it were. Meanwhile, "Ready or Not", which was also not released physically, peaked at a mere #69.
• The Shelf of Movie Languishment: Blunted on Reality was written and recorded in 1992, but following a long dispute with their record label, it wasn't released until February 1, 1994.
• What Could Have Been: Following a 2005 reunion tour, they started working on material for a new album, but didn't get far due to Creative Differences: two of these new songs, "Take It Easy" and "Foxy", were performed in live sets. A third such song, the Wyclef Jean-penned "Lips Don't Lie", was evidently recorded but left unreleased because Lauryn Hill didn't like it... so Wyclef offered the song to Shakira instead, and it was reworked into "Hips Don't Lie".

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