If you heard our Top 5 on Lauryn Hill and the Fugees, I chose a song as my top choice that isn’t out there on streaming for some reason. However, it is on YouTube and I’ve embedded it below, Rumble In The Jungle from 1997.
I wanted to take this time to shout out John Forté who recently passed away. Mike and I mentioned Forté and even made a joke about him asking whether or not he was going to be on our Top Five. In fact, he was very much part of our Top Five, being on a few songs including the one I embedded above.
We pre-recorded the episode before his passing, but obviously brought him up because of how big of a part of The Fugees era and sound he was.
Who can forget when he was eating mangoes in Trinidad with attorneys?
RIP to John and best wishes to his friends and family.
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As he does for each episode of 50 For 50, the mix-tape master, Mike Joseph took our collective Top Five lists and added more songs to create the ultimate L-Boogie and Fugees playlist.
Enjoy.
“Ready or Not” – Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras
“We Trying to Stay Alive” (feat. John Forté & Pras) – Wyclef Jean, John Forté, Pras
“A Rose Is Still a Rose” – Aretha Franklin
“Nappy Heads” (Remix Radio Edit) – Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras, Salaam Remi
“Another One Bites the Dust” (Remix) – Queen, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel
“Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)” – Pras Michel, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Mýa
“Fu-Gee-La” – Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras
“Do You Like the Way” (feat. Lauryn Hill & Cee-Lo) – Santana, Ms. Lauryn Hill, CeeLo Green
“Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” (feat. Akon, Lil’ Wayne & Niia) – Wyclef Jean, Akon, Lil Wayne, Niia
“All That I Can Say” – Mary J. Blige, Ms. Lauryn Hill
“Angel” (2008 Remaster) – Simply Red
“Turn Your Lights Down Low” – Bob Marley, Ms. Lauryn Hill
“Ex-Factor” – Ms. Lauryn Hill
“911” (feat. Mary J. Blige) – Wyclef Jean, Mary J. Blige
“Killing Me Softly with His Song” – Fugees, Ms. Lauryn Hill
“Doo Wop (That Thing)” – Ms. Lauryn Hill
“The Sweetest Thing” (feat. Lauryn Hill, from Love Jones) – Refugee Camp All-Stars, Ms. Lauryn Hill
“Fast Car” (feat. Lupe Fiasco) – Wyclef Jean, Lupe Fiasco
“Retrospect for Life” – Common
“Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)” – John Forté
“No, No, No Pt. 2” (feat. Wyclef Jean) – Destiny’s Child, Wyclef Jean
“Nobody” (feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill) – Nas, Ms. Lauryn Hill
“My Love Is Your Love” – Whitney Houston
“Guantanamera” (feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, Celia Cruz & Jeni Fujita) – Wyclef Jean, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Celia Cruz, Jeni Fujita
“Lost Ones” – Ms. Lauryn Hill