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Fugees Ready or Not Lyrics
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Artist/Group: Fugees • Album: The Score • Released: 1996 • Label: Ruffhouse/Columbia • Watch the Official Video of this song • Fugees - Ready or Not (Official Video) • -------------------------------------------------- • Ready or Not is a song by American hip-hop group Fugees, from their second studio album, The Score (1996). The song contains a sample of Boadicea (1987) by Irish singer Enya, and its chorus is based on Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love) by the Delfonics. • Ready or Not was met with positive reviews from music critics upon its release. The song was not released as a commercial single in the United States, making it ineligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, it became the group's second chart-topping song on the UK Singles Chart, following Killing Me Softly . Additionally, it was one of the best-selling songs of 1996 in the United Kingdom; and remains one of the top-selling hip-hop songs ever in the region. In total, Ready or Not reached the top ten in fifteen countries. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included Ready or Not on their list of 'Songs that Shaped Rock'. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the 100 best East Coast hip hop songs of all time. • The accompanying music video was directed by film director Marcus Nispel. Several music journalists have cited it as the first rap music video with a seven-figure budget; with the video's production being reported to have cost approximately 1.3 million dollars at the time of its release, making it one of the most expensive music videos ever. • The song contains a sample of Boadicea by New-Age singer, Enya from her first solo album, Enya (1987). Enya considered suing the Fugees because they had sampled Boadicea without her permission. Enya stated, We were actually on the verge of suing them because of the copyright infringement, because they just didn't approach us. It was a case of, I wasn't featured at all on the credits and it was very much a part of the song. However, the singer reached an agreement with the Fugees to an out-of-court settlement after she realized that their music wasn't gangsta rap. According to Wyclef, Luckily when Enya heard everything, she was like, ‘This is different’ and she gave us a pass – which she don't even need to do. The situation was a learning experience for the group, who at the time were unaware of copyright clearance and unfamiliar with publishing procedures. • The song's chorus is based on Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love) by the Delfonics, which was an addition suggested by Wyclef Jean. Reflecting on the recording process, Pras said: At one point, the group had disbanded. Lauryn Hill had left the group at this point and we didn't know what we were going to do. She calls me and says, 'Listen, I'm going to come down to the studio and I'm going to lay down a reference for you guys, a hook. I give you permission to use my hook, my voice, but I don't want to be a part of this group anymore.' I said, 'Fair enough. No problem.' She said, 'Make sure certain people are not around when I'm there.' I said, 'No problem.' She's laying the reference for 'Ready or Not' and then she goes into the bridge and she's crying. I see her crying. She stops and says, 'I can't do this anymore,' and leaves. A couple months later she re-joins the group. She said, 'Let's do 'Ready or Not' again 'cause I was crying. It was emotional.' She goes in the studio to do 'Ready or Not' again. She was in there five hours doing the hook. Every hit is incredible. But we go back and say, 'There's something about that reference. I don't know if we can touch that.' We end up keeping the reference. That's what the world has come to hear. There's something about that record... That's magic. • -------------------------------------------------- • Follow Us: • https://www.hhbars.com • / realhhbars • / realhhbars • / realhhbars • #fugees #raplyrics #hiphoplyrics #lyrics
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