Alternative Name | The Rap Translators also later known as Tranzlator Crew Refugee Camp The Rap Translator later known as Tranzlator Crew The Rap Translatorz later known as Tranzlator Crew |
Past Group Members | Lauryn Hill Wyclef Jean Pras Michel |
Music Genre(s) | Hip hop soul reggae fusion |
Music Genre | Rap |
Origin | South Orange, New Jersey, U.S. South Orange, New Jersey, United States |
Year(s) Active | 1992–1997, 2004–2006 1990–1997, 2004–2006 1992–97, 2004–06 |
Record Label | Ruffhouse/Columbia Records |
Official Websites | thefugees.com thefugees.com |
Fugees (; sometimes The Fugees) was an American hip hop group who to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel. Deriving their name from a shortening of the word "refugees", Jean and Michel are Haitian while Hill is American.