According to former group members Pras Michel and Wyclef Jean, everyone holding on to slim hopes of a Fugees reunion can give it up. When asked about the reunion album, Pras recently told Billboard.com, “To put it nicely, it’s dead.” Reunion rumors began to surface after the trio briefly reconvened for Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. The 2005 release of the single “Take It Easy” marked the first time the group recorded together in roughly nine years. Lauryn, Pras and Wyclef returned to recording as The Fugees with little fanfare last fall, but Pras’ resent comments indicate that Hill’s eccentricities continue to cause a rift among the group members.
“We went in the studio and recorded a couple of records that were incredible,” said Pras.“Me and Clef, we on the same page, but Lauryn [Hill] is in her zone, and I’m fed up with that sh*t. Here she is, blessed with a gift, with the opportunity to rock and give and she’s running on some b*llshit? I’m a fan of Lauryn’s but I can’t respect that.”
Instead Pras will focus his efforts on his his upcoming solo album Experience and his Screen Media documentary Skid Row, which opens in limited releases August 24.
Meanwhile, Wyclef plans to release his fifth solo effort Carnival II: Memoirs of An Immigrant, in October. While Jean was less blunt, he seemed to share similar feelings about any potential Fugees reunion while talking with Singapore-based news outlet Mediacorp.com.
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“[Lauryn] had some issues she had to deal with,” he said. “I hope The Fugees can do another record, I’m giving them four years to get their act together and get it done before I go back to Haiti for good!”
Hill has yet to publicly comment on the stalled reunion efforts. Her most recent work, the single “Lose Myself,” is featured on the soundtrack to the animated Sony film Surf’s Up.
