Cinerant

Two Days Too Late

This AP story more than explains why it took me an hour (!) to drive a mile to my writer's group! ARGH! There has to be an easier way to let people know about these things!

The Fugees, one of the more enigmatic rap groups of the 1990s, brought a compelling blend of street and gangsta rap, Third World influences and pop sensibilities that helped rap gain acceptance in Middle America. Their albums, 1994's "Blunted on Reality" and 1996's multiplatinum "The Score," established the group as a force to be reckoned with.
Rumors abounded as to whether the Fugees would ever reunite, but the prospects looked dim over the years. While the Fugees officially regrouped at the 2005 BET Awards in Los Angeles and later played several European rehearsal dates, their show Monday in Hollywood was their first American concert in 10 years.
A massive radio giveaway of 8,000 free tickets for the show at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street created a huge parking problem in a 12-block area leading into Hollywood. But all traffic worries were quickly banished as Wyclef opened with a 10-minute freestyle rap that included several lines in French and Spanish. Hill, adorned in a waist-length fur jacket, and Pras, in a peach summer jacket, followed onstage. Backed by a potent band, the Fugees threw themselves into the concert with abandon to roiling waves of rock and hardcore beats.

posted by cinegod @ 12:57 PM