Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have been sampled by numerous artists, including UGK, A Tribe Called Quest, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Snoop Dogg, Nas Jay-Z, Amerie, The Fugees, LL Cool J, De La Soul, Common, Frank Zappa, Naughty by Nature, P Diddy, The Roots, Will Smith, Cee-Lo Green, Lisa " Left Eye " Lopez of TLC, Public Enemy, EPMD, Lupe Fiasco, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Tupac Shakur and MC Lyte.

Their songs have been sampled extensively by various hip-hop and rap artists including: The Wu-Tang Clan, Fugees, Deltron 3030, The Notorious B. I. G., Nas, Boyz II Men, Missy Elliott and DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.

In addition, their songs have been covered by numerous other performers, including Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle, New Kids on the Block, Fugees, Todd Rundgren, Prince, Swing Out Sister and The Manhattan Transfer.

They have worked with Down and The Fugees producer Warren Riker on the Passenger album, collaborated with Roy Z ( Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson producer ) and are featured on the soundtracks of Alone in the Dark, Echo ( with Kim Bodnia ) and Nordkraft movies.

The label ’ s other commercial and critical cow has been the Fugees, whose The Score went 7 X's-platinum in 1996 ; solo releases from Fugees Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill ( 6 Million ), and Pras have all succeeded as well.

They have headlined their own tours and have supported Ben Harper and The Fugees

The song " Boadicea ", also from this album, would later be sampled by The Fugees on their single " Ready or Not " ( 1996 ), causing a brief stir because the group neither sought permission from Enya nor gave her credit initially, and by Mario Winans, who did give her credit ( the Winans track, " I Don't Wanna Know " which features a rap by P. Diddy and is officially credited to all three artists, became Enya's highest charting single in the US, when it peaked at # 2 on the Hot 100 in 2004 ).

The first single " I Don't Wanna Know " was based on a sample of the Fugees ' 1996 hit single " Ready Or Not ", which itself was based on a slowed-down sample of the instrumental track " Boadicea " by Enya from her 1987 self-titled album.

Enya and her representatives became angry since Winans did not seek her approval for the sample, as he was unaware that the Fugees sample he had used had itself been a sample.

In an interview with HipHopsite. com conducted in November 2005, Williams revealed that he had recorded five songs with Wyclef and Jerry ' Wonder ' Duplessis at Platinum Studios in New York for the upcoming Fugees reunion album.

The Fugees first gained attention for their cover versions of old favorites, with the group's reinterpretations of " No Woman No Cry " by Bob Marley & the Wailers and " Killing Me Softly with His Song " ( first recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971, remade by Roberta Flack in 1973 ), the latter being their biggest hit.

In 1997, the Fugees all began solo projects: Hill started work on her critically acclaimed The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ; Jean began producing for a number of artists ( including Canibus, Destiny's Child and Carlos Santana ) and recorded his debut album The Carnival ; Pras, with Mýa and Ol ' Dirty Bastard, recorded the single " Ghetto Supastar " for the soundtrack to the Warren Beatty / Halle Berry film Bulworth.

" It is common in hip-hop music, as for example in the song Zealots by the Fugees: " Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile / Whether Jew or gentile I rank top percentile.

** The Fugees for " Killing Me Softly With His Song "

* John Forté ( born 1975 ), music producer for the rap group the Fugees.

** The Fugees for " Killing Me Softly With His Song "

** The Fugees ( producer and artist ) for The Score

# " Killing Me Softly With His Song "-Miranda Murphy ( hit for Roberta Flack and later The Fugees )

His music videos include over fifteen # 1 songs and several breakthrough videos for artists such as the Spice Girls, Lil ' Kim, Simply Red, Puff Daddy, Bush, No Doubt, the Fugees, George Michael, Janet Jackson, Elton John, Billy Joel, Aretha Franklin, Cher, Nina Hagen, Mylène Farmer, Olé Olé ( Marta Sánchez ), Mariah Carey, k. d.

Other famous cover subjects are, Trey Songz, Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Amerie, Jennifer Lopez, Keyshia Cole, Janet Jackson, Lil Wayne, The Fugees, Eminem, T. I., R. Kelly, Michael Jackson ( whom Quincy Jones ' daughter Kidada had dressed in hip-hop clothing, reportedly for the first and only time in the entertainer's career ), Ciara, who also appeared on the cover numerous times and rap legend Tupac Shakur's famous cover story in which he reveals important details about his non-fatal 1994 NYC shooting ( two years before his death in Las Vegas, Nevada ).

Quarashi toured all over Iceland to support the album, including performances as the opening act for both The Fugees and The Prodigy, and then took a brief hiatus from making music in 1998.

This song was sampled by The Fugees, among many others, for their track " Ready or Not ," and has been covered by Jamiroquai as a live track.

The album was well-received but Jeru was criticized by the Fugees for his lyrics, particularly for the song " Da Bitchez ".

Songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus generally do not allow anyone to sample any of their tracks, an exception being Fugees, who sampled their song " The Name of the Game " for their single " Rumble in the Jungle ".

" The Name of the Game " was sampled in 1996 by the Fugees for their hit " Rumble in the Jungle ", the first time that an ABBA song had been legally sampled by another act.

The Fugees won two 1997 Grammy Awards with The Score ( Best Rap Album ) and " Killing Me Softly " ( Best R & B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ).

* A song by the Fugees from The Score ( album )

In 1996, The Fugees achieved historic crossover success with The Score, which went multi-platinum.

* The Score -- The Fugees

The song has been remade by numerous artists, most notably the Fugees whose rendition contributed to their Grammy Award-winning album, The Score.

Hip hop group the Fugees covered the song in 1995 on their album The Score, with Lauryn Hill singing the lead vocals.

Fugees member Pras lightly mentioned Jeru on the track " Zealots ," from the group's landmark 1996 album The Score, with the line " No matter who you damage, you're still a false prophet ," referencing Jeru's single " You Can't Stop the Prophet.

* The Score ( album ), a 1996 album by Fugees

Faith and Courage was released in 2000, including the single " No Man's Woman ", and featured contributions from Wyclef Jean of the Fugees and Dave Stewart of Eurythmics.

Fugees () ( formly Tranzlator Crew ) were an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s.

The three Fugees reunited and performed on September 18, 2004 at the concert in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn featured in the film Dave Chappelle's Block Party ( 2004 ), headlining a star-studded bill that included Kanye West, Mos Def, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Talib Kweli, Common, Big Daddy Kane, Dead Prez, Cody ChestnuTT and John Legend.

The Fugees would make their first televised appearance in almost ten years at BET's 2005 Music Awards on June 28, opening the show with a twelve minute set.

It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard R & B Chart but was met with poor reviews, noting its radical departure from the Fugees ' sound.

In 2005, the Fugees embarked on a European tour — their first together since 1997 — from November 30 to December 20, playing in Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, Italy, France, England, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Slovakia.

Later that month, a new track called " Foxy " leaked, a song dubbed the " REAL return of the Fugees " by several online MP3 blogs.

" A variety of guests join Bounty -- everyone from the Fugees on " Hip-Hopera " to reggae singer Barrington Levy on " Living Dangerously " to hardcore rapper Jeru the Damaja on " Suicide or Murder.

Shakur's behavior reportedly became erratic as he continued verbal wars with Mobb Deep, Nas, Biggie, The Fugees and Jay-Z.

He first received fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees.

Jean's musical breakthrough was as part of The Refugee Camp ( The Fugees ), a three-member group that included Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel " Pras " Michel.

The Fugees signed to Ruffhouse Records, which released the group's debut album, Blunted on Reality.