Pras, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are back together for what could be the group’s final tour before Pras is sentenced on federal charges for his role in a tangle of conspiracies.
Pras, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean are back together for what could be the group’s final tour before Pras is sentenced on federal charges for his role in a tangle of conspiraciesTo trust the process is to recognize that your situation is pretty awful right now, but there’s some sort of greater plan in place to turn the bad into something good. In the case of Pras, the Fugees founder who is now considered by the U.S. government to be a foreign agent, he has no choice but to have faith.
their first tour in years, in support of the American leg of Hill’s headlining tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of her 1998 album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” Their first show is Tuesday in Newark. Those who know the group best agree: “They were a package of things that were not supposed to happen by any traditional reckoning,” said Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, a screenwriter and producer who covered the Fugees when he was editor in chief of the Source. Added David Sonenberg, the group’s former manager, “Whatever it is in the DNA of these three people, they did something amazing.”
Hill and Jean declined to meet for in-person interviews but agreed to answer a list of questions sent via email. Pras’s legal team, which includes former Alabama senator Doug Jones , declined to comment. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment, pointing to the“Mr. Michel sought to use his celebrity and access to influence U.S. government officials on behalf of undisclosed foreign interests,” Assistant Attorney General Matthew G.
Chris Schwartz, the CEO and co-founder of Ruffhouse Records who signed the group in 1993, remembers how Columbia Records, the label’s distributor, wanted out, despite a growing buzz around their live shows. “The Score” became a cultural phenomenon, selling tens of millions of records and winning two Grammys in
Then, at the height of their success from “The Score,” it was over. The group never put out another album, and the three pursued their own projects.Hi, this is Donald Trump, and I have no doubt that you’re going to be a big success. Now, after knowing you, I know that you’re going to be right up there, and I hope very soon you’re going to be in the leagues with me. So good luck, man. And do good!
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