: Authentic pieces typically feature the original album cover art, which showcases a young Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel.
Before they were global superstars, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel were known as the Tranzlator Crew. Emerging from New Jersey, they were a group trying to find their footing in a hip-hop landscape dominated by West Coast G-Funk and New York’s grimy boom-bap revival. the fugees blunted on reality zip top
Sonically, Blunted on Reality is a time capsule. It's raw, unpolished, and at times, shockingly different from the polished masterpiece they would release two years later. As one critic put it, "Yes, Blunted features Wyclef, Lauryn Hill, and Pras, but it's not quite the same trio that fans of The Score have come to know". Here, the group is still trying to find their signature "Caribbean-tinged, world-conquering rap sound". Instead, the album is a "marvel of pure energy and noise that musters up rage and exuberance in equal measure", a sound heavily influenced by the gritty, aggressive boom-bap of the early 90s. In fact, legendary producer Salaam Remi (who worked on the album) famously and bluntly said the early Fugees "sounded like Onyx". : Authentic pieces typically feature the original album