Pras on Making "The Score", Selling 22 Million Albums
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2016
- The Fugees found great success with their second album, The Score, and Pras spoke in detail about incidents leading up to the album's release during a recent interview with VladTV. He explained that he was so dedicated to the album that he was living in the studio and homeless, but it all paid off in the end.
Pras said after listening to the album after it was first completed, he started crying because he knew that it was going to be something special. And he was very right about his premonition, as the album went seven times platinum and sold roughly $300 million worldwide.
To hear more of what Pras had to say, including why he doesn't think it's always smart to take advances from the labels, hit the above interview. 
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Can we all agree the Score is one of the greatest rap albums of all time
But can we agree the beats & Hill were the best part
+Kyle lol
+Kyle I definitely bought the album for Hill, but I do love that album. That was a great time in my life.
i agree it is.. that album is a total classic
All Eyez On Me
And they created an album that was so classic that two yrs ago my mom went into a coma and yet she responded when this album played. It was Micheal Jackson thriller, prince's kiss and the score. Real music has power.
respect
True true i had cancer and organized konfusion and buckshot lefonque got me through therapy.
+Joanna Delacruz I know them well props to you for real hip hop
Peace ma have good day and i love your hat.
That's amazing.
Wikipedia just saved Vlad's life.
LMFAO
Pras was about to scream on him... Lol.
"Who told you that!?"
😂😂😂
+¿Héctor, Quién? lol
LOL
Thought Pras was Gona be like"FUCK OUTTA VLAD!!!!,"
The Score is a classic masterpiece.
Yes!!! I can't believe they was going to release killing me softly. That was the best song. I never understood why on the miseducation of lauryn hill why they never had can't take my eyes off wasn't a top single released. That's my favorite song
*wasnt
WHO TOLD U THAT???
Definitely one of the best hip hop albums ever.
+Cris LeRoi I liked it but it's much better albums in my opinion. I don't even think it's top ten in he 90s alone the singles that were released were dope and killing me softly was a remake.
This guy's contribution to hip hop is criminally unsung. His personality is what drove The Fugees and put the band together. He needs to get into movies.
Fucking criminal!
He does movie scores
fugees and wu tang need a VH1 honor special
indeed pras is hip hop!
+demikpre too muck members to honor RIP ODB
"who told you that, who told you that" lmaoo he look so serious
Dude was ready to scrap
brah was so hot
lol
Soon as he said that I liked the video....
lmfaoooo!
Pras put the fear of God and the black man into vlad....." WHO TOLD YOU THAT"! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yes! Pras.had that.fool stuttering. Who told you dat? Wi-wi-wikipedia. 😥 lol!
*Black Man
@@Scxoop123 black man is not a proper noun tard
@@Scxoop123 get off the internet fruit
Not even 10 seconds in and Pras was ready to body Vlad! LMAO!!!
😂😂😂
lmao. real shit
I was one of the people who bought both The Fugees and Alanis Morissette's albums. Me, my cousin and several other students at school had The Score. We live on an indian reservation in Arizona and even we knew The Fugees! Their music reached far and wide.
Yup
"Who told you that?" Pras was turning the tables on Vlad's wannabe prosecutor ass. Lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol!!!!!
😂😂😂
LMFAO
Dude was sure that number was all private info lol
Ok so Im burying "put some respeck on it"....from now on its "who told you that".
foreal tho
😂😂😂😂I don't think this Channel /interview is big enough for viral tension ....good 1 tho
San Juan de Camarones DGO. NAW he dead on wit dat 1!! Pray da only 1 who checked Vlad wit authority n his voice & questioned Vlad so far! Vlad had to call an audible 😁...NEW SLOGAN!!!
LOl, well, most niggas on Vlad are on their to promote, this guy is on there just to be interviewed. He checked that wigger Vlad.
one of the first CD's I bought in my life. I was in the Navy, overseas and mt Source magazine said the must have records are NAS Illmatic and Fugee's The Score. I had no idea who any of these ppl were, but as soon as the ship hits land in Dubai, I went to the mall and grabbed a CD player and those two CD's. 90's hip hop was and still is the best!
😂😂😂😂 I was scared for vlad "who told you that!!?"
Same he was not joking
Loll
That's that Haitian anger. LOL.
Why you scared for Vlad? You know how many views Vlad would get if Pras beat him down on camera. He would do Birdman Breakfast club numbers.
lol ... the way he said that it came off like a comedy skit.I bet vlad was looking for the door or security.
Track 10. "The Mask" As a kid, I would listen to that song over and over. The Score is honestly a masterpiece.
M to the A to the S to the K
Crazy that I'm reading this but it just played in my RUclips playlist
22 million albums is insane for any genre, that a Hip Hop record sold as well is bananas.
He has the most money of all of the members of the group, smart business man
True facts
I'm pretty sure all three of them are still eating off of The Score album to this day.
I knew he was going to say he cried; if you're ever put your heart and soul into a project - especially if you're going through it - this hits home every time. That's a real artist. If you're not willing to put it all on the line, don't even try.
Shit even I was scared when he said "who told you that" 😂😂😂
Facts 😅
The Score is one of the GREATEST hip hop albums of all time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One of the only albums that you can put in and not skip a skip, let every song play along with Nas's illmatic, 2Pac's All Eyes on Me and Scarface's The Diary.
I was in love with Lauryn Hill back then. Posters on the wall, she was my Farrah Fawcett.
I fell off too though... it happens.
+Blah Blahh yeah but you never was shit. Jk, just a jk
vlad almost crapped his pants when pras asked him that question lol
Pras is probably just sitting on 20-25 mil chilling
CELEBRITY NET WORTH AGREES WITH YOU.
lol yep..
Who told you that?
AT THAT TIME CYPRESS HILL WAS SELLING 40K PER WEEK
yup he's sitting on paper
I pay more attention to the comments than the videos. Damn
This man would make for an amazing manager
Takes me back..... One of the greatest albums of all-time....changed the game.... Mesmerised watching Lauryn Hill on MTV
this Album is possibly the greatest rap album of all time . its such a feel good album so powerful .
"too many mc'z
not enuff mic'z"
-pras
Pras is a very smart business man. Honest deep brotha. Always keeps it 100!!!
Nigga had Vlad shook when he said "Who told you that" 😂😂
LOL yeah bruh could've sworn I audibly heard Vlad pissin his pants
+autismpete 😂😂😂
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa lmaooooooooooooooooo hell yeah he did
loooooooooooooool real talk
Pras knows that business, smart man....
I saw a documentary where Pras went homeless living on the streets with nothing for i think it was some days or weeks. Anyway it took alot for him to do that. I watched him literally take a shit on the streets and beg for money, sleep in tents in the rain. It was very touching. Some of the real homeless people he filmed with died after filming. Its just sad, we gotta help these people America....
I saw that documentary....that shit was real...
BMP 23 exactly
Can you please tell me the name of the Doc pic?
+Robert Jackson i dont remember. Google it. He was out here in Cali in downtown LA on Skidrow...
Skid row
The score is top five greatest hip hop albums(if not albums) of all time. Around that time fugeela used to play on the radio every hour or two. When we old folks used to make our playlist on cassette off of FM radio, there were certain songs you knew u could catch if you sat by the radio for a little while, especially on a Friday or Saturday evening, fugeela was one of them
who told you that
😧😳wwwwikepidia?
+John Russ 😂😂
+John Russ W
i thought he was about to fight Vlad lol he sounded disrespected
+John Russ lol
I like mashed potatoes.
That's what I'm trying to do with my films. I hope I can feel that level of success.
right!
You will, bruh. Never give up and don't let these crab-in-the-bucket ass fucks tell you you can't do it.
bro hit me on Google plus real talk I wanna hear your work ive been there being from West Baltimore struggling hating my environment but I flipped it and started producing beats and shooting music videos for local MCs then got the opportunity to work for years now with King Los building that relationship which took me to the industry making steady tracks for him among others like Shy Glizzy Meek French Montana Ace Hood and others shooting live shows and music videos as a secondary item slowly building that and next week im flying to Tampa to shoot a video for Forgiato Blow and my laptop full of fire beats will be on hand to sell some tracks. I feel your hunger bro and I don't want a penny it's all about working with other talent that is dope!!
this inspired me to keep going
Pras is lowkey a millionaire
How about a pras and mark Morrison colab?
Exactly.Peace
This is dope man get it don't let people mess up your goals just keep grinding and put faith in your goals get it
That's why you only surround yourself with dreamers like yourself...keep hating ass broke people at bay
+BMP 23 real talk, real fucking talk
True you may hit failure on your way to success. But you can t quit and gotta keep digging
Vlad aint listening to this man. Pras is giving cues and he's not listening. He's sticking to a script which is a shame. He could dug hard on some of Pras's answers. Great interview none the less
My Haitian bro I'm proud!!!!!
It's simple, if you want to be a musician, take a course in Finance, Music Publishing, Music Distribution and Music Law. Or you'll fall victim.
And that's the business!.... Good man!
Ya because every rapper, singer and label cares if you have a degree? LOL. This is 2016 that shit doesn't matter as far as getting a degree goes but as far as learning the shit ya of course you need to learn it just like music theory.
Its all about work ethic because that can't be taught you either got it or you don't. You're only as big as you're last hit.
Vital HeartBeats | Rap Instrumentals | Beats With Heart www.vitalheartbeats.com Wow, you are an idiot. No one but you mentioned "degree". A course meaning, to know the ins and outs to not be taken advantage of on the business side of things. Know what you're talking about before posting, cause you sound stupid.
So every course leads to a degree? You are a clown and most definitely need a course in "grammar". Come back when you're able to use an "apostrophe" correctly.
Vital HeartBeats | Rap Instrumentals | Beats With Heart www.vitalheartbeats.com So every course leads to a degree? You are a clown and most definitely need a course in "grammar". Come back when you're able to use an "apostrophe" correctly.
Vlad got shook up when he said "Who Told You That?" lmaoo. Pras was on some "Who Sent You?!" movie type of shit lmaoo
THE SCORE IS A PAGE IN MY LIFE
Yes!
The Score was and is EPIC!
i was a homeless the year that album came out . i only heard from people's car. to me it is linked to extreme sadness and fear. i did not own the album until the 1999.
Powerful music.
But good music...really good music...is like a light in the darkness.
hes right when he said you could feel good music . hip hop it keep evolving examples like 50cent in da club , lil wayne amilli,migos bad and boggie. all different but when you hear it you jus kno shit not gonna be da same
damn I wanted tp hear more about that business side
Me too. Pras was smart. I know not every person can afford to take a low advance, but you put more power into your hands that way.
roscoegino Exactly. Dude was on point with his business back then probably without even realizing it. Hopefully Vlad doesn't leave us hanging for weeks on this.
any one no what it means when he said the capped the single so it didn't go platinum
+nigelbryce basically they stopped shipping copies of the single to the stores so you couldn't buy it anymore. you can't do that today because everything is online and digital not an actual cd or tape
im amazed by it.. and i dont think he even relized it back in the day. you can tell this guy was not lying about be a college type student..
can we all agree that vlad got scared a little bit when pras said "who told you that? who told you that?!" he kinda whispered "wikipedia.." haha
Vlad needs to interview more classic Hip Hop artists and have them go through the process of creating the classics........I'm sick of seeing all these new bums on
VladTv
Yh word all they do is talk about how many times they got shot, and bullshit music
True facts
Absolutely brilliant interview, Vlad. Loved The Fugees and The Score. The scary thing is that album is now 20 years old. Ouch!
Need more interviews like this with talented and respected artists, and less clowns trying to infiltrate the culture or spew ignorance
Pras was about to turn the table on Vlad “who told you that”😂😂 Vlad put it on blast
The amount of money being mentioned throughout this whole interview was insane, and negus are still killing each other for some change!!!
Pras looks mad serious like he on trial
Wow. They recorded The Score in a built up studio?? No wonder the volume on most of the songs are so low. Well, at least the first pressing and not the reissue.
The Score is what got me into Hip Hop. One of the best albums of all time.
Everytime I've encountered this brother the exchange was RESPECTFUL..INSIGHTFUL and POWERFUL..
The Score is a phenomenal hip-hop album. Thank you Fugees 💯
That "who told you that" was epic lmao. Glad was shook.
I lived through everything he is saying. First album, the remix...the first single off the Score. Then Killing Me Softly. I went to college before KMS was even a single, and I was slapping it non-stop 24/7 in the bumfuck town I was stuck in. I single handedly put an entire city up on this album. There was no internet to speak of. I was a 1-man promotion street team out the back of my dudes 1993 Honda accord.
Actually, I think I deserve some bread for the work I put in haha...
My ninth grade class was on a trip to Baltimore harbor. My freshman class was about 1,000 people. At least 100 of is snuck away from the teachers to go get The Score cause it released that morning. Definitely one of those albums that keeps it's place in your memory.
that's a dope story
The Score being a pinnacle album in my life, I find this interview to be extremely entertaining and informative. Vlad I see you on the camera and lighting upgrades!
Same here meet too bro
Great interview very informative much love Praz.
Yo Pras looks like hes ready to shoot the fade with vlad every vlad speaks lmaoo
ikkkkkk hahaha this nigga the type to get mad even if you give him a compliment
***** lmao fr. Looking like he about to two piece him everytime vlad opens his mouth
who told you that!!! lol he asked so aggressive ctfu
He even asked Vlad, where you heard that? with that look
Both Fugee albums are classics! I still bump it!
"ooh LA LA LA its the way that we rock when we doin our thing."
🔥
+COD4LIFE Straight Flames!
Love this interview
Great Interview!!!!!
This interview gonna make a nigga go listen to the score again. Double 💎 though
Crazy, right?
The Score changed my life...and the 1st album started changing my perspective on hip hop along with Digable Planets
Keep these coming, fam.
im proud to have this album, one of my favorites
200+ copies to 22 million+ copies from one album to the other. crazy bruh
DJ Vlad: From what I read, the label gave you $135,000?
Pras (snappy): Who told you that? (Repeats) Who told you that?
DJ Vlad (sheepish): It was, uh, Wikipedia.
Now, see, if if was Nardwuar, he wouldn't have caved in so easily: "You're Pras, we have to know!"
The Score will always be my best classic album
Good interview, great album great era of Hip Hop
Dope interview
pras get tight when he starts with that money talk.
The Score was fire front to back. Used to bump the shit out of that as a kid
Great interview
First album I ever bought. Fell in love with Hip Hop because of the Fugees. Absolute legends.
the album is still massive..it's still on my playlist
I might be reaching, but to me he has a Marlo Stanfield type of demeanour to him. Especially at the beginning when he asked "Who told yout that"?
It's cause he talks through his teeth, like 50, and every other new york dude Vlad's interviewed
Airbornebull Ah so that's probably it lol
Like Charlie Murphy...
Vlad gets like the most random people to do interviews. Last time I saw Pras was around 2001, when he did "Miss California" track some Dante Thomas, or whatever his name was. Glad to know he's still alive.
Great interview Vlad.
More of this interview please.
that lp is very special and mystical in a great way it is their best work plus a 90s hip hop masterpiece
this is a dope ass interview. just drop the full
It doesn't matter who you are and how old you are, if you don't believe that the Score is not in the top 5 of greatest Hip Hop albums ever created you just don't know anything about Hip Hop. There isn't a year that goes by without me listening to that album multiple times. Straight classic.
Agreed
Most of these young motherfuckers only know Tupac and Biggie...they dont know hip-hop
+Jerome Beck hip hop don't know them!
you could actually argue that it wasn't top five in 96, much less top five all time
+BZeeeB Can't expect someone to know Hip Hop if they don't know they used "them" instead of "then"
I remember just playing that album all summer with my boom box in the prodjects in the mid 90's
I can't believe VLAD gets his receipts from Wikipedia. Wtf lmfao
This interview already classic 10 seconds in lmfao
I remember buying a Casette of the score and listening to it. I was a private school kid in Yorkshire UK and I absolutely loved it! Haha....true music transcends everything.
Oh pras, keep dropping knowledge.
Pras thought he was in an interrogation room for a minute. He heard "Wikipedia" and was relieved, realizing it was only a youtube interview....then again, Vald do come off as the feds.
That must have been the most epic and tense start of any video on RUclips 😂😂😂
He dropped some gems. I learned a lot here.
He is a very intelligent man. Respect to him and the fugees man :D
The Score was...wow!
Pras is no joke ❤️❤️❤️
would love to hear the full interview
pras is st8 up guy, always been.
great painter to
I love hearing stories like this
very interesting!!! good to know.