Pras Talks First Fugees Album Only Selling 12 Copies, Dropping Out of Yale
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Fugees founder Pras sat down with VladTV to speak about the history of the group, and how he dropped out of Yale to pursue a career in music. He explained that the group initially started out consisting of himself, Lauryn Hill, and another unnamed girl. He said the third girl backed out of the group after they didn’t get a deal after graduating from high school, and she went on to go to college. Pras added that Wyclef later joined the group.
While he was enrolled in one of the most prestigious schools in the U.S., Yale, Pras explained that he was more passionate about pursuing a career in music, so he decided to drop out and chase his dream with Lauryn and Wyclef.
After getting several offers from record labels, Pras said the Fugees decided to take the least lucrative deal from Ruffhouse because he liked the direction they were going in and what they represented. After releasing their debut album, Blunted on Reality, to a dismal sale of twelve copies, the label wanted to drop the group. However, Pras said several people at the label pushed for them to have a second chance, which produced their highly successful second album, The Score.
Check out more of what Pras had to say in the above clip.
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