The Resume

(1994-1997)
Lauryn Hill
Wyclef Jean
Pras
Albums include ‘Blunted on Reality' and ‘The Score'
Recorded ‘Fu-Gee-La,' ‘Killing Me Softly,' ‘Ready Or Not,' ‘No Woman, No Cry,' ‘Nappy Heads' and ‘Rumble In The Jungle'
Regrouped in 2004

Why they might be annoying:

Rumors of a reunion, including a possible new album and tour, persisted for more than a decade.
Cousins Wyclef Jean and Pras publicly feuded, including a song released by Jean called ‘Fake Ass Pras.'
They were slapped with a lawsuit after sampling an Enya song without permission.
Their first album, ‘Blunted on Reality,' was criticized for its ‘forced gangsta' sound.
They were originally called ‘Tranzlator Crew.'

Why they might not be annoying:

They successfully combined elements of hip-hop, r&b, reggae and jazz in their music.
Their album, ‘The Score,' topped the album chart and sold more than five million copies.
They spoke out against the pervasive violence which plagued the rap community during the 1990's.
They used their fame to raise awareness of the plight of refugees, especially those from Haiti.
They won two Grammy Awards (1997).

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Brit Awards' Best International Group (Ranked: 1997)
• D's Profiles [Series 03]
• Entertainment Weekly's 100 Best Albums [1983-2008] (Ranked: 51)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1998] (Ranked: 77)
• Grammy for Best R&B Group (Ranked: 1997)
• Grammy for Best Rap Album (Ranked: 1997)
• Honest’s 14 Cover Songs Better Than Originals [2021] (Ranked: 5)
• I Covered ‘Killing Me Softly (With His Song)’
• I Covered Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change is Gonna Come’
• I Sing About New York
• Jazz Artists
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I'm Holding My Breasts
• Look at Me, Oh!
• MTV VMA: Best R&B Video of the Year (Ranked: 1996)
• Musicians Who Sampled Chic's 'Good Times'
• My Album Hit #1 on Billboard's US Album Chart [1990's] (Ranked: 1996)
• My Backstage Rider is on The Smoking Gun
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• New Musical Express' Top Albums [1996] (Ranked: 22)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1996] (Ranked: 13)
• New Musical Express' Top Tracks [1996] (Ranked: 30)
• Profiles 18501-18750 (Ranked: 18520)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 101-200 [2020] (Ranked: 134)
• Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - 401-500 [Performers] (Ranked: 477)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs (Ranked: 25)
• VH-1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists (Ranked: 17)
• VH-1's Greatest Songs of the 90's (Ranked: 44)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 27 Votes: 14.81% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 15 Votes: 13.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 21 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 51 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 64 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 69 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 124 Votes: 68.55% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 234 Votes: 67.52% Annoying