Continuing a look at notable albums of 1996…

The hip-hop group Fugees released only two albums before splitting up, but the second release — 1996’s The Score — was a groundbreaking international smash. The album helped define the alternative hip-hop sound of the 90s.

Combining socially conscious rap with soulful R&B, the album skips between genres so deftly that it ended up creating a new one.

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