The smash lead single вЂњDoo Wop (That Thing),вЂќ released in July of 1998, would account for two of HillвЂ™s five Grammy wins in 1999 and propelled вЂњThe Miseducation Of Lauryn HillвЂќ into the stratosphere. The FugeesвЂ™ вЂњThe ScoreвЂќ went 6x platinum by the end of 1997 and took home Grammys for Best Rap Album and Best RandB Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for вЂњKilling Me Softly.вЂќ Through these releases, Hill and Nas introduced hip hop to new audiences and broadened the cultureвЂ™s appeal on commercial and artistic levels.ДЇollowing the success of вЂњThe Score,вЂќ Hill began working on her first solo album вЂњThe Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill,вЂќ which would eventually establish HillвЂ™s aesthetic as equal parts songstress and MC. For Nas, вЂњIf I Ruled the WorldвЂќ powered вЂњIt Was WrittenвЂќ to 2x platinum and garnered a Grammy nomination in 1997. NasвЂ™ вЂњIf I Ruled The WorldвЂќ (Imagine That)вЂќ was released the same week as The FugeesвЂ™ second single вЂњKilling Me Softly.вЂќ Both songs crossed over into the pop realm, garnering the elusive mix of mainstream praise and critical acclaim. The conventional thinking was that it would also become a breakout hit like вЂњFu Gee La.вЂќ And the theory proved valid. Meanwhile, label exec Steve Stoute and production duo Trackmasters set up a lead single for NasвЂ™ forthcoming sophomore album вЂњIt Was WrittenвЂќ that sampled the 1985 Kurtis Blow hit вЂњIf I Ruled The WorldвЂќ and featured Hill on the hook. Shortly after their debut dropped, the Fugees returned to the lab to craft what would become their hugely successful sophomore album вЂњThe Score.вЂќ Powered by the breakout hit вЂњFu Gee La,вЂќ which featured Hill paying homage to Teena MarieвЂ™s вЂњOoh La La LaвЂќ on the songвЂ™s hook, вЂњThe ScoreвЂќ flew off store shelves and the albumвЂ™s sound buzzed from street corners to college campuses. What happened next indelibly impacted both artistsвЂ™ careers. Two months later, Nas released the landmark вЂњIllmatic,вЂќ which was widely considered a masterpiece and produced several classic singles but lacked commercial appeal and failed to go gold. The FugeesвЂ™ debut, вЂњBlunted On Reality,вЂќ was released in February of 1994, and though it showed flashes of brilliance on tracks like вЂњNappy HeadsвЂќ and вЂњVocab,вЂќ it ultimately proved an uneven effort. As two hip hop legends and worldwide superstars prepare to share the stage this weekend on their Life Is Good/Black Rage tour, the Banner takes a look back at their parallel paths to success.Д«efore they were superstars, Nas and Lauryn Hill were labelmates on Columbia Records: Hill was a member of The Fugees - a trio comprised of her, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel - while Nas was a solo act. In fact, Nas owes some of his present fame to a Lauryn Hill guest appearance back in 1996. Rap icons Nas and Lauryn Hill will co-headline a sold-out show at House of Blues this Sunday, but itвЂ™s hardly the first time their paths have crossed. Rap icons reconnect for co-headlining tour

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