Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean

2026-01-29 · 72 min · 13 entities

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→ appeared on שיר אחד One Song podcast

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Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean
→ references Ready or Not book

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Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean What song connects 1960s soul, Irish new age, and ’90s hip-hop?
→ references Temperatures Rising book

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You Do?” - City High “Fu-Gee-La” - Fugees “Shook Ones, Pt. II” - Mobb Deep “Temperature’s Rising” - Mobb Deep feat. Crystal Johnson “Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Remix)” - Fugees
→ discusses Comedy concept

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Feed category: Comedy
→ discusses Music concept

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Feed category: Music
→ discusses Music Commentary concept

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Feed category: Music Commentary
→ discusses Music Interviews concept

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Feed category: Music Interviews

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mentioned Comedy concept

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Feed category: Comedy
mentioned Music Commentary concept

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Feed category: Music Commentary
mentioned Music Interviews concept

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Feed category: Music Interviews
discusses Comedy concept

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evidence rules-v5
Feed category: Comedy
discusses Music concept

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Feed category: Music
discusses Music Commentary concept

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Feed category: Music Commentary
discusses Music Interviews concept

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Feed category: Music Interviews

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mentioned Ready or Not book

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Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean What song connects 1960s soul, Irish new age, and ’90s hip-hop?
mentioned Temperatures Rising book

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evidence rules-v5
You Do?” - City High “Fu-Gee-La” - Fugees “Shook Ones, Pt. II” - Mobb Deep “Temperature’s Rising” - Mobb Deep feat. Crystal Johnson “Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Remix)” - Fugees
references Ready or Not book

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evidence rules-v5
Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean What song connects 1960s soul, Irish new age, and ’90s hip-hop?
references Temperatures Rising book

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evidence rules-v5
You Do?” - City High “Fu-Gee-La” - Fugees “Shook Ones, Pt. II” - Mobb Deep “Temperature’s Rising” - Mobb Deep feat. Crystal Johnson “Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Remix)” - Fugees

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mentioned Wyclef Jean person

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Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean

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appeared on שיר אחד One Song podcast

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evidence rules-v5
Fugees' "Ready or Not" w/ Wyclef Jean

Episode description as stored

What song connects 1960s soul, Irish new age, and ’90s hip-hop? Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY go deep on Fugees’ classic “Ready or Not” with special guest Wyclef Jean. Together, they deconstruct the track’s haunting beat, uncover its surprisingly sourced bassline, and unpack the layered samples and interpolations that helped turn the song into a defining moment in hip-hop history. Songs Discussed: “Ready Or Not” - Fugees “Maria Maria” - Santana feat. The Product G&B “No, No, No Part 2” - Destiny’s Child feat. Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean “What Would You Do?” - City High “Fu-Gee-La” - Fugees “Shook Ones, Pt. II” - Mobb Deep “Temperature’s Rising” - Mobb Deep feat. Crystal Johnson “Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Remix)” - Fugees “Orinoco Flow” - Enya “Boadicea” - Enya “Ready or Not Here I come (Can’t Hide from Love)” - The Delfonics “If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)” - Nas feat. Lauryn Hill “If I Ruled The World” - Kurtis Blow “Ninety Nine (Flash the Message)” - John Forté “99 Red Balloons” - NENA “Anything Can Happen” - Wyclef Jean “Bubblegoose” - Wyclef Jean “Gone Till November” - Wyclef Jean “Dance Like This” - Wyclef Jean feat. Claudette Ortiz “Amores Como el Nuestro” - Jerry Rivera One Song Spotify Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices