112, The Black Eyed Peas And The Fugees: Origins Of Your Favorite Band Names
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Kendra Koger
The Fugees
Regardless of whether you were “Ready or Not,” The Fugees took the music world by storm in the 90s with their lyrics and melodies. But their social awareness wasn’t limited to musical forms. According to a 1996 Rolling Stone interview, they chose their group’s name based on the derogatory term “refugees” that people tend to unfairly put on Haitian-Americans to make people more aware of it.
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