Vocab (song)

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"Vocab"
Fugees - Vocab single cover.jpg
Single by Fugees
from the album Blunted on Reality
B-side"Refugees on the Mic"[1]
ReleasedOctober 18, 1994 (1994-10-18)[2]
Recorded1992 (1992)[3]
GenreHip hop
Length5:02 (album version)
4:16 (single edit)[1]
LabelRuffhouse
Songwriter(s)Fugees[4]
Producer(s)Pras Michel, Wyclef Jean,[5] Salaam Remi
Fugees singles chronology
"Nappy Heads"
(1994) 		"Vocab"
(1994) 		"Refugees on the Mic"
(1994)
Music video
"Vocab" on YouTube

"Vocab" is a song written[4] and performed by the hip-hop group, Fugees. "Vocab" was issued as the third single from the group's debut album, Blunted on Reality. The song was co-produced by Pras and Wyclef Jean.[5] Similar to the group's previous single, Nappy Heads, "Vocab" is best-known for its remixes, which were both co-produced by Salaam Remi and the Fugees. The song peaked at number 22 on the Billboard rap chart in 1995.[6]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[6] 21
Chart (1995)[6] Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 91
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) 22

Music video[]

The official music video for "Vocab" was directed by Max Malkin.[7] The video was partially filmed in East Harlem in 1993.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fugees (Tranzlator Crew)* - Vocab at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Amazon.com: Vocab: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Blunted On Reality Album Review, Songs, Ratings". Starpulse. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Fugees - Vocab Lyrics - MetroLyrics". MetroLyrics. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fugees (Tranzlator Crew)* - Vocab (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Fugees - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "the Fugees - 'Vocab'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  8. ^ Andreasson, Interview by Karin (2015-01-14). "Lisa Leone's best photograph: the Fugees on a Harlem rooftop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

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