fugees

Multiplatinum rapper/singer Wyclef Jean has reportedly been chosen to replace former Fugee Lauryn Hill at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July, after Hill canceled her entire European tour due to "health concerns." Wyclef will only be replacing his former groupmate at Montreux, though Hill had dates in Sweden, Greece, Holland, Austria, Poland and Italy...

In a surprising move, President Bush chose to offer 16 prisoners commuted sentences and pardons yesterday, including former Fugees affiliate John Forte, who will be released from prison on Dec. 22nd, to serve the next 5 years under supervised probation...

While Fugees fans might be disappointed by Pras Michel's recent comments that the ground-breaking hip-hop group's plans to reunite for an album have fallen through, Michel tells Popeater his real concern is for former band mate Lauryn Hill. "I'm praying for Lauryn Hill," he says...