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The Fugees’ Pras Michel underwent emergency surgery for colon cancer last week, postponing legal proceedings in his foreign lobbying and conspiracy case. Michel was convicted back in 2023 on an array of charges — such as money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and campaign finance violations — for his role …

Pras Michel opened up about his disappointment about the recently canceled Fugees tour — but stopped short of blaming Lauryn Hill for the nixed reunion trek — in a new interview. Speaking to Vulture two weeks after the Fugees abruptly canceled the tour due to admitted low ticket sales, Michel …

Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees have pulled the plug on the upcoming leg of their Miseducation Anniversary Tour, which officially started last year. Hill took to social media to address the cancellation of their shows in the U.S. “Last year, I faced an injury that necessitated the rescheduling of …

Ms. Lauryn Hill and the Fugees have extended their “Miseducation Anniversary Tour” with a 21-date run slated to launch in August. The new North American leg will kick off Aug. 9 in Tampa, Florida, at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre and run through Sept. 21 at the PNC Bank Arts …

“I’m home!” Lauryn Hill bellowed to the packed crowd at Newark’s Prudential Center. Her DJ, who performs as DJ Reborn, had properly set the tone for the night with an extended-minute medley of Nineties hits — though they didn’t need much of a primer. The crowd was predominantly filled with …

The Fugees’ Pras Michel is arguing he deserves a new trial in his federal conspiracy case in part because his original attorney provided “ineffective representation,” even allegedly using an AI program to draft his closing argument. Back in April, Michel was convicted on 10 counts of conspiracy and falsifying records …

On an early Saturday evening in Philadelphia, in a pastoral stretch of park known as the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Questlove is making time stand still. Onstage with him are Ronald Isley, wearing a patent-leather suit and looking ageless enough at 82 to make you think of Dorian …

The Fugees‘ Pras Michel was convicted on federal charges of conspiracy and falsifying records for his role in a multimillion-dollar government influence campaign that involved both the Obama and Trump administrations. Michel was convicted of all 10 counts against him, as The Washington Post reports. Those charges included money laundering, …

Fugees member Pras Michel’s trial on federal money laundering charges heads to trial on Nov. 4, and he won’t be the only star participating in the case. Seventy-two witnesses, including actor Leonardo DiCaprio and several top Trump officials, are being prepped as potential witnesses for the government, as Politico’s Playbook …

After two years of virtual programming, the saints returned to New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the Essence Music Festival (now officially the Essence Festival of Culture) with mixed results. Nearly 30 years ago, the Black women’s magazine launched in the early 1970s created a celebration of music that has evolved …