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

"Vocab" is a song written 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. 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.

Chart positions

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

Music video

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The official music video for "Vocab" was directed by Max Malkin. The video was partially filmed in East Harlem in 1994.

References

  1. "Amazon.com: Vocab: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Fugees (Tranzlator Crew)* - Vocab at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  3. "Blunted On Reality Album Review, Songs, Ratings". Starpulse. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "Fugees (Tranzlator Crew)* - Vocab (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Fugees - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  6. "the Fugees - 'Vocab'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
  7. 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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