Nappy Heads

"Nappy Heads"
Single by Fugees
from the album Blunted on Reality
B-side "Some Seek Stardom"[1]
Released February 1, 1994[2]
Format 12", CD, cassette
Recorded 1992[3]
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:43 (album version)
4:38 (single edit)[1]
Label Ruffhouse
Writer(s) Lauryn Hill[4]
Producer(s) Brand X, Rashad Muhammad, Pras Michel, Wyclef Jean[1]
Fugees singles chronology
  • "Boof Baf"
    (1993)
  • "Nappy Heads"
    (1994)
Blunted on Reality track listing
"Introduction"
(1)		 "Nappy Heads"
(2)		 "Blunted Interlude"
(3)
Music video
"Nappy Heads" on YouTube

"Nappy Heads" is a song performed by Fugees, issued as the second single from the group's debut album Blunted on Reality. The song was co-produced by Pras and Wyclef Jean and written by Lauryn Hill.[4] Recorded in 1992 but not released until 1994,[3] the song became the group's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #49.[5] The song also reached #1 on the Billboard dance chart.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 49
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[5] 52
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[5] 12
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[6] 68

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Max Malkin.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fugees (Tranzlator Crew)* - Nappy Heads at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Amazon.com: Nappy Heads: Fugees (Tranzlator Crew): MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Blunted On Reality Album Review, Songs, Ratings". Starpulse. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Nappy Heads - Fugees | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Fugees | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Fugees - Chart history - Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - the Fugees - "Nappy heads"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

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