Vocab (song)

"Vocab"
Single by Fugees
from the album Blunted on Reality
B-side	"Refugees on the Mic"[2]
Released	October 18, 1994 (1994-10-18)[1]
Recorded	1992 (1992)[3]
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:02 (album version) 4:16 (single edit)[2]
Label	Ruffhouse
Songwriter(s)	Fugees
Producer(s)	Pras Michel, Wyclef Jean,[4] 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.[4] 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.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[5]	21

Chart (1995)[5]	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.[6] The video was partially filmed in East Harlem in 1994.[7]

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.

External links

• "Vocab" Music video on YouTube