Nappy Heads

"Nappy Heads"
Single by Fugees
from the album Blunted on Reality
B-side "Some Seek Stardom"[1]
Released February 1, 1994 (1994-02-01)[2]
Format 12", CD, cassette
Recorded 1992 (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)		 "Vocab"
(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 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Blunted On Reality Album Review, Songs, Ratings". Starpulse. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Nappy Heads - Fugees | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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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