Fans were shocked, but not surprised, when Lauryn Hill and the Fugees quietly canceled their U.S. tour earlier this month just days before it was set to kick off in Tampa, Fla.
Shortly after, Hill released a statement that the trek was called off because of poor ticket sales directly caused by media sensationalizing of previously canceled shows. Fugees member Pras has broken his silence on the matter, explaining that he understands why fans are upset with the reunited group given that this is the third consecutive year that they have canceled some or all of their tour dates. “Everyone’s frustration has been building up.
This is not something that just happened overnight. My frustration was for the fans,” Pras told Vulture during a candid interview. “They are paying their hard-earned money to see you.
” Not long after the U.S. portion of the tour was canceled — the trio is still slated to perform on the European leg through October — Pras released the track “Bar Mitzfa,” advertised in the media as a diss track with lines including, “She made the mess.
” But Pras insists that the song is anything but a diss, and is rather an airing of grievances via an artistic medium. “I want to preface this by saying it’s not a diss track,” he said. “You’re family, you have internal disagreements, but it’s not going to be on a level where I’m dissing her — that doesn’t make any sense.
Artistically speaking, sometimes we say things because that’s how we .