Music Review: Killing Me Softly - Fugees

Speed: 92 bpm

Mix this one with: Blame It - Jamie Foxx ft. T-Pain, Can’t Deny It - Fabolous ft. Nate Dogg

The DJ’s Take: I used to bump this in my car on the way to tennis practice back in ~1996. And that tells you all you need to know about the universal appeal of hiphop back then - even well-to-do suburban kids like me could get down with it. Also, you can never deny Lauryn Hill’s vocals.

Lot of people think this is a remake of an original Roberta Flack song, but Flack’s version is actually a remake of Lori Lieberman’s original. Yes, this is hard-hitting research and analysis you will not find anywhere else. Anyway, this track is a classic, plain and simple. Download it to your iPod and put it on repeat.