Pras Denies Dissing Lauryn Hill

Nearly two weeks ago Fugees member Pras raised eyebrows after seemingly dissing his band mate, Lauryn Hill, in his new single "Bar Mitzfa" after she canceled the North American leg of the Fugees reunion tour [click here if you missed that]. 

Pras denies dissing Ms. Hill...

From Variety

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 express ourselves. This track is me speaking my truth. When I was writing the record, those lines just came out.”

After Hill issued her statement on the tour’s cancelation, fans were quick to dismiss her explanation based on her pattern of tardiness and canceling shows. Pras explained that he understood fans’ frustrations and that he was “both surprised and not surprised” that Hill announced that the U.S. tour would not take place as promised.

“I’ve never seen this kind of fan reaction toward Lauryn Hill,” he said. “There is a rejection — We help to pay your bill. Just like we should be happy you came, you should be happy we coming. This dynamic is a two-way street. It’s tough love. But this is not an indictment of her and her character. All people are complaining about is lateness.” He then asked the reporter how long this has been going on, which she estimated at two decades. “That’s not even normal,” he responded.