In 2015, The Fugees reunited for a one-night-only performance at the Glastonbury Festival, and rumors of a new album have been circulating ever since. However, despite various solo projects and collaborations, the group has yet to release new music.

He hadn’t been looking for music. He’d been looking for a reason to keep moving. The university had given him until June to pay the last semester’s fees; his mom had stopped answering her phone two weeks ago; his roommate had packed his things and left a note with only a phone number that didn’t work. Marcus carried regrets like a backpack full of bricks and was tired of being heavy.

The first track spilled into his headphones like a confession. Lauryn Hill’s voice threaded through the drums, raw as a heartbeat. Pras’s ad-libs felt like someone nudging him awake. Wyclef’s guitar cut through the city’s static; the grief and pride braided together. Marcus pressed his palm to his chest and felt something unclench.