I give you permission to use my hook, my voice, but I don't want to be a part of this group anymore.' I said, 'Fair enough. She calls me and says, 'Listen, I'm going to come down to the studio and I'm going to lay down a reference for you guys, a hook.

Lauryn Hill had left the group at this point and we didn't know what we were going to do. Reflecting on the recording process, Pras said: 'At one point, the group had disbanded.

The song's chorus is based on ' Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)' by the Delfonics, which was an addition suggested by Wyclef Jean. According to Wyclef, 'Luckily when Enya heard everything, she was like, ‘This is different’ and she gave us a pass – which she don't even need to do.' The situation was a learning experience for the group, who at the time were unaware of copyright clearance and unfamiliar with publishing procedures. It was a case of, I wasn't featured at all on the credits and it was very much a part of the song.' However, the singer reached an agreement with the Fugees to an out-of-court settlement after she realized that their music wasn't gangsta rap. Enya stated, 'We were actually on the verge of suing them because of the copyright infringement, because they just didn't approach us. Enya considered suing the Fugees because they had sampled 'Boadicea' without her permission. The song contains a sample of 'Boadicea' by New-Age singer, Enya from her first solo album, Enya (1987). Several music journalists have cited it as the first rap music video with a seven-figure budget with the video's production being reported to have cost approximately 1.3 million dollars at the time of its release, making it one of the most expensive music videos ever. The accompanying music video was directed by film director Marcus Nispel. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked it as one of the 100 best East Coast hip hop songs of all time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame included 'Ready or Not' on their list of ' Songs that Shaped Rock'. In total, 'Ready or Not' reached the top ten in fifteen countries. Additionally, it was one of the best-selling songs of 1996 in the United Kingdom and remains one of the top-selling hip-hop songs ever in the region. In the United Kingdom, it became the group's second chart-topping song on the UK Singles Chart, following ' Killing Me Softly'. The song was not released as a commercial single in the United States, making it ineligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. 'Ready or Not' was met with positive reviews from music critics upon its release. The song contains a sample of ' Boadicea' (1987) by Irish singer Enya, and its chorus is based on ' Ready or Not Here I Come (Can't Hide from Love)' by the Delfonics. ' Ready or Not' is a song by American hip-hop group Fugees, from their second studio album, The Score (1996).

Ready or not here i come