If you keep this context in mind, it's a little easier to understand why Blunted on Reality sounds nothing like The Score. Dre's The Chronic was ubiquitous with not only its reach but also its influence, and Death Row was literally changing the game.
If you think back, you'll probably remember 1993 as being the pinnacle of gangsta rap - Dr. In that sense, it comes across as a bit derived and undoubtedly confined by its stifled creative ambitions. However, rather than use rap as a starting point and depart from there into a myriad of other directions as they did on The Score, they used rap as a starting point and never depart, instead emulating the popular style of the era.
Here they offer their take on rap circa 1993. Yes, Blunted features Wyclef, Lauryn Hill, and Pras, but it's not quite the same trio that fans of The Score have come to know. Those fans no doubt were a little shocked, though, by what they found. Given the brilliance of The Score and the shortage of Fugees albums in the '90s, many fans probably sought out Blunted on Reality.
