{"podcast":{"title":"Greatest Pop Stars","slug":"greatest-pop-stars-7002046","podcast_index_feed_id":7002046,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/greatest-pop-stars-21st-century","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f1778550-5c82-11ef-a80c-bb48bd28815e/image/9382868b20a026143e5e3b675141b749.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Billboard","episode_count":124,"summary":"Billboard's weekly deep dive into the past, present and future of pop stardom, hosted by deputy editor Andrew Unterberger. New episodes every Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:18:35.897255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046"},"episode":{"title":"1996 Fugees: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Angel Diaz)","slug":"1996-fugees-vintage-pop-stardom-with-angel-diaz","published_at":"2026-07-16T15:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/1996-fugees-vintage-pop-stardom-with-angel-diaz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC9065584669.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC9065584669.mp3","summary":"When The Fugees broke out with sophomore album 'The Score' in 1996, it marked a transition moment in '90s hip-hop, while crossing over from rap radio to top 40 and MTV and making solo stars out of each of its three members — though they never reconvened for a proper follow-up. This episode of Vintage Pop Stardom sees host Andrew Unterberger joined by Billboard Hip-Hop writer and New Jersey native Angel Diaz as we discuss how The Fugees absolutely defined a moment in time, and how unfortunate it is that they never really got another such moment together. Check out a YouTube playlist of the biggest Fugees moments of 1996, all of which are discussed in the episode, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOxVzu-uaaj8&si=-FEQ0ohtBfleD0X9 And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"When The Fugees broke out with sophomore album 'The Score' in 1996, it marked a transition moment in '90s hip-hop, while crossing over from rap radio to t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4956,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/episodes/1996-fugees-vintage-pop-stardom-with-angel-diaz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/1996-fugees-vintage-pop-stardom-with-angel-diaz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}