Irish Voice article at archive.org". February 18, 1997. Archived from the original on April 7, 2005 . Retrieved March 26, 2007. The accompanying music video was directed by film director Marcus Nispel, and was reported to have cost approximately 1.3 million dollars at the time, making it one of the most expensive music videos ever. [23] In a later interview, Fugees member Pras described the recording of "Ready or Not", stating, "The three of us was each going through some pain. Lauryn was crying when she did her vocals. It was unbelievable. To see her singing with tears coming out of her eyes, it made me want to cry too." [14]

Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2. A4 Produced for R.C.E. co-produced for R.C.E., recorded and mixed for R.C.E. at the Booga Basement Studio, NJ, engineered for R.C.E. Contains elements from " I Only Have Eyes For You" (Warren Dubin). WB Music Corp. Used courtesy of Rhino Records. By arrangement with Warner Special Products. Used courtesy of EMI Records, Ltd. Sony/ATV Tunes LLC/Tete San Ko Publishing/Obverse Creation Music (ASCAP) a b Coker, Cheo Hodari (February 24, 1996). "Versatile Fugees Wrap Up Some Classics". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 21, 2009. Rolling Stone – The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)". Genius.com . Retrieved January 5, 2022.Billboard Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 18, 1997. p.61.

B1 produced for Dashiki Productions, Inc. Recorded and mixed at The Crib in NYC. Contains a replayed sample from "Ooh La La La" ( Allen McGrier/ Teena Marie), McNella Music/Midnight Magnet Music. Used by permission.The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. September 22, 2020 . Retrieved October 26, 2020. Boucher, Geoff (November 28, 1998). "Singles Only? No Longer for Billboard's 'Hot 100' ". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 2, 2022.