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ALBUMPaper Right (feat. Pusha T, Lola Brooke, Capella Grey & Flau'jae) - SingleWyclef Jean
Albums by Wyclef Jean
ALBUMWyclef Goes Back to School, Vol. 1Wyclef Jean
ALBUMCarnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee (Deluxe Edition)Wyclef Jean
ALBUMJ'ouvert (Deluxe Edition)Wyclef Jean
ALBUMToussaint St. Jean - From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion (DJ Drama Presents Wyclef Jean)Wyclef Jean & DJ Drama
ALBUMCarnival, Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (Deluxe Edition)Wyclef Jean
ALBUMWelcome to Haiti - Creole 101Wyclef Jean
ALBUMMasqueradeWyclef Jean
ALBUMThe Ecleftic -2 Sides II A BookWyclef Jean
ALBUMThe Carnival Extras - EPWyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean's Popular Music Videos
You Know What It Is (feat. Wyclef Jean)
T.I.
Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)
Shakira
Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) [feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Niia]
Wyclef Jean
911 (feat. Mary J. Blige)
Wyclef Jean
Two Wrongs (feat. City High)
Wyclef Jean
No, No, No, Pt. 2 (feat. Wyclef Jean)
Destiny's Child
Perfect Gentleman
Wyclef Jean
China Wine
Wyclef Jean
SHELTER (feat. Wyclef Jean & Chance the Rapper)
VIC MENSA
Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) [Remix] {feat. Akon, Lil Wayne, Raekwon, & Niia}
Wyclef Jean
Artist Playlists
Wyclef Jean Essentials
Rap superstardom and even a stint in politics: he can do it all.
Wyclef Jean: The Producers
Subtle samples laid over irresistible, soul-infused rhythms.
Wyclef Jean: Deep Cuts
Some of the pop polymath's most daring moments.
Artist Biography
As a solo artist and member of Fugees, Haiti-born rapper, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Wyclef Jean has helped to give hip-hop more of a global sound and conscience.
• In the ’80s, Wyclef teamed with his cousin Pras Michel and singer-rapper Lauryn Hill to form the hip-hop group The Tranzlator Crew at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey. By their 1994 debut album, Blunted On Reality, they’d changed their name to Fugees.
• Fugees achieved blockbuster success with their 1996 sophomore album, The Score. Featuring “Killing Me Softly,” their ubiquitous cover of a song made famous by Roberta Flack in 1973, the album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and won a Grammy for Best Rap Album.
• Following The Score, all three Fugees members pursued solo careers. Wyclef launched his with 1997’s Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival, an eclectic collection featuring forays into soul, reggae, and other Caribbean sounds. The album went double platinum.
• Wyclef cowrote and coproduced “Maria Maria” for Carlos Santana’s star-studded 1999 album Supernatural. The LP won the Grammy for Album of the Year, earning Clef his third gramophone statuette.
• Fugees surprised fans by reuniting for a 2004 performance captured in the film Dave Chappelle’s Block Party. The group split up again in 2006 before they could release a third album.
• In 2006, Wyclef cowrote, coproduced, and guested on Colombian singer Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie,” which shimmeyed its way to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped charts around the world.
• Wyclef announced plans to run for president of Haiti, his home country, after an earthquake devastated that Caribbean nation in 2010. Haiti’s electoral commission ultimately deemed him ineligible to run.
Hometown
Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap