In August 2009, Wyclef unveiled his video “Haitian Slumdog Millionaire” featuring Haitian artist Imposs.
In June 2009, Wyclef announced via Twitter that an album wyclefjean would released sometime in February 2010 with the first single off the album to be titled “Seventeen” and feature Lil Wayne. In 2008, Jean released a song with Serj Tankian called “Riot”. Later Wyclef released “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” featuring Lil Wayne, Niia and Akon. In September 2007, Jean released an album recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, with the help of T.I. Jean and Shakira went on to perform the song at the 2007 Grammys and the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards. The song went on to become the highest selling single of the 21st century, in addition to reaching number one in over 55 countries. In 2006, Wyclef Jean was featured in Shakira’s smash hit Hips Don’t Lie. In 2004, he released his 5th album – Sak Pasé Presents: Welcome to Haïti (Creole 101) Most of its (the album) songs are in his native language of Haitian Creole like “Fanm Kreyòl” with the French Caribbean Admiral T (Christy Campbell) It was a follow-up to his first solo album – The Carnival. His 4th album -The Preacher’s Son, was released in November 2003. His 3rd album – Masquerade, was released in 2002. The song also charted in Switzerland and Sweden) Peaked at #25 on UK Chart – its highest chart position, and spent just two weeks on the chart. (2nd single off Wyclef Jean’s debut solo album The Carnival album released in 1997. NO 4: Guantaramera ft Refugee Camp All Stars as well as Celia Cruz and Lauryn Hill on the rap. He then released with Blige as a single titled”911″. In 2000, Jean’s second solo album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II. The album was a hit, as were two singles: “We Trying to Stay Alive” (adapted from the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive”) and “Gone Till November” (recorded with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra). In 1997, Wyclef announced his plans to begin a solo career with the release of an album titled The Carnival Featuring the Refugee All-Stars. In the 1980s Jean and the Fugees formed a group under the name Tranzlator Crew. Wyclef Jean began his career as a member of the trailblazing hip-hop group The Fugees along with Lauryn Hill and Pras. In 2009, Jean enrolled in the Berklee College of Music. Jean graduated from Vailsburg High School, Newark, New Jersey, briefly attended Eastern Nazarene College and finished one semester at Five Towns College in New York. At age 9 he immigrated with his family to the United States. Wyclef Jean was born on 17th October, 1969 (49years) in La Plaine, Haiti. His dynamic, politically inflected rhymes and keen ear for hooks established him as a significant force in popular music. Wyclef multi-time award winning artist whose musical career spans three decades is also referred to as Toussaint St.
He’s a former Fugees member and 2010 Haitian presidential candidate.
Yeah! Wyclef is a Haitian rapper (his song Fanm Kreyòl tells all of that) producer, philanthropist, and politician is the artist dominating this segment today. We are live in Haiti (a Caribbean country) on the AOTW today and we’ll be jamming Wyclef’s music all day.
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