Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jeanelle Jean is a Haitian rapper, musician and actor. At the age of nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life there. He first achieved fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees. Jean won three Grammy Awards for his musical work...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth17 October 1969
CountryUnited States of America
holiday marvin
I don't see no more Billie Holidays, no more Marvin Gayes, no more Smokey Robinsons. I don't even see no more Nirvanas.
made bigs saved
When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.
talent formulas
When you find the talent, it's always raw, and when you put the talent in the formula, you get the Knocks.
nice inspiration people
I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work
uncles daddy grandfather
My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies.
christian pregnancy parent
My parents were Christian.
ghetto negative projects
I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
half bob marley
A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.
love-you angel heart
The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.
generations embrace
Every generation is gonna keep changing, and you just have to embrace the change.
america people want
I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.
continue future hope proud work
With Yele Haiti, the first thing was I'm proud of the organization and the work that the organization has done, and in the future hope to continue doing.
kids
As a producer, I always want to know what makes the kids tick.
harry
You know, I'm a modern day Harry Belafonte; I got the swagger of the island.