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
next plan seven
In the next seven years, we plan to just take over the whole industry.
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I led a double lifestyle-in the house, I was one way, and out the house, I was another way. Man, the whole house raised hell, then I got kicked out.
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I don't only think that you should have your own studio, but you should also have your own studio, your own mastering facility, your own post room so you can cut your own videos.
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Her beauty lies in her work. She looks the most beautiful in the field -- natural, no makeup, nothing.
coming growing hard
It was hard in the beginning: coming from Haiti, coming to Brooklyn. I mean, growing up in the projects.
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I want to see the violence in Haiti stopped. Innocent people, innocent children are getting hurt and killed every day.
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No matter what happens today, yesterday was historical. The only thing that erupted was the thirst to vote.
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I try to bring something different to all the artists I work with.
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You come to our father's church, we would be playing, rocking that place upside-down. So he wanted us always to stay in that realm, and do education. But I sort of like drifted, 'cause I grew up with a lot of street cats, so hip-hop was one of my loves.
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The last rocker out of Jersey was Bon Jovi, right? You haven't seen some new young blood.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American dream. America allows you take that dream and bring it back to your country and help you inspire more people.
producers work
We produce, and we have producers we work with.
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I went in to record the Philharmonic. I wrote down the parts, and I was inside the studio with 62 pieces outside the studio. They never saw my face or what I looked like.
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I don't have to be president to do great things for my country, but at the same time, to get legislation and policy passed, you have to be in some kind of office. So I don't know what the future will lead to.