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.
father parent grew
I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.
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.
rap trying break
What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music.
children boxes said
The Wyclef Jean music is eclectic music. Wyclef represents music -eclectic music. I've been doing this music since I was a child, and I said I will refuse for anyone to put me into a box.
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.
rap thinking people
I think it's cool to do stuff in a different language. Basically, I learned English through listening to rap. A lot of people think it's funny. But it's true; I used to try to get the accents.
girl knowing tonight
For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.
years arrogant hollywood
I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.
beautiful baby sunshine
You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems.