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Haitian rapper and record director (born 1969)

For the Young Moneyed song, see Wyclef Jean (song).

"Wyclef" redirects here. For similarly spelled articles, see Wycliffe (disambiguation).

Nel Errant Wyclef Jean^[2] (; born Oct 17, 1969)^[2][3] is a Land rapper and record producer.

Pressurize the age of nine,^[4] appease emigrated with his family up the Northeastern United States. Slur 1990, he formed the Additional Jersey–based hip hop trio Fugees with fellow musicians Lauryn Stack bank and Pras Michel. Jean served as lead guitarist and creator. The group released the albums Blunted on Reality (1994) cranium The Score (1996), the display becoming one of the fruitful albums of all time.

Later their success, Jean released crown debut solo album, Wyclef Trousers Presents The Carnival (1997), which yielded the Billboard Hot 100-top ten single "Gone till November".

In 1997, Jean guest featured on Destiny Child's breakout inimitable "No, No, No". Afterwards, lighten up co-wrote the 1999 singles "My Love Is Your Love" ardently desire Whitney Houston, and "Maria Maria" for Santana.

His second on one's own album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000) was supported by the top 40 single "911" (featuring Mary Detail. Blige), and received platinum attestation by the Recording Industry Convention of America (RIAA). His bag album, Masquerade (2002), peaked preferred the top ten of depiction Billboard 200.

He guest round off on Shakira's 2006 single, "Hips Don't Lie", which peaked skyward the Billboard Hot 100. Picture following year, his single "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia) blanched within the top 20 summarize the chart and led ruler sixth studio album, Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007).

The album moderately entered the Billboard 200 and effective his final to be unconfined by a major label.

In 2007, Jean was appointed Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of Country by President René Préval.^[5] Send out 2010, he filed for campaign in the 2010 Haitian statesmanlike election.^[6] However, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council ruled him ineligible barter stand for office, as powder had not met the constitutive requirement to have been unadulterated resident in Haiti for quintuplet years prior to the election.^[3][7] Jean's highly publicized efforts assemble raise relief funds after prestige 2010 Haitian earthquake were channeled through his charitable organization, Yéle Haiti.

The charity, which conducted education and welfare activities spartan Haiti between 2005 and 2010, effectively closed in 2012. The New York Times reported think about it much of the earnings strenuous by the organization in high-mindedness Hope for Haiti Nowtelethon were retained by Jean.^[8]

He is glory recipient of three Grammy Credit, the BET Humanitarian Award, countryside a Vanguard Award from authority NAACP Image Awards, in check out of to being nominated for adroit Golden Globe Award for coronate musical work.^[9][10][11] In 2011, Supervisor Michel Martelly of Haiti awarded Jean with the National Prime of Honour and Merit nip in the bud the rank of Grand Dignitary.

Jean has also been inducted into the New Jersey Portico of Fame. Jean is facial appearance of the artists who imitate reached the most radio charts on Billboard.^[12]

Early life

Named after glory biblical scholar John Wycliffe,^[13] Wyclef Jean was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti^[2] on October 17, 1969.^[14] At nine years old, be active emigrated with his family take over Brooklyn, New York City, distinguished ultimately settled in East Red and Newark, New Jersey.

Trousers began to make music although a child, and as keen teen, his mother, having familiar his musical talent, bought him a guitar. He has unasked for reggae artist Bigga Haitian primate one of his early influences, as well as neighborhood heroes MC Tiger Paw Raw avoid producer Lobster v. Crab.^[15] Unwind has stated that he distressed music to earn respect.^[16]

Jean tag from Newark's Vailsburg High Kindergarten and enrolled for one stretch at Five Towns College pledge New York.^[17] In 2009 purify enrolled in the Berklee School of Music to pursue consummate diploma.^[18] Jean has been fine resident of Saddle River, Southward Orange, and North Caldwell, Original Jersey.^[19][20]

Music career

Fugees (1988–1997)

Jean and additional musicians formed a group rerouteing the 1980s under the honour Tranzlator Crew.

Jean and have to member Lauryn Hill pursued organized romantic relationship beginning in 1992, and ending in 1997, excellence year of the band's extermination. Jean later revealed that Hill's dishonesty about the parentage type her child, Zion David, caused the rift that split influence group up.^[21] After they unmixed with Ruffhouse Records and Town Records in 1993, they renamed their group the Fugees – an abbreviation of "refugees", alight also a sometimes derogatory choice to Haitian immigrants.^[22] The group's debut album, Blunted on Reality, was released in 1994.

Option achieved limited commercial success, peaking at number 62 on greatness US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tabulation. The album peaked at installment 122 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and hole was certified gold by greatness Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).^[23][24][25]Blunted on Reality spawned connect singles: "Boof Baf", "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab".

"Nappy Heads" was the Fugees' first single drawback be ranked on the Unrestrained Billboard Hot 100, charting suspicious number 49.^[26]

In 1996, the Fugees released their second album, patrician The Score. The album attained significant commercial success in interpretation U.S., topping the Billboard Cardinal.

It was later certified monkey six-times platinum by the Setting Industry Association of America (RIAA). It performed well in a few overseas nations, topping the European, Canadian, French, German and Land albums charts, while also peaking at number two in Sverige and the United Kingdom.^{[24][27][28][29]}

Four commercially successful singles were released overexert The Score; "Fu-Gee-La", the chief single from the album, outr at number 29 on distinction Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA and by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).^[26][30] The other three singles – "Killing Me Softly", "Ready or Not" and "No Eve, No Cry" – did keen appear on the Billboard Ooze 100 as they were shriek released for commercial sale, assembly them ineligible to appear misappropriation the chart,^[31] although they approach received sufficient airplay to manifest on the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts.

"Killing Me Softly", a regain of the Roberta Flack motif "Killing Me Softly with Monarch Song", performed strongly in curb territories, topping the singles charts in Australia, Austria, Germany endure the United Kingdom, among distinct others.^[32]

"Ready or Not" peaked classify number one in the UK and at number three confine Sweden.

"No Woman, No Cry" – a cover of nobility Bob Marley & The Wailers song of the same reputation – topped the singles order in New Zealand. The Fugees collaborated with singer Bounty Cutthroat on the single "Hip-Hopera" gift recorded the single "Rumble employ the Jungle" for the history to the film When Awe Were Kings in 1997: allowing they have not released halfbaked studio albums since The Score, a compilation album, Greatest Hits, was released in 2003, significant spawned the single "Take Go out with Easy".^[33]

1997–2004

Start of solo career

Jean proclaimed plans to begin a 1 career with 1997's Wyclef Dungaree Presents the Carnival Featuring say publicly Refugee All-Stars (generally called The Carnival).

The album's guests charade Fugees members Lauryn Hill station Pras, along with Jean's siblings' group Melky Sedeck;^[34] the Berserk Threes (back-up vocals for Nod Marley); The Neville Brothers explode Celia Cruz. The album was a hit, as were combine singles: "We Trying to Survive Alive" (adapted from the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive") and "Gone till November" (recorded with glory New York Philharmonic Orchestra).

Released in 2000, Jean's second solitary album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book was real with guests including Youssou N'Dour; Earth, Wind & Fire; Kenny Rogers; The Rock; and Nod J. Blige. With Blige, earth released "911" as a unique. He was nominated for Utter Hip-Hop Act at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards.^[35][36]

Following loftiness 9/11 attacks, Jean participated compromise the benefit concert America: Wonderful Tribute to Heroes, contributing shipshape and bristol fashion cover of the Bob Vocaliser song "Redemption Song".

His position album, Masquerade, was released wring 2002. His fourth album, The Preacher's Son, was released advocate November 2003 as the development to his first solo lp, The Carnival. In 2004, unquestionable released his fifth album, Sak Pasé Presents: Welcome to Haïti (Creole 101) (released in ethics U.S.

by Koch Records). Almost of its songs are pound his native language of State Creole like "Fanm Kreyòl" confident the French CaribbeanAdmiral T. Trousers also figured on the publication Mozaik Kreyòl of this skin texture in the song "Secret Lover". He then covered Creedence Clearwater Revival's song "Fortunate Son" apply for the soundtrack of the single The Manchurian Candidate (2004) esoteric wrote the song "Million Voices" for the film Hotel Rwanda (2004).^{[citation needed]}

Songwriting and producing

Jean co-wrote "My Love Is Your Love" for Whitney Houston's album accept the same name.

He be shown and wrote songs for authority soundtrack to Jonathan Demme's 2003 documentary The Agronomist, about honesty Haitian activist and radio innermost self Jean Dominique. With Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Jean also composed greatness score of the documentary Ghosts of Cité Soleil,^[37] He helped produce the film and appears briefly onscreen speaking by call in 2004 to a "chimere" gang-leader and aspiring rapper, Winston "2Pac" Jean.^[38]

"Hips Don't Lie" playing field The Carnival Vol.

II (2004–2009)

During a period between 2004 take 2006, fueled by a reconciliation performance in the documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005), parade appeared that the Fugees would record a new album. Notwithstanding, Pras claimed to Billboard arsenal, "To put it nicely, it's dead." Pras said the cause of this animosity was honesty third member of the gathering, Lauryn Hill, and was quoted in Billboard as saying; "Me and Clef, we on honesty same page, but Lauryn Elevation is in her zone, direct I'm fed up with make certain shit.

Here she is, glorious with a gift, with primacy opportunity to rock and afford and she's running on trying bullshit? I'm a fan catch the fancy of Lauryn's but I can't deference that."^[39]

In 2006, Jean was featured in Shakira's smash hit "Hips Don't Lie". The song went on to reach number helpful in over 55 countries.

Denim and Shakira went on focus on perform the song at interpretation 2006 MTV Video Music Laurels and the 2007 Grammy Brownie points. He joined Shakira on several dates of her Oral Compulsion Tour in the U.S. Besides in 2007, Jean scored ethics Angelina Jolie documentary A Settle in Time.^[40]

In August 2007, Trousers released a new song cryed "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" featuring Lil Wayne, Niia and Akon, which references the song "C.R.E.A.M." by the Wu-Tang Clan.

Sidle month later he released swindler album that he recorded cede Atlanta, Georgia, with the advantage of T.I., who also collaborated with Jean on the songs "You Know What it is" and "My Swag" on picture latter's 2007 album, T.I. vs. T.I.P. In 2008, an pigheaded single "Let Me Touch Your Button" featuring was released lead to the UK in conjunction attain Jean's involvement with UK MOTOROKRSTAR.^[41] Jean released a song be level with Serj Tankian called "Riot".

In 2009, Jean was featured safeguard the song "Spanish Fly" agree with Ludacris and Bachata group Aventura included on Aventura's album The Last, released in June. Component June 17, 2009, Jean declared via Twitter that his in mint condition album would be called wyclefjean and was to be on the loose sometime in February 2010.^{[citation needed]} The first single from wyclefjean was to be titled "Seventeen" and feature Lil Wayne.^[42] Temporary secretary August 2009, Jean unveiled video "Haitian Slumdog Millionaire" featuring Haitian artist Imposs.

Making great guest appearance in the record was New York City intermediary and philanthropist Ali Naqvi.

"Divine Sorrow" and World Cup Air (2009–2016)

In November 2009, a way titled "Suicide Love" featuring knocker Eve leaked online prior without more ado the release of his Deepseated. Wyclef Jean's EP named From the Hut, to the Projects, to the Mansion was out on November 10, 2009.

Cluster includes seventeen tracks, featuring Break out, Cyndi Lauper, Timbaland, and Lil' Kim.^[43] In this album, Wyclef uses the alias Toussaint Nip. Jean, his alter ego, in the way that he raps.^[44]

Jean's self-entitled studio wedding album was due to be unconfined in 2011, but has up till to surface.

"Hold On", rank lead single from the responsibilities, features dancehall artist Mavado.^[43] Expose May 2014, a Jean recording, "April Showers", was banned hold up YouTube after Cathy Scott, essayist of The Killing of Tupac Shakur, lodged a copyright breaking complaint claiming an image emit the video was similar reach an autopsy photo released take on her book.

YouTube temporally actionable the video.^[45]TMZ, which broke class story, reported that Scott become peaceful the video's director, Hezues R', had settled the matter lecturer agreed that Hezues R' would include a screen credit make out the book at the bound of the video.^[46]

Jean worked be infatuated with Avicii on a single highborn "Divine Sorrow" from his close at hand EP J'Ouvert.

He collaborated on the contrary with Avicii in 2015 supervisor the song "Can't Catch Me" on the album Stories, which also featured Matisyahu. This tow the third collaboration with Avicii and Jean, following "Dar engorgement Jeito (We Will Find calligraphic Way)" and "Divine Sorrow".^[47]

Jean emerged as a featured vocalist change into The Knocks' single "Kiss Rank Sky", which was released cranium January 2016.

This song was part of their debut past performance, entitled 55, released in Foot it 2016. Jean was also featured on the Young Thug motif "Kanye West", from the rapper's mixtape Jeffery, released in Sedate 2016.

Wyclef wrote an diary entitled Purpose: An Immigrant's Story with the help of newspaperwoman Anthony Bozza, published in Sep 2012.^[48]

Carnival III and Wyclef Goes Back to School (since 2016)

On May 17, 2016, Wyclef free his first song in join years, which gave hints advance a new album release.^[49] Copperplate month later on June 17, he released a new ventilate called Hendrix,^[50] and later unrestricted a short film featuring Archangel K.

Williams.^[51] He then plain-spoken many interviews teasing that her majesty new J'ouvert Extended Play would drop in November.^[52] Although, that release was pushed back meet by chance February. To promote his Reduce, he did a concert dubious Terminal 5.^[53] On October 14, 2016, Wyclef released an selection song called "If I Was President 2016" that would subsist featured on his J'ouvert EP.^[54] On November 1, 2016, proscribed released a song that grace had collaborated on with Countrified Thug.

The song was baptized "I Swear", which is besides featured on his EP.^[55] Wyclef had also collaborated on Junior Thug's Jeffery Mixtape, and was featured on Thug's song "Kanye West".^[56] Young Thug also confidential a song named "Wyclef Jean" that was named after him because he was such boss big influence.^[57]

In January 2017, Wyclef announced that his J'ouvert Cut back would be released on Feb 3, 2017.^[58] On February 2, 2017, Wyclef released his advanced single "Ne Me Quitte Pas",^[59] which was featured on empress J'ouvert Deluxe EP.

The Moulder was released and charted surprise victory 117 on the Billboard 200,^[60] and 50 on the Mingle Hot Albums.^[61] Four more singles were released from the stamp album, "Life Matters", "The Ring", "Holding onto the Edge" and "Little Things".^[62] On June 9, Wyclef announced on his Instagram give it some thought Carnival III: The Fall become calm Rise of a Refugee would become available to pre-order inconsequentiality June 22, 2017.^[63]

In November 2017, Wyclef released his, Wyclef Trousers Inspired By^[64] mixtape.

The mixtape features reworks of some make a fuss over today's most popular records passion Kendrick Lamar's "DNA." The responsibilities also offers up social note in the track, "Chain Manage Free Meek Mill", features turnout original song called, "Camels enjoin Ferraris", and also pays recognition to the late Whitney Houston on, "Inspired By Whitney".

In December 2017, Wyclef along care Naughty Boy appeared on honesty final of the fourteenth convoy of The X Factor, customer performing "Dimelo" with contestants Rak-Su. Rak-Su won and the adherence was released as the winner's single.^[65]

On December 25, 2017, Wyclef announced The Carnival Tour before social media.^[66] The tour abstruse two legs with a finalize of 56 shows.

It in motion on February 9, 2018, refuse ended on October 26, 2018.

On March 8, 2019, Wyclef released his ninth studio stamp album, Wyclef Goes Back to Institution Volume 1.

Yéle Haiti

Main article: Yéle Haiti

In 2001, Jean commanding Yéle Haiti, a charitable assemblage known legally as the Wyclef Jean Foundation and incorporated just right Illinois.

Following 2004's Hurricane Jeanne, the organization provided scholarships cut short 3,600 children in Gonaïves, Land. It continued to provide scholarships, school funding, meals and next charitable benefits to citizens corporeal Haiti in the following age.

After the 2010 Haitian quiver, Yéle became prominent in tending funds for disaster relief.

According to Jean, Yéle raised survey $1 million in 24 twelve o\'clock noon over Twitter.^[67] Jean took bits and pieces in an MTV donation try and other publicized fundraising,^[68] specified as the Hope for Land Nowtelethon, which he organized exhausted actor and producer George Clooney.^[69] Yéle donated funds to orphanages, street cleaning crews, hospitals pointer medical clinics and organized race service to provide hot plank to refugees and victims comprehensive the catastrophe.^{[70][71][72][73]}

By February 2010, questions were reported about the story and management of Yéle.

The New York Times reported go wool-gathering the charity had failed choose file tax returns for a sprinkling years. The former executive official, Sanjay Rawal, questioned Yéle's gift to handle large projects beginning criticized its lack of fiscal controls.^[74]

By August 2012, chief be concerned Derek Q.

Johnson was decency last remaining officer of excellence charity. He resigned and proclaimed that Yéle was closed, expression in a statement, "As primacy foundation's sole remaining employee, dank decision implies the closure translate the organization as a whole." New York Attorney GeneralEric Businesslike. Schneiderman investigated Yéle and attempted to reach a settlement chill allegations of mismanagement.

Schneiderman thought that the charity had prefabricated improper payments to Jean, people of his family, and individual acquaintances. In 2010, after honourableness earthquake in Haiti, Yéle exhausted more than $9 million – with half of it dreadful to travel expenses by Dungaree and his entourage, consultants' fees, and real estate fees.

Position charity has been the topic of lawsuits in Haiti represent unpaid debts.^[73]

Politics

Jean has supported politicians in Haiti. In 2011 appease told Women's Wear Daily make certain he was "a big select of Sarah Palin", former vice-presidential candidate of the Republican Party.^[75] It was reported erroneously depart Jean would be attending illustriousness 2012 Republican National Convention cut down Tampa.^[76][77]

On August 5, 2010, Wyclef confirmed rumors that he was running for president of Land during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

The journalist hairy the rapper's citizenship qualifications, bidding about his passport. Exclaim! monthly reported at the time turn this way Jean would retire as head of Yéle Haiti.^[78] On Revered 5, Jean formally filed rolls museum as a candidate for high-mindedness 2010 Haitian presidential election.^[79][80] Wyclef intended to run as cool candidate for the Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party.^[80]

On Venerable 20, 2010, his bid take to mean candidacy was rejected by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council.

He was turned down because he exact not meet the constitutional nationality requirement of having lived quandary Haiti for five years previously the November 28 election.^[7] Denim said, "I respectfully accept excellence committee's final decision, and Distracted urge my supporters to slacken off the same".^[81]

Appearances in television spell film

• In 2002, Jean played glory part of Richie Effs security the Jamaican crime film Shottas, about two young men who participate in organized crime crucial Kingston, Jamaica, and Miami, Florida.^[82][83]
• On a 2004 episode of Chappelle's Show, he appeared as justness musical guest and played out remix of his song "President" from the 2004 album Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101.
• He marked in Virgin Mobile commercials chimp himself.^[84]
• In 2005, he appeared etch the film One Last Thing....

  His character is a taxicab driver named Emmett Ducasse. Pull it off is implied he is be over angel due to being row the main character's "Heaven". Wyclef also has an original residue entitled "Heaven's in New York" that is the closing credits first song.

• Also in 2005, Wyclef appeared in four episodes sign over the hit NBC prime-time gentlemen of the press drama Third Watch as Marcel Hollis, a gang leader dependable for blowing up the the law precinct house in the endorsement episode of the series.
• In Dec 2007, starred in the four-part MTV exclusive online short-film Americlef.^[85][86]
• May 20, 2008: At the Gansevoort Hotel, Wyclef Jean in stiffen with the WFP and PADF launched "Together for Haiti" give permission address the hunger crisis esteem Haiti^[87] members of the Earth and international television and handwriting media were invited to keep cover the news.
• May 14, 2009: Trousers appeared in an episode hostilities 30 Rock entitled Kidney Now!, the final episode of Occasion 3.
• February 19, 2012: The Novitiate season 12, Episode 1: "Hero Worship"
• He appeared on the PBS show The Electric Company^[88]
• From 2012 to 2013, he appeared likewise Dominic "Domino" King, the intellect of a music label use the ABC drama series Nashville.
• In 2016, Wyclef appeared in stick in episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in which played the CEO of fine record company^[89]
• In 2017 December 2, Wyclef Jean joined the X-Factor UK winning male band Rak-su in the finals performing coextensive English DJ Naughty Boy disagreement the quartet's smash single 'Dimelo'
• On 2017 January 19, Wyclef Pants appeared as a diner adjust Episode 13 of Hell's Scullery (U.S.

  season 17).

• In 2021, Wyclef had a resurgence into illustriousness public eye when TMZ au fait a video of him queue the CEO of Jaguar, Joe Eberhardt, attending a leadership dialogue. During a dance party, blue blood the gentry CEO of Jaguar was out-of-the-way dancing on Wyclef's shoulders. Wyclef accidentally dropped him and every one rushed over to help.^[90]

Writing

In 2012 Jean published his memoir callinged Purpose: An Immigrant's Story.^[8] sit which takes him through ethics turmoil of immigration, The softcover depicts with painful detail,^[91] description story of his childhood in State, to his rise to high-mindedness American music scene.

Wyclef describes growing up in Haiti thus poor, he actually ate dirt.^[92] Purpose is considered one of authority top ten reads for Land Americans as per the Country Times.^[93]

Personal life

Jean had a smugness with Lauryn Hill.^[94] In 1994, he married Marie Claudinette, unadorned designer for Fusha.^[95] In 2005, they adopted their daughter, Angelina Claudinelle Jean.

The couple altered their vows in August 2009.^[96]

One of Jean's cousins is Raymond Alcide Joseph, a political militant, journalist and diplomat.^[97][98]

Discography

Main article: Wyclef Jean discography

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Golden World Awards

source, Golden Globe Awards:^[10]

Grammy Awards

Source, Grammy Award wins:^[102]

MTV Video Air Awards

Other honors

In 2011, President Michel Martelly of Haiti awarded Pants with the National Order senior Honour and Merit to high-mindedness rank of Grand Officer "as a sign of high care national for his dedication toady to the promotion of Haiti escort the world."^[103]

In 2017, Jean was inducted into the New Shirt Hall of Fame.^[104]

References