wyclef jean

Wyclef Jean is a Grammy Award winning, Haitian born rapper, producer and songwriter who first rose to fame in the 1990's as part of the hip-hop trio The Fugees.

The Fugees (who are also called Refugee Camp) recorded two albums, including the multi-platinum smash The Score, before its three members — Wyclef, Pras, and Lauryn Hill — went on an indefinite hiatus to record solo albums.

Although both Pras and particularly Ms. Hill enjoyed success with their solo projects, Wyclef Jean has remained the most consistently active of the three in the years since the split. The Fugees have yet to record a reunion album, although rumors that they eventually will continue to persist.

While Wyclef's solo albums have been hits in their own right, his humanitarian work, particularly on behalf of his native Haiti — where he is regarded as a national figure not unlike Bob Marley was in Jamaica — has been equally noteworthy. Following the devastating Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010, Wyclef Jean began a relief effort where you can make a $5. donation by texting the word "Yele" to 501501 on your cell phone. Donations can also be made to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund at their website.

You'll find bloggers talking about Wyclef Jean, and the earthquake relief efforts for Haiti at sites like In Entertainment.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “wyclef jean”

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  The story of the American Civil Rights Movement told through its powerful music: SOUNDTRACK FOR A REVOLUTION.
  by missbobetier / on May 5, 2011
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  The Sean Penn, Wyclef Jean Hissy Fit
  Sean Penn and Wyclef Jean engage in pissing match over who's more helpful to Haiti. Seriously.
  by dmdo / on Sep 7, 2010
• in Celebrity
  Wyclef Jean to be Honored with NAACP Vanguard Award
  Wyclef Jean to be honored with the Vanguard award at 41st Annual NAACP awards Feb. 26, 8-10pm ET on Fox.
  by aliciamilan / on Feb 19, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “wyclef jean”

 

• Friday Nineties – Wyclef Jean – We Trying To Stay Alive

  
  Superficial Gallery — Authority: 114
  See that lame screenshot from the video that I’m featuring this week for Friday 90′s?  That’s all we get from now on.  Why?  Because I think I’m getting sued.  Why?  Because I used some picture someone linked to me as the banner for a Friday Nineties once and apparently it was copyrighted so for all [...]
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• WYCLEF AND THE QUAKE

  
  The Repblica Update — Authority: 114
  The following is a makeshift documentary of the devastation that took place during the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Musician and producer, Wyclef Jean, and his associates dived head-first into the mayhem to capture what the world had yet to see. Its been two years since and the effects of the quake have rendered the country ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wyclef And ‘Yele Haiti’ Presents: ‘Hours After The Quake’ (Documentary)

  
  MissInfo.tv — Authority: 632
  Today, Thursday, January 12th marks the two-year anniversary of the tragic earthquake which devestated the country of Haiti. In commemoration of the day, co-founders of the Yela Haiti Foundation, Wyclef and Jerry Wonda release this 19-minute documentary titled Hours After The Quake: Picking Up The Dead in Search of ...
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