Wyclef Jean
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Birth name | Nel Ust Wyclef Jean |
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Born | Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti | 17 October 1969
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Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Refugee La Republique Records |
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Wabsteid | wyclef |
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (/ˈwaɪklɪf ˈʒɒn/; Haitian Creole pronunciation: [wajklɛf ʒã]; born October 17, 1969)[1] is a Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Wyclef Dumped From Haiti's Presidential Ballot Archived 2012-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, time.com, August 21, 2010.
"Before he announced on August 5 that he was running for President of Haiti, Wyclef Jean was still listing his age as only 37 year auld. But after declaring himself a presidential candidate, the Haitian hip-hop star also decided to come clean and confirm that he was really 40."
Categeries:
- 1969 births
- Male guitarists
- Record producers
- Shuitin survivors
- Berklee College of Music alumni
- Columbia Records airtists
- Haitian emigrants tae the Unitit States
- Haitian human richts activists
- Haitian muisickers
- Haitian rappers
- Hip hop sangsters
- Livin fowk
- Muisickers frae Brooklyn
- Muisickers frae New Jersey
- Fowk frae North Caldwell, New Jersey
- Fowk frae Ouest Depairtment
- Fowk frae Saddle River, New Jersey
- Fowk frae South Jersey, New Jersey
- Rappers frae New York Ceety
- Rappers frae New Jersey
- Wyclef Jean
- Fugees members