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Harvard University Names Wyclef Jean The 'Artist of the Year'
Published February 24, 2010 | Filed under: Music
Ivy League institution Harvard University is set to honor Wyclef Jean with their annual "Artist of the Year Award" later this week. According to the Harvard Gazette, the former Fugees member will be presented with the prestigious medal by the Harvard Foundation during their Cultural Rhythms awards ceremony on Saturday (February 27)... |
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We Are The World 25 For Haiti (Official Video)
Published February 13, 2010 | Filed under: Videos
This is the official video for the 2010 "We Are The World," recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier (Henson Recording Studios, formerly A&M Recording Studios). It was created in collaboration with executive producers Wyclef Jean, Randy Phillips and Peter Tortorici, and countless others, to benefit the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. |
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Wyclef Jean ft. Mavado: Hold On (Music Video)
Published January 25, 2010 | Filed under: Videos
A brand new music video from Haiti Goodwill Ambassador Wyclef Jean. This is "Hold On," a dedication to Wyclef's friend Jimmy O and, of course, his native country Haiti. |
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Wyclef Jean Helps Raise Over $1 Million in Haiti Quake Aid
Published January 14, 2010 | Filed under: Life / Culture
When Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday (January 12), former Fugees member Wyclef started a campaign to help raise money for his native country. So far, the musician has helped raise over $1 million for the country's victims. On Wednesday, estimates put the death toll up to 50,000 dead... |
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Wyclef Jean Urges All To Help Following Devastating Haiti Earthquake
Published January 13, 2010 | Filed under: Life / Culture
The country of Haiti was rocked by a 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday (January 12), and the people of the country are left trying to put things back together. Various reports say the destruction is catastrophic. As Haiti's official Goodwill Ambassador, Wyclef Jean released a statement urging everyone to do their part to help his native country... |
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Wyclef Jean Talks Fugees, Says A Reunion Is Better Left A 'Myth'
Published October 20, 2009 | Filed under: Music
When the Fugees dropped their second album, The Score, in 1996, it went to become one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all-time, selling over 18 million copies worldwide. After reuniting for shows in 2004 - 2006, people thought a reunion album was coming, but it didn't. Where are they today? |
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Wyclef Jean Readies Concept EP With DJ Drama
Published October 13, 2009 | Filed under: Music
Wyclef Jean announced recently the release of an upcoming indie EP titled From The Hut To The Projects To The Mansion, a concept project he is putting together with mixtape king, DJ Drama. On the project, he raps as Toussaint St. Jean, a character is loosely based on the 18th-century Haitian revolutionary hero. |
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Wyclef Jean Is Mr. Auto-Tune
Published June 9, 2009 | Filed under: Music
With the current auto-tune craze sweeping the music world over the past few years, and Jay-Z's recent call for the its death, Wyclef Jean has created a funny parody song to poke fun at the robotic sounding effect and how artists use it as a crutch. |
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Wyclef Jean Visit Haiti Alongside Bill Clinton To Raise Global Awareness
Published March 17, 2009 | Filed under: Politics
Haiti Goodwill Ambassador, Wyclef Jean, arrived in Port au Prince last Wednesday (Mardh 11) with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in an effort to bring worldwide awareness to his home country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. |
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Wyclef Jean Being Sued For Copyright Infringement
Published January 10, 2008 | Filed under: Music
Brooklyn rapper, Blahz, recently revealed via an appearance on The Wendy Williams radio show that he has filed a lawsuit in the Manhattan U.S. District Court against Wyclef Jean for copyright infringement, claiming the rapper allegedly sampled one of his past songs without permission.
Blahz (real name: Martell Ellis) claims that Wyclef sampled his 1996 chart [...] |
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Wyclef Jean, Akon, Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond Team Up For Free Haiti Concert
Published December 10, 2007 | Filed under: Music
Rapper Wyclef Jean and singer Akon have teamed up with music executive Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond to bring a free concert to Jean's native country of Haiti in support of Wyclef's Yele Haiti Foundation.
The free concert, which is being called The Yele Festival, aims to raise awareness about Haiti's much improved safety record and it's growing [...] |
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Hot Off The Presses: Floetry, Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce & More
Published July 27, 2007 | Filed under: Music
Looks like a member of duo Floetry is being replaced. Natalie Stewart has reportedly been replaced by rapper/MTV personality Amanda Diva, who will join current Floetry singer Marsha Ambrosius on The Floetry Remixed Tour. At press time, is it unclear if the change is permanant of just for the date of the tour. ...
Is Rihanna [...] |
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