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Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/14/10
Wyclef Jean Helps Raise Over $1 Million in Haiti Quake Aid
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...
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/13/10
Wyclef Jean Urges All To Help Following Devastating Haiti Earthquake
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...
Music ♦ Posted 10/20/09
Wyclef Jean Talks Fugees, Says A Reunion Is Better Left A 'Myth'
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...
Music ♦ Posted 10/13/09
Wyclef Jean Readies Concept EP With DJ Drama
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...
Music ♦ Posted 06/09/09
Wyclef Jean Is Mr. Auto-Tune
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...
Music ♦ Posted 01/10/08
Wyclef Jean Being Sued For Copyright Infringement
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...
Music ♦ Posted 12/10/07
Wyclef Jean, Akon, Jimmy 'Henchman' Rosemond Team Up For Free Haiti Concert
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...
Music ♦ Posted 07/27/07
Hot Off The Presses: Floetry, Rihanna, Kanye West, Beyonce & More
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...
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