Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jeanelle Jean is a Haitian rapper, musician and actor. At the age of nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life there. He first achieved fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees. Jean won three Grammy Awards for his musical work...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth17 October 1969
CountryUnited States of America
ghetto negative projects
I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
school kfc bird
I lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC.
uncles daddy grandfather
My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies.
real hands always-trying
I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
christian pregnancy parent
My parents were Christian.
country mean haiti
Haiti is my country. The same way the Beatles are received in England - that's how Wyclef Jean is received in Haiti, do you know what I mean?
funny life should-have
I feel that life is short, so we should be disciplined, but at the same time we should have a good time.
eye grandfather spirituality
My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from.
block mind cotton
When I'm rhyming it's all in my head... Like the slaves, when they were picking cotton, they would block out their minds. They would sing.
school musical band
I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.
growing-up cutting thinking
Coming from Haiti and growing up in Brooklyn, there's a lot of European influence when I get dressed up. I wear a lot of fitted suits, elegant cuts; I think it's cool to mash up a lot of different looks.
lying guy fool
In the beginning I had women problems, 'cause you know, I represent for the guys. But I was actin' a fool, whilin' out. I'm not sayin' I don't while out anymore. I'm not gonna lie to you.
beautiful baby sunshine
You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems.
reality ice vanilla
When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.