Wyclef Jean

Lead rapper for the former group, Fugees, Wyclef Jean was the first member of his group to embark on a solo career, and he is proving to be even more ambitious and eclectic on his own. It didn’t take long until Wyclef became hip-hop's unofficial multicultural conscience; a seemingly omnipresent activist, he assembled or participated in numerous high-profile charity benefit shows for a variety of causes, including aid for his native Haiti. In addition to his niche as hip-hop's foremost global citizen,… Show more Wyclef was also a noted producer and remixer who worked with an impressive array of pop, R&B and hip-hop talent, including Whitney Houston, Santana and Destiny’s Child His third solo album titled Masquerade was released in 2001 and included a diverse and lengthy guest list with Akon, Mary J. Blige, Norah Jones and Shakira. His latest album is titled, Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant, which has been considered by many as urban opera with tracks such as “Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)” and “Any Other Day.” Wyclef Jean

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