Wyclef Jean

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Haitian American guitarist hip hop musician human rapper record producer reggae musician singer-songwriter

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian-born rapper, musician, and producer best known as a member of the Fugees and for his successful solo career blending hip hop, reggae, and world music.

Aliases (1)

Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Haitian American → guitarist → hip hop musician → human → rapper → record producer → reggae musician → singer-songwriter →
activeYearsStart	1980s →
associatedAct	Akon → Fugees → Lauryn Hill → Pras → Santana → Shakira →
awardReceived	Grammy Award →
birthName	Nel Ust Wyclef Jean →
countryOfCitizenship	Haiti → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1969-10-17 →
ethnicGroup	Haitian people →
founded	Yéle Haiti →
genre	R&B → hip hop → neo soul → reggae → world music →
grewUpIn	Brooklyn, New York City → New Jersey, United States →
instrument	guitar → piano → vocals →
languageSpoken	English → French → Haitian Creole →
memberOf	Fugees →
name	Wyclef Jean →
notableAlbum	Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant → Masquerade → The Carnival → The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book →
notableWork	911 → Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee → Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant → Gone till November → Hips Don't Lie → Masquerade → The Carnival → The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book → The Score →
occupation	actor → political activist → rapper → record producer → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti →
producerOf	Hips Don't Lie → Maria Maria →
ranForOffice	President of Haiti →
residence	New Jersey, United States →
yearOfPresidentialBid	2010 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dangerously in Love → My Love Is Your Love → Shine → The 18th Day → The Hip-Hop Violinist →	producer
Destiny's Child → Jerry Duplessis →	associatedAct
Carlos Santana → Miri Ben-Ari →	collaboratedWith
Behind the Front → Shine →	featuresArtist
Wyclef Jean ("Nel Ust Wyclef Jean") →	birthName
The Hip-Hop Violinist →	hasGuestArtist
Knockin' on Heaven's Door →	hasNotableCoverVersionBy
Humanitarian Award →	hasRecipient
Wyclef Jean →	name