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Wyclef Jean

Haitian rapper, producer, and philanthropist
Also known as: Nel Ust Wyclef Jean, Nel Ust Wycliffe Jean
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Wyclef Jean (born October 17, 1969, Croix des Bouquets, Haiti) is a Haitian rapper, producer, and philanthropist whose dynamic, politically inflected rhymes and keen ear for hooks established him as a significant force in popular music. Born in a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Jean was raised by relatives after his parents immigrated to the United States. At age nine he and his younger brother joined their parents in Brooklyn, New York. The family moved to Newark,...

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