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Wyclef Jean remembers how he and his friends chased different "rock star" dreams on his new sinle "Hendrix." The great Wyclef Jean has returned with another track off his upcoming album Carnival Vol. III: Road to Clefication" , following March's "My Girl." The album wil be Wyclef's first in seven years. His new single is entitled "Hendrix," and as you can see by the single artwork, the song explores some of the tempations that led to the demise of the rock legend.  Read more at: hotnewhiphop.com

Wyclef Jean has debuted "Hendrix," the first single off his upcoming album Carnival III: Road to Clefication. Out this fall, Carnival III will be his first album in seven years. The song reflects on Jean's childhood, listening to Jimi Hendrix and growing up with little money. While his cousin had dreams more like Pablo Escobar, Jean wanted to be a rock star. Read more: rollingstone.com  

Wyclef Jean just released a new single from his first album in seven years, and like his best work, it floats effortlessly between genres. “Hendrix” arrives off of Jean’s forthcoming LP Carnival III: Road To Clefication, the followup to his 1997 debut The Carnival and 2007’s Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant. The third installment in the trilogy will be out this fall. Read more at: mtv.com

"Never tune a legend's guitar," Wyclef Jean told the crowd at the Renaissance New York Midtown Hotel's grand opening (June 2). After fiddling around with the strings of his guitar, he shredded through a behind-the-back solo that proves the former Fugees frontman has still got it. It's been seven years since the Haitian native released his studio album From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion, and two years since his Avicii collaboration "Divine Sorrow," the intended first single from a yet-to-be-released album Clefication. This year, though, Wyclef will return to the scene and go back to his roots with the forthcoming album Carnival III, which plays homage to his iconic 1997 debut The Carnival while also moving forward with a sound Wyclef dubs as "acoustic trap." Read the full interview: billboard.com

The Knocks' performance under the Bacardi House Stage at Governors Ball 2016 was one of the more anticipated sets of the day, as the NYC production duo is known for bringing out surprise artists. Read more at: Fuse.tv