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Wyclef Jean is getting some additional mileage out of his 2004 single “President” this election season. Earlier this month, he released an updated version of the song, “If I Was President 2016,” with lyrics about Black Lives Matter, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump. The newly released music video, which doubles as a Funny or Die skit, features Jean in three Oval Office personas: a cheerful, weed-smoking Clinton, an angry Trump, and a sleepy Bernie Sanders.   Read more: Spin.com

Wyclef Jean releases "If I Was President 2016," a reimagined version of his political classic, today. The track, with new lyrics about the current political and social climate, can be purchased  here .  Listen to "If I Was President 2016" Here The track will be featured on J'ouvert, Wyclef's highly anticipated new EP that will be available digitally on November 18th. J'ouvert features Young Thug, Walk The Moon and others,and the title refers to the offical beginning of Carnival. Read more: broadwayworld.com  

Featured on Wyclef Jean’s upcoming EP,  J’ouvert , “If I Was President 2016” revisits his 2004 track, “President” from  Welcome To Haiti: Creole 101  and gives it an update. If Wyclef was president in 2016, he’d address police brutality, racism and everything else happening in the current social and political climate.  Read more: hiphopdx.com

At a studio on New York’s Upper East Side, I’ve just met up with Wyclef Jean, ostensibly to talk about new music, but at the moment, Clef’s mind is 1,500 miles away, in his native land of Haiti—and understandably so. Only a day before, Hurricane Matthew had become the latest disaster to befall the Western Hemisphere’s most hard-luck nation, striking Haiti’s isolated southern peninsula, leaving tens of thousands homeless and claiming hundreds of lives.  Wyclef has been one of Haiti's most visible ambassadors in the past two decades. He’s repeatedly drawn on his Haitian roots in his music; he organized a hugely successful telethon in response to the nation’s devastating 2010 earthquake; and he even fielded a short-lived run for president of the country, until his candidacy was ruled ineligible. Read more: pigeonsandplanes.com

Wyclef Jean made an entire film for his new music video. The Fugues member recruited veteran actors Michael K. Williams and Tasha Smith to help him tell the story of his single “Hendrix.” The visual portrays a young man committing a robbery in order to get his girl some jewelry. But the victim of the chain snatching comes back with a vengeance, which leads to some dire consequences. The video enhances Wyclef Jean’s tale of the choices people make when they are in a difficult situation. The song is inspired by Wyclef’s own experience as he watched others go down a dangerous path while he stuck with music. Read more: xxlmag.com