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At this point, we don’t need to tell you who Wyclef Jean is. But in case you lost your memory, he’s a famous singer, rapper, guitarist, producer and Haitian actor. At only 9 years old, he came to the US with his family and later went on to join the famous group we know today called the Fugees, with whom he will discover fame with, notably with their famous opus  The Score.  After a long period of time, he decides to go solo and goes on to release multiple platinum disks that equal up to 31 million disks sold and 3 Grammy Awards. Read more: trace.tv

A lineup featuring  Usher, Jill Scott, Wyclef Jean, Estelle  and  Anthony Brown  will honor the 85thbirthday of  Ambassador Andrew Young  with a mega-celebration on June 3 at Philips Arena. The event, hosted by “Black-ish” star  Anthony Anderson , will also spotlight the Andrew J. Young International Leadership Awards, which recognizes individuals who promote activism, philanthropy and leadership on a global stage. Read More:  http://music.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/31/usher-jill-scott-wyclef-jean-and-others-will-honor-ambassador-andrew-young-this-weekend/

Wyclef Jean , fresh off the February release of his latest album  J'Ouvert , was a performer at this weekend's Ship Show music festival, which took place on the USS Hornet, a historic military aircraft carrier that has been retired from active duty. In a video posted to Instagram, Wyclef can be seen rapping to rabid fans while holding onto the side of a speaker truss. He's balancing while several meters up in the air, with the tricky part being him climbing down after without dropping the mic in the process. Read more:  http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/wyclef-jean-performs-above-the-stage-during-ship-show-music-festival-news.33024.html?

Jean met with reporters Friday afternoon, hours before performing outside the Little Haiti Cultural Center. The evening's show was the first in a series of appearances Jean had scheduled this weekend in Miami, where the large Haitian-American community anxiously waits for the Trump Administration to decide whether to renew immigration benefits granted to Haitians after a 2010 earthquake struck their Caribbean homeland.   Read more:  http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7801276/wyclef-jean-talks-mistaken-identity-arrest-support-haiti

In Little Haiti, Friday night, there’s no question who the boss is. Wyclef Jean headlines “Sounds of Little Haiti” to celebrate Haitian Heritage Month. Deco hung out with the singer earlier Friday, and he said people seeing him perform are “going to sweat without ever working out.”   Read more:  http://wsvn.com/entertainment/wyclef-jean-headlines-sounds-of-little-haits-1-year-anniversary/