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Wyclef Jean, 'The Carnival, Vol. III: The Fall & Rise of a Refugee' (Sept. 15) Two decades after Wyclef Jean first released  The Carnival  -- his multi-platinum-selling solo debut -- and ten years after the record's less-hyped sequel  Vol. 2 , Wyclef Jean will return with  The Carnival, Vol. III: The Rise and Fall of a Refugee . Round numbers aside, the timing might be just right for Wyclef's re-emergence -- recent collabs with Gorgon City and The Knocks (the latter of whom repay the favor on this set) have reintroduced him to the underground, while DJ Khaled's "Wild Thoughts" still has Wyclef's "East Coast... West Coast" utterances from the original "Maria Maria" stuck in the heads of top 40 listeners nationwide. Read more: billboard.com

Wyclef Jean reunites with his fictitious "Carnival Band" in his new video for "What Happened to Love." In the studio with the ex-Fugee for eighth album 'Clefication' The video opens with Wyclef's former manager insisting that the Haitian rapper "put the band back together." "Not the Fugees, not yet. The Fugees will come," the manager promises. "I'm talking about the Carnival Band." From there, Wyclef Jean reaches out to his ex-band mates: Boom Bap Clef, Uber-driving Carnival Clef and Permy Clef, each of whom has a distinct resemblance to Wyclef himself. Read more: rollingstone.com

In 1997, Wyclef Jean dropped his debut solo album  The Carnival . Coming just after his group the Fugees decided to go their separate ways, it became a critically celebrated project that ultimately netted him a nomination for Best Rap Album of the year at the Grammys and took home the award for Best R&B Video for the single “Gone Til November.” Now, 20 years later, Jean is going back to  The Carnival  for a third time and plans to release his next work  The Carnival Vol. III: The Fall & Rise Of A Refugee , next month on September 15, but is available for pre-order now. Today, Uproxx Music is premiering a brand new video from that project, the lead single “What Happened To Love.” Co-produced by the Knocks with a guest vocal from LunchMoney Lewis, Wyclef’s latest offering is a sun-soaked banger, perfectly suited for poolside dance parties. Read more: uproxx.com

The soothing finger-picking of a Spanish guitar is not something that’s immediately associated with the Wu-Tang Clan… But Wyclef Jean revealed on a new episode of  Drink Champs  that he owes the composition of his iconic 1999 “Maria Maria” collab with Carlos Santana to an extremely unexpected source. Read more:  http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.44325/title.how-wyclef-jean-helped-turn-wu-tang-clan-into-hits-for-carlos-santana-dj-khaled

In 1997, after the phenomenal success of the Fugees – the hip-hop trio he founded with Lauryn Hill and Pras – Wyclef Jean released his solo debut, “The Carnival.”  Anchored by the huge single “Gone Til November,” the album was a double platinum smash in the U.S. that drew on Jean’s global influences. He followed it up with another global feel-good sequel, “The Carnival Vol. 2: Memoirs of an Immigrant,” in 2007. He’ll release Vol. 3 in September. On the eve of his concert Thursday at Neighborhood Theatre, he spoke to The Observer about the new album, the anniversary and prophetic lyrics. Read more here : http://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article166230427.html#storylink=cpy