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The Oregon Symphony got a healthy dose of hip-hop Sunday night with a special performance from Grammy-winning artist Wyclef Jean. The rapper, musician and producer is perhaps best known for his time with the Fugees. Throughout his career, he’s blended hip-hop with a variety of musical styles. He did that again Sunday evening, weaving hits like “Killing Me Softly” and “Gone Till November” with a full orchestra. Read more: kgw.com

It was a night of hip-hop and symphony in Portland Sunday, at a special concert the Oregon Symphony presented featuring Wyclef Jean.  Good music will always be good music. Jean, a multi-Grammy award-winning producer, actor, author, and hip hop guitarist, blended seamlessly with the strings in a whole new work of art.  “I’m a showman,” said Jean. “When I show up, it’s like the main reason I’m up there is to celebrate life and make you have a good time. And at the same time, take you through a journey.” Read more: koin.com

Green Day , Weezer and Fall Out Boy are hitting the road together on their  Hella Mega Tour  in 2020, and to mark the event, all three bands are Jimmy Kimmel 's musical guests on ABC's   Jimmy Kimmel Live!  this week. Wednesday, Fall Out Boy took the stage with Wyclef Jean for the TV debut of "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)," a new song off their greatest hits collection,  Believes Never Die -- Volume Two  , arriving November 15. Read more: rock947.com

Fall Out Boy is gearing up to release its second Greatest Hits collection, Greatest Hits: Believers Never Die Volume Two, and to celebrate the band shared a brand new song called "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" featuring Wyclef Jean. The new tune will be featured on the upcoming album. "I think we've always been big fans of Fugees and Wyclef," Pete Wentz said in a recent interview. "He's got an incredible sense of melody that's kind of out there. It's like you can tell it's a mix from all over kind of the globe, which is cool, and super inspired by seeing my kids and that they just listen to song, to song, to song, to song and it's going from Queen to Lil Uzi to you know..." Read more: iheart.com

The east coast was the center of attention on the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards stage as five big-name artists performed snippets of their chart-topping songs. All except one are veterans in hip hop: Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah, Wyclef Jean, Redman, and Fetty Wap. The network wanted to give New Jersey a moment to shine at the VMAs, and they did just that with their medley. Read more:  hotnewhiphop.com