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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

Wyclef Jean sure knows how to get a party started with an uptempo tune. In his visuals to “What Happened To Love” the Brooklyn  Carnival  artist tears a page out of Andre 3000’s book and becomes a man of many hats (or wigs) depending on which instrument he’s playing at the moment. Anyone ever call 9-1-1 for that shorty that shot him in the heart? Heard she was five-foot-four. Speaking of bodily harm, Twista gets his horror movie on and takes a few hostages into his dungeon chamber where all hope gets lost in his ominous clip to “Disrespectful.” Check out the rest of todays drops including work from Steve Aoki featuring Gucci Mane & T-Pain, Jacquees featuring Ty Dolla $ign & Quavo, and more. Watch now: hiphopwired.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  

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN are the Drink Champs. In this episode the guys drink it up with the multi-talented Wyclef Jean! They discuss the early days leading into the Fugees and recording at the Bugga Basement. They also talk about Clef’s solo career working with the likes of Santana, and Shakira as well as his involvement in the Canibus / LL battle, his political aspirations and a lot more! Read more:  http://drinkchamps.com/index.php/episodes/episode-90-w-wyclef-jean-drinkchamps/