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Haiti is my country. The same way the Beatles are received in England - that's how Wyclef Jean is received in Haiti, do you know what I mean?
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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Kwadèbouke
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Michael Jackson was my musical God. He made me believe that all things are possible, and through real and positive music. He can live forever! I love Michael Jackson. God Bless him.
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You might see a female, and she triggers something, or you see an old lady walking down the street, she triggers something. You go to Africa, you see the vibes, that triggers something.
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No matter how far you go, if you can't go back to the essence, you're not sayin' nothin'. The essence for me is hip-hop. But the hip-hop community I came up in isn't a loyal community.
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It will be true work that the kids can follow, as opposed to a facade of you doin' something, and you're doin' nothing.
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When you're talkin' about a great man, you're not talking more than one person. It's not about how many people are followin' you, it's about the fact that you're a great man, that's all it's about.
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At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.
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My battle raps couldn't get me groceries from the supermarket.
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When I lose touch with the audience and the reality of what life really is, I'll be Vanilla Ice or something.
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My father being a Caribbean minister, one day I stole the radio. The radio that I stole, I took it to school, showing off how big this boom box was and how bad I was at the time. Once my father figured out where I left the radio, he then got his belt and he walked me, he beat me all the way to where I had hid the radio, and with the boom box.
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For everybody who lost somebody out there and stuff, when you need therapy, music is the best way.
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I've known Clinton for probably the last year that he was in office and stuff. The vibe that I always got from Clinton was, you-know, he never gave me a president-vibe.
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I come from a hut, from a hut I went to the projects, from the projects I went to a mansion so you out there you have ABSOLUTLY NO EXCUSE!
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Rap records don't make you feel good no more. Six months after release, it can't come back as a classic
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What I'm trying to do is break the genre from what is rap and what is music.
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I like Bergen County because it's nice and quiet. It's beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.
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I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.
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The reason why we love America so much is America is the only place you can actually come in and wave your flag.
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My grandfather was a voodoo priest. A lot of my life dealt with spirituality. I can close my eyes and remember where I come from.
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Ever since I was a little kid, there used to be the Carnival that used to pass.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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