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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!
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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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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I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.
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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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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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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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People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.
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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
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I don't see no more Billie Holidays, no more Marvin Gayes, no more Smokey Robinsons. I don't even see no more Nirvanas.
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My accomplishment has helped millions of kids see that they can come from a poor family and go somewhere, make something out of themselves. Ive been doing it for seven years professionally.
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I've been communicating with the Fugees, and it feels a lot better now than it did three or four years ago.
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I always look outside.
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Wyclef is a musician that tried to unite as many musicians at once as possible. I am trying to be successful at that. The greatest challenge is that, I just got arrested for protesting in NYC for cutting the school budgets... And I think that it's important to stand up. Schools are important.
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I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.
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What happens is we're all gonna return to dirt, so at the end of the day we're all equal.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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I know that the nice shines I have on is going to pass. The nice cars will pass. All that will stay is the music and the work. That's where I get the inspiration to help people out and work
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I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
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Me and my father went through a war period where we wasn't talking. He wanted me to go to theology school - I didn't want to go. I wanted to do music. I told him I was a minister through music.
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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today
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Keep in mind: true revolution is only seven people, right?
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