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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
Actor
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Musician
Rapper
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My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason I was raised with a lot of studies.
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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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The reason why we're warriors is that we rise to the occasion anyone that's felt like the system put them down, and then they rose to the occasion, they're a warrior. It's not about whether you come from the hood or you come from the suburbs, you know what I mean? It's about reality and life.
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Once you're done in hip-hop, you're done.
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It was important that I became successful. People say they do it for the love, and yes, you do it for the love, but you want to be successful
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I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.
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My dad was in the hood, he was a minister, and he would always put churches in the ghetto.
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When I'm rhyming it's all in my head... Like the slaves, when they were picking cotton, they would block out their minds. They would sing.
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Once we revolutionize the music industry, then we can revolutionize our communities and everything in the world, 'cause what happens is, the communities are listening to the music.
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I'm not going away fast I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.
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I want to be part of a different kind of celebrity, one that thinks not just about charity but policy.
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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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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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I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
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You get quick money, it's beautiful, there's sunshine, but at the end of the day, you find out it's all a masquerade, baby. It's not what it seems.
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I do music for the love of it, and I've been doing it from a very young age: about 11.
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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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Mama, you know you raised me with no father figure. I wanna take this time to thank you, even though I'm doing life.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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