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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.

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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Ghetto
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I feel that life is short, so we should be disciplined, but at the same time we should have a good time.
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No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.
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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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In the beginning I had women problems, 'cause you know, I represent for the guys. But I was actin' a fool, whilin' out. I'm not sayin' I don't while out anymore. I'm not gonna lie to you.
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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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I'm like Cab Calloway: I love the entertainment, and I've loved entertaining people ever since I was little.
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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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That's the best way to feed the human mind. That's how Bob Marley did it. He never put it in your face. After you got the groove, you were just singing the hooks, because you thought it was cool.
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If you go in the ring and box and you're angry, you're gonna lose the match.
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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 a lot of people don't know is that Wyclef started off as a battle rapper, when he decided that he would rhyme.
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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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A lot of my music is very reggae- driven. Half of my life Bob Marley was all I listened to.
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I think the greatest thing about America is the American Dream.
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If I can't take five years out to serve my country as president, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything.
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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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My first record wasn't even with the Fugees. I was signed to Big Beat Records, so I was signed back in 1989 to the label that the Knocks are on now. You can always tell which generation had the pulse based on how they see things.
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