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The Wyclef Jean music is eclectic music. Wyclef represents music -eclectic music. I've been doing this music since I was a child, and I said I will refuse for anyone to put me into a box.

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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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I was a jazz major in high school, in an all-jazz band. No matter what I do, it features my musical influences.
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The thing which America allows you to be is it's the country of opportunities.
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Once you're done in hip-hop, you're done.
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The first thing you must learn is to always treat a man and a woman with total respect and honor, 'cause if you do that, the legacy you will leave behind will be work.
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