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It was important to me to go back to the grungy, because all of a sudden you get excited again, 'cause there's another whole dimension of 'Clef that you wasn't expecting to hear.
Wyclef Jean
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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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