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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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Wyclef Jean
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 17
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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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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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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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When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.
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I always want to know what's wrong with you, why you ain't smiling. That's just my character I just love people and want to see people having a good time.
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People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.
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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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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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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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When I rap, I get to express myself in a way where putting words together is like poetry, and sometimes it's better to talk in certain expressions than sing, you know? So I love, I love to rhyme when I want to express certain things.
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I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of a drum playing in the village, and I found my own drum and just picked it up and started playing, the worst song ever written by Wyclef Jean.But it actually started a vibe.
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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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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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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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No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.
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When you enter the realm of politics, you don't enter it because you want to be popular. When I want to be popular, I pull on a guitar and sing a song.
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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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If you go in the ring and box and you're angry, you're gonna lose the match.
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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'm cheap, and I'm proud of it!
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