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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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Every generation is gonna keep changing, and you just have to embrace the change.
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For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.
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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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I like Bergen County because it's nice and quiet. It's beautiful, and I can get to the city way quick.
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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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All that violence in the world, we need to stop that
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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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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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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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I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.
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I've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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My parents were Christian.
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I lived in the projects and the ghetto, and turned the negative into a positive.
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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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Michael Jackson was my musical God. He made me believe that all things are possible, and through real and positive music. He can live forever! I love Michael Jackson. God Bless him.
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No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.
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