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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.
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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When you're talkin' about a great man, you're not talking more than one person. It's not about how many people are followin' you, it's about the fact that you're a great man, that's all it's about.
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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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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'm not going away fast I've been around for a while, and plan to be around for a while more.
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My accomplishment has helped millions of kids see that they can come from a poor family and go somewhere, make something out of themselves. Ive been doing it for seven years professionally.
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