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It will be true work that the kids can follow, as opposed to a facade of you doin' something, and you're doin' nothing.

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 I'm rhyming it's all in my head... Like the slaves, when they were picking cotton, they would block out their minds. They would sing.
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I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.
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There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.
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At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure.
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Keep in mind: true revolution is only seven people, right?
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Haiti is my country. The same way the Beatles are received in England - that's how Wyclef Jean is received in Haiti, do you know what I mean?
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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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I've known Clinton for probably the last year that he was in office and stuff. The vibe that I always got from Clinton was, you-know, he never gave me a president-vibe.
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I'm the hip-hop Quincy Jones of today
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I'm hands-on with everything, always trying to reach the real people.
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I've never really [written] something that was inspired.
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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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Ever since I was a little kid, there used to be the Carnival that used to pass.
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I grew up in a Caribbean family household, so the parents are always right. My father smacked me up til I was 20. It was a strict household.
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On Sundays I give the sermons like my dad used to give. I utilize it as a revolutionary tool, as a thinking tool, as a tool where I can recruit people, DM them, and give them information that I feel that they need going forward.
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No matter what I'm goin' through, I could still exist.
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I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.
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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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