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...after he won seven consecutive freestyle rap battles (live improvisation contests) on Black Entertainment Television. That led to his becoming the first solo Asian-American rapper signed by a major label (Ruff Ryders). His debut album, The Rest is History, featured big names like Kanye West and Wyclef Jean, and included the taunting single Learn Chinese ("When the pumps go off/ y'all gon' speak Chinese") plus serious tracks that delved into the Tiananmen killings and migrant life ("Think we open restaurants 'cause we cook good...
...subtle reminder that Wyclef’s “Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant” album is just so good. “Fast Car” has a video game theme and serves partially as an extended ad for the Sony Playstation. Wyclef is a driver in a game played by a little kid, and the graphics are punctuated by floating cartoons and scenes of a woman crossing the street with her young daughter—ostensibly characters the kid should avoid hitting while driving. The best scenes in “Fast Car?...
...Wyclef Jean’s new album, “Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant,” starts off in a dark place. In the intro, Jean tells us over the sound of a scratching pen that “a lot of things have changed; the whole world’s in panic.” Wyclef has consistently tried to take socially conscious hip-hop into the mainstream, a worthy cause. This album’s no exception and it seems like he’s on a mission to change the world...
...Wyclef Jean 2) Hootie & the Blowfish 3) Lisa Loeb 4) 3 Doors Down 5) Blessid Union Of Souls 6) Evan and Jaron 7) Korn 8) Sugar Ray 9) “Weird Al” Yankovic 10) Limp Bizkit 11) Natalie Imbruglia 12) Eagle-Eye Cherry 13) The Fallen Angels 14) Coolio 15) Smash Mouth 16) S Club 7 17) Hootie & the Blowfish 18) Da Brat 19) K-Ci and JoJo 20) C + C Music Factory 21) Shaggy 22) The Cardigans 23) O.J. Simpson 24) Lou Bega 25.) Mr. Big 26) Vertical Horizon 27) Jamiroquai 28) Aqua 29) Savage Garden...
...students are more involved in the planning?A: Everything from Mem steps down to the yard is being planned by the CEB. Everything from the steps up toward the church is being planned by the Concert Commission.3. FM: What are your thoughts on social programming failures in the past? Wyclef? What are you doing to change and stay relevant?A: The most important thing is planning ahead and being very thorough in the planning process. A lot of what led to the failures in the past, like Snoop Dogg and Wyclef, were errors of inexperience and we?...