Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean didn't score the prestigious title of Haiti's Commander-in-Chief, but the rapper/producer never let the upset deter him from returning to the profession that originally pushed him in front of the public's eye. Armed with a "good friend" -- a maroon guitar -- Wyclef acts as a political and social storyteller on his new EP, 'If I Were President: My Haitian Experience... Read Mo

Artist: Wyclef Jean Song: 'Election Time' Why You Should Watch: The singer-songwriter/producer is putting his recent political struggles to music and calls for a generational revolution with the video for the first track off his upcoming six-song EP 'If I Were President: My Haitian Experience,' which will be available digitally on December 7...

Wyclef Jean's recent campaign for the Haitian presidency became more of a media nightmare than he had initially imagined. After weeks of interviews, sniping with celebrities and battling with election authorities, Jean was barred from officially running and suffered from what appeared to be an episode of extreme exhaustion...

He may have been rejected as a candidate for presidency in Haiti, but Wyclef Jean has been accepted at Rhode Island's Brown University. The Ivy League institution has accepted the producer/rapper/singer as a visiting fellow -- a scholar, practitioner invited to join the faculty for a limited time -- in its Department of Africana Studies for the 2010-11 academic year...

Wyclef Jean hasn't had much of a break since campaigning to be elected president of Haiti, and it seems that all the stress has finally gotten to him. The singer-songwriter/political activist allegedly checked himself into a New Jersey hospital due to stress and fatigue, with inside sources reaching out to Haitian activist organization AFACeAFACe to share the news with the world...

Three weeks ago, Wyclef Jean was still determined to protest his denied bid for the Haitian Presidency, when he released the song 'Prison for the CEP,' attacking the Haitian Electoral Committee. But on Tuesday, September 21, the former Fugees singer issued a statement explaining that he is officially giving up the battle for a spot in the race...

A representative for actor Sean Penn has responded to Wyclef Jean's allegations that the actor abuses cocaine, denouncing Wyclef's them as "ludicrous." Penn, who has spent the last six months working on the Haitian relief effort, has been a vocal critic of Wyclef's presidential campaign, publicly questioning the former Fugee's intentions...

Former Haitian presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean performed a controversial new song in New York this past weekend, attacking two of his campaign's most vocal critics -- Sean Penn and Pras. Taking the stage at Hot 97's On Da Reggae Tip concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, 'Clef aimed some vitriolic darts at respected actor/activist Penn and his former Fugees groupmate Pras during his performa

Wyclef Jean is protesting his exclusion from Haiti's upcoming presidential election through song. Wyclef released 'Prizon Pou K.E.P.A.' via his Twitter account on Wednesday, August 25. The song's title translates to "Prison for the CEP," the Haitian electoral committee which ruled 'Clef ineligible to run for president, and which he accuses of being "headed by Lucifer" in the s

The Wyclef Jean presidency campaign saga has now officially ended before it really got started in any meaningful way. While the former Fugee tried to keep hope alive by claiming he was filing a legal appeal to the Haitian election board, who barred his candidacy last week, Clef has decided to fold his cards and move on...