Wyclef Jean sits down with the HOT 97’s Mornings With Mero to discuss it all — from Haiti’s historic World Cup run and the controversy with Scotland, to the making of his groundbreaking debut album The Carnival (celebrating 30 years), and his ambitious new 7-album project Clef Notes.
Wyclef opens up about his childhood in Haiti and the Marlboro projects, learning to rap as a survival mechanism, and the creative vision behind The Carnival that the label thought was crazy. He also reflects on running for president of Haiti in 2010, his plans to develop island tourism, and the urgent need for decentralized banking, job creation through agriculture, and tech education for Haiti’s youth.
Plus — Wyclef speaks on the Fugees reunion tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Score, addresses Pras Michel’s harsh sentence, the collab with G Herbo, bringing Destiny’s Child on tour, and his ongoing mission to bridge the divide between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Clef Notes freestyle intro
Interview begins
Haiti & World Cup controversy
NY Knicks championship talk
The making of The Carnival
Label resistance & Bob Dylan cameo
How Destiny’s Child “No No No” came together
G Herbo collab explained
7-album strategy & the singles era shift
Running for president of Haiti
Haiti policy: banking, jobs & tech
Haiti vs. DR divide
Haiti tourism & Pearl Island proposal
Fugees reunion & Pras Michel
30th anniversary of The Score & The Carnival
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