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"Many many, many many many." This week marks the 15th anniversary of The Fugees’ breakout sophomore album that sold 17 million copies worldwide and made the New Jersey trio of Pras Michel, Lauryn Hill, and Wyclef Jean one of the leading forces of 1990s...
New Jersey, swagger with diva elegance and gospel conviction. Slipping effortlessly into Chaka’s “everywoman” shoes, she stepped into the decade in which black popular culture most fully became global popular culture and musically asserted her breezy...
Fans of hip hop artist Wyclef Jean (L) crowd around him hoping to receive an autograph during an event in Port-au-Prince December 14, 2011. Minister Louis Farrakhan, leader of African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam, was at the event as... View Photo »
Since Yele launched six years ago we have helped close to half a million people. I will always love and serve the Haitian people until the day I die
The singer has done a lot for Haiti and says he is planning even more. “I think my next thing is I want to focus on seeing how I could build a Wyclef Jean School of the Arts. I feel if I focus on that maybe that’s something that can sustain itself and...
May she be protected by light and have a life filled with peaceful times." Randy Jackson: "Wow I am devastated. the world has lost another one of the best voices in history. RIP whitney houston, so fortunate am I to have worked with u, and have u touch...
But there were many more. Every young girl of the 1980s and 1990s has a favourite Whitney song. Mine was "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)", an elating, vibrant pop track, bursting with cheesy synths. For others it's the reggae-tinged Wyclef...
Hip hop artist Wyclef Jean speaks to the crowd after a speech by Minister Louis Farrakhan (not seen), leader of African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam, in Port-au-Prince December 14, 2011. Farrakhan is on a five-day trip to Haiti to... View Photo »
In the months following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a charity run by hip-hop star Wyclef Jean spent a pittance of the money it took in on disaster relief and doled out millions in questionable contracts....Records show that Yele Haiti spent just $5.1 million for emergency relief efforts, includ...
Where’s the album?’ You’re like, ‘I got to go ahead.’ I think my next thing is I want to focus on seeing how I could build a Wyclef Jean School of the Arts. I feel if I focus on that, maybe that’s something that can sustain itself and it can last...
She blessed us with so much greatness in songs that we can never ever forget her. Whitney was a dear friend and my family will truly miss her. Our love and prayers go out to the entire Houston family! We love and miss u Whitney!” Wyclef Jean: “This is...
Wyclef Jean (IPA: /ˈwajklɛf ˈʒɑn/) born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a multi-platinum hip hop legend Haitian-American musician, actor, producer and former-member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. Wyclef has sold more than 31 million albums throughout his career together with his album sales with The Fugees. Full Article
Hip hop artist Wyclef Jean speaks to the crowd after a speech by Minister Louis Farrakhan (not seen), leader of African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam, in Port-au-Prince December 14, 2011. Farrakhan is on a five-day trip to Haiti to explore ways his organization can...
View Photo »Accompanied by Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean, left, Louis Farrakhan, leader of the African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam, center, delivers a speech in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Dec. 14, 2011. Farrakhan is on a five-day visit to Haiti.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: Wyclef Jean poses for a photo during the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 100th Anniversary gala at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on October 19, 2011 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: Wyclef Jean hosts Pink Zumbathon Party in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer at Alexandra Palace on October 16, 2011 in London, England.
View Photo »Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean (L), Haiti's First Lady Sophia Martelly (2nd L), Haiti's President Michel Martelly and U.S. fashion designer Donna Karan (R) attend the celebration of the success of the book "Haiti After the Earthquake", in New York September 20, 2011.
View Photo »Haitian hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean (L) and Haiti's President Michel Martelly shake hands at an event celebrating the success of the book "Haiti After the Earthquake" in New York September 20, 2011.
View Photo »Haitian hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean (L) and Haiti's President Michel Martelly attend an event celebrating the success of the book "Haiti After the Earthquake" in New York September 20, 2011.
View Photo »Wyclef Jean, left, and Haitian President Michel Martelly attend a party to benefit Donna Karan's Hope, Help and Rebuild Haiti charity, in New York, Tuesday, Sept, 20, 2011.
View Photo »NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Singer Wyclef Jean and Rebecca Kingsley attends Donna Karan Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at 547 W 26th Street on September 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: Musician Wyclef Jean and designer Donna Karan attend the Donna Karan New York Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at 547 West 26th Street on September 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Musician Wyclef Jean designer Donna Karan and American VOGUE Editor in Chief Anna Wintour attend the Donna Karan New York Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at 547 West 26th Street on September 12, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean (R) and U.S. fashion designer Donna Karan speak while touring the Building Back Better Communities (BBBC) Housing Expo in Port-au-Prince July 21, 2011. The BBBC is a project seeking the best solutions for re-housing Haitians displaced by the earthquake that...
View Photo »Hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean walks through one of the houses on exhibit at the Building Back Better Communities (BBBC) Housing Expo in Port-au-Prince July 21, 2011. The BBBC is a project seeking the best solutions for re-housing Haitians displaced by the earthquake that devastated the...
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 13: Musician Wyclef Jean attends the 2011 Apollo Theater Spring Gala at The Apollo Theater on June 13, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Musician Wyclef Jean arrives at the Apollo Theater's Spring Gala Benefit honoring Stevie Wonder in New York City June 13, 2011.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 05: (L-R) Deborra-Lee Furness, Julianna Margulies, Naomi Watts, Donna Karan, Wyclef Jean, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Paul Haggis attend the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Governor's Island on June 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 05: Wyclef Jean performs at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Governor's Island on June 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 05: Wyclef Jean and Philippe Dodard attend the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Governor's Island on June 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 05: Wyclef Jean and Donna Karan speak at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Governor's Island on June 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Petra Nemcova, Founder and Chairwoman, Happy Hearts Fund and evening performer Wyclef Jean celebrate in the afterglow of the Happy Hearts Fund Land of Dreams: Haiti gala on Nov. 5, 2011 in New York City.
View Photo »Grammy-award winning musician Wyclef Jean (C) stands with members of an amputee soccer team composed of Project Medishare patients during a ribbon cutting ceremony in Port-au-Prince May 20, 2011. Wyclef's Yele Haiti Foundation donated the first publicly available 16 slice CT Scanner...
View Photo »Grammy-award winning musician Wyclef Jean (C) poses with staff from Project Medishare and the Yele Haiti Foundation while attending a ribbon cutting ceremony in Port-au-Prince May 20, 2011. Wyclef's Yele Haiti Foundation donated the first publicly available 16 slice CT Scanner which...
View Photo »Haiti President Michel Martelly (R) speaks to the audience as Dr. Barth A. Green, president and co-founder of Project Medishare for Haiti (L), and Grammy-award winning musician Wyclef Jean (C) listen during a ribbon cutting ceremony in Port-au-Prince May 20, 2011. Wyclef Jean's Yele...
View Photo »PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - MAY 14: Richard Morris (R), cousin of newly inaugurated Haitian President Michel Martelly and head of the popular Haitian group RAM, greets musician Wyclef Jean in the stands on inauguration day at the Haitian presidential palace on May 14, 2011 in...
View Photo »Haitian-American musician Wyclef Jean attends the inauguration of Haiti's President Michel Martelly at the Haitian National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday May 14, 2011. The 50-year-old performer known to Haitians as "Sweet Micky" was swept to power in a March 20 presidential...
View Photo »Hip hop artist Wyclef Jean speaks to the crowd after a speech by Minister Louis Farrakhan (not seen), leader of African-American religious movement the Nation of Islam, in Port-au-Prince December 14, 2011. Farrakhan is on a five-day trip to Haiti to explore ways his organization can...
View Photo »Since Yele launched six years ago we have helped close to half a million people. I will always love and serve the Haitian people until the day I die
In the months following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a charity run by hip-hop star Wyclef Jean spent a pittance of the money it took in on disaster relief and doled out millions in questionable contracts....Records show that Yele Haiti spent just $5.1 million for emergency relief efforts, includ...
Immediate decisions were made to save lives and alleviate suffering ... We made decisions that enabled us to provide emergency assistance in the midst of chaos and we stand by those decisions.
I would also give some money to my cousin, Wyclef Jean, who is the founder of the Yele Haiti Foundation
I started Yele in 2005 because I wanted to help people that were helpless in my home country of Haiti ... People who didn’t have a voice, people who didn’t have resources, people who had mostly been forgotten.
The percentage of funds used is consistent with NGOs and Not For Profits operating in Haiti at the time.
Unfortunately, they chose not to include these facts and instead chose to imply that Yele ‘squandered’ donors money. Nothing could be further from the truth
Did I ever use Yele money for personal benefits? Absolutely not. Yele's books are open and transparent
The Post [New York Post] conveniently fails to acknowledge that the decisions that Yele made were a response to one of the world’s most catastrophic natural disasters in modern history and required an immediate humanitarian response
Have we made mistakes before? Yes
With the natural disaster in Haiti and terrorist attacks world wide, this is the least we can do to support the families
