★★★★★
Slick, political, and timely, this EP puts all of Wyclef Jean's concerns into one short, sweet collection dripping with politics and a call to action. After decades of poverty, corruption, and brutal government, the Haitian Earthquake pushed Wyclef's homeland into the world spotlight. A classic success story, Wyclef slipped into America and made a splash as a Grammy-winning rock star...
- www.ink19.com
2011-03-07
★★★★★
What Wyclef Jean lacks in artistry ? namely, stellar skills as a rapper, singer, lyricist and guitarist ? he makes up for in originality. The former Fugee can craft fresh, catchy tunes (like last year's superhit Shakira duet "Hips Don't Lie") that are more than the sum of their parts; unexpected guest stars and global-minded production make bad rapping and singing sound good...
- www.blender.com
2010-08-22
★★★★★
Lauryn Hill had the voice, Pras Michel had the street edge, but Wyclef Jean was the maverick in the Fugees, the one whose understanding of mainstream radio propelled the group from the hip-hop pack to the touchstone of a generation. With a Fugees reunion looking increasingly unlikely, Hill troubled and reclusive and Michel struggling as a solo artist, Jean ? born in Haiti and raised in Brooklyn, New York, giving him an outsider's enthusiasm for pop music ? carries the band's hip-hop/soul torch...
- www.blender.com
2010-08-22
★★★★★
January 1st 2004 marked the bicentennial for Haiti, the world's first black republic. Sadly, the people of Haiti had little reason to be in a festive mood. The country's first ever democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide went into exile on February 29th after months of social and political unrest. The turmoil continued as his militant supporters revolted against the new UN-supported government, until hurricane Jeanne swept away Haiti's remaining social stability in September...
- rapreviews.com
2010-05-15
★★★★★
If Wyclef Jean has already proved one thing, it's that he's bigger than his former running crew The Fugees. When he first went solo with "The Carnival" you could still find Pras, Lauryn Hill and John Forte' making cameo appearances throughout, but by 2000's "The Ecleftic" they had vanished almost completely...
- rapreviews.com
2010-04-17
★★★★★
Few rap artists can draw as much admiration and ire at the sametime as Wyclef Jean. Even though he made his name as one-thirdof rap supergroup The Fugees, he branched out solo to worldwideacclaim with his album "The Carnival". Since then, Wyclef hasbeen all over the place - recording songs with everyone fromU2's Bono to Matt & Trey from TV's "South Park"...
- rapreviews.com
2010-03-26
★★★★★
As ex-stars' moralizing post/anti-gangsta rhymes go, medium hard and sufficiently scientific ("Slumdog Millionaire," "Walk Away").
- www.robertchristgau.com
2010-03-26
★★★★★
Wyclef Jean has "fuck you" money. During his time with The Fugees he soldover 22 million records, enough records for every man, woman, and child inNew York State to have a copy and still have three million left over. Hisfirst solo record "The Carnival" sold 5 million copies worldwide, and evengot suburban soccer moms dancing with its hit single "Gone Till November."While his later records have never matched those insane sales figures, theynever really needed to...
- rapreviews.com
2009-11-20
★★★★★
During the second track of his latest album, Wyclef Jean relates the tale of an autograph-seeking fan mistaking him for Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am. It's an interesting illustration of how far below the radar the former Fugees frontman has fallen since he, Pras and Lauryn Hill topped the charts in the mid-to-late '90s...
- latimesblogs.latimes.com
2009-11-14
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