Sean Healy Presents
Wyclef Jean
In the years since first meeting his fellow Fugees cofounders -- Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel ("Pras") Michel -- and 10 years since launching his prolific solo career with 1997's Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee All-Stars, Wyclef Jean has effortlessly crossed genres, generations and geographic boundaries as a musical goodwill ambassador and a diplomat for positive cultural evolution.
His musical journey began in Haiti, where he sang in his father's church at the age of 3. 12 years later, after moving to the United States at age 10, Wyclef formed his first serious musical collaboration, the Tranzlator Crew, in 1987, with New Jersey classmates Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel (whom Wyclef calls his "cousin"). By 1994, the Tranzlator Crew had become the Fugees and the group enjoyed its first critical acclaim and moderate chart success with its debut album, "Blunted On Reality," and a pair of singles: "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab."
The Fugees sophomore album, 1996's The Score fulfilled the group's promise in bigger ways than anyone had imagined, becoming a full-blown cultural phenomenon. "The Score" reached the #1 slots on Billboard's Top 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts, produced three hit singles -- "Fu-Gee-La," "Killing Me Softly With His Song," and "Ready Or Not" -- and earned two Grammys: Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Killing Me Softly With His Song") and Best Rap Album. The Score went on to become the world's #1 top-selling hip-hop album of all-time, selling more than 19 million copies globally and still counting.
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Wyclef Jean
In the years since first meeting his fellow Fugees cofounders -- Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel ("Pras") Michel -- and 10 years since launching his prolific solo career with 1997's Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee All-Stars, Wyclef Jean has effortlessly crossed genres, generations and geographic boundaries as a musical goodwill ambassador and a diplomat for positive cultural evolution.
His musical journey began in Haiti, where he sang in his father's church at the age of 3. 12 years later, after moving to the United States at age 10, Wyclef formed his first serious musical collaboration, the Tranzlator Crew, in 1987, with New Jersey classmates Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel (whom Wyclef calls his "cousin"). By 1994, the Tranzlator Crew had become the Fugees and the group enjoyed its first critical acclaim and moderate chart success with its debut album, "Blunted On Reality," and a pair of singles: "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab."
The Fugees sophomore album, 1996's The Score fulfilled the group's promise in bigger ways than anyone had imagined, becoming a full-blown cultural phenomenon. "The Score" reached the #1 slots on Billboard's Top 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts, produced three hit singles -- "Fu-Gee-La," "Killing Me Softly With His Song," and "Ready Or Not" -- and earned two Grammys: Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Killing Me Softly With His Song") and Best Rap Album. The Score went on to become the world's #1 top-selling hip-hop album of all-time, selling more than 19 million copies globally and still counting.
Sean Healy Presents
Wyclef Jean
In the years since first meeting his fellow Fugees cofounders -- Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel ("Pras") Michel -- and 10 years since launching his prolific solo career with 1997's Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee All-Stars, Wyclef Jean has effortlessly crossed genres, generations and geographic boundaries as a musical goodwill ambassador and a diplomat for positive cultural evolution.
His musical journey began in Haiti, where he sang in his father's church at the age of 3. 12 years later, after moving to the United States at age 10, Wyclef formed his first serious musical collaboration, the Tranzlator Crew, in 1987, with New Jersey classmates Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel (whom Wyclef calls his "cousin"). By 1994, the Tranzlator Crew had become the Fugees and the group enjoyed its first critical acclaim and moderate chart success with its debut album, "Blunted On Reality," and a pair of singles: "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab."
The Fugees sophomore album, 1996's The Score fulfilled the group's promise in bigger ways than anyone had imagined, becoming a full-blown cultural phenomenon. "The Score" reached the #1 slots on Billboard's Top 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts, produced three hit singles -- "Fu-Gee-La," "Killing Me Softly With His Song," and "Ready Or Not" -- and earned two Grammys: Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Killing Me Softly With His Song") and Best Rap Album. The Score went on to become the world's #1 top-selling hip-hop album of all-time, selling more than 19 million copies globally and still counting.
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Wyclef Jean
In the years since first meeting his fellow Fugees cofounders -- Lauryn Hill and Prakazrel ("Pras") Michel -- and 10 years since launching his prolific solo career with 1997's Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival Featuring Refugee All-Stars, Wyclef Jean has effortlessly crossed genres, generations and geographic boundaries as a musical goodwill ambassador and a diplomat for positive cultural evolution.
His musical journey began in Haiti, where he sang in his father's church at the age of 3. 12 years later, after moving to the United States at age 10, Wyclef formed his first serious musical collaboration, the Tranzlator Crew, in 1987, with New Jersey classmates Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel (whom Wyclef calls his "cousin"). By 1994, the Tranzlator Crew had become the Fugees and the group enjoyed its first critical acclaim and moderate chart success with its debut album, "Blunted On Reality," and a pair of singles: "Nappy Heads" and "Vocab."
The Fugees sophomore album, 1996's The Score fulfilled the group's promise in bigger ways than anyone had imagined, becoming a full-blown cultural phenomenon. "The Score" reached the #1 slots on Billboard's Top 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums charts, produced three hit singles -- "Fu-Gee-La," "Killing Me Softly With His Song," and "Ready Or Not" -- and earned two Grammys: Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Killing Me Softly With His Song") and Best Rap Album. The Score went on to become the world's #1 top-selling hip-hop album of all-time, selling more than 19 million copies globally and still counting.
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