WYCLEF JEAN PERFORMS IN HAITI

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Wyclef Jean returned to his native Haiti this week to participate in his Yele Haiti Foundation’s Yele Fest. The rapper performed in front of 50,000 people in Haiti on Friday (December 1st). Jean partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme agency to create the one week festival that runs from November 30th to December 5th. The goal of the Yele Fest is to encourage artistic and cultural development as well as to boost the country’s economy.

WFP’s Representative in Haiti, Mamadou Mbaye, said, “Wyclef Jean very cleverly uses culture as a means of addressing contemporary social issues, for he has seen the importance of art and culture in enhancing and changing people’s lives in all areas of society.”

“Good, good. I just did a new deal with BMG soI finally got all my funding in place with Morgan Stanley. I raised about $40 million, it was just in Variety magazine. Starting my own company. I’ve always been about paying for my own stuff. Never going to the record labels. You know I could have had more fame but you I like to make all the money, Master P style. But it’s all been good.”

In related news, Wylef isn’t the only Haitian rapper making big moves. Wring G recently announced the formation of his BMG supported entertainment company. The rapper said,