Wyclef Jean
Haitian rapper and record producer
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| March 8 2019 | Released his ninth studio album, Wyclef Goes Back to School Volume 1. |
| 2017 | Wyclef Jean was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, honoring his significant contributions and achievements. |
| December 25 2017 | Announced The Carnival Tour via social media, a 56-show tour spanning from February 9 to October 26, 2018. |
| December 2 2017 | Joined X-Factor UK winning male band Rak-su in the finals, performing alongside English DJ Naughty Boy on their single 'Dimelo'. |
| November 2017 | Released the Wyclef Jean Inspired By mixtape, featuring reworks of popular songs and social commentary. |
| June 9 2017 | Announced that Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee would be available for pre-order on June 22. |
| February 2 2017 | Released single 'Ne Me Quitte Pas' from the J'ouvert Deluxe EP. |
| January 2017 | Announced the upcoming release of J'ouvert EP for February 3. |
| January 19 2017 | Appeared as a diner on Episode 13 of Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 17). |
| November 1 2016 | Released collaboration song 'I Swear' with Young Thug, featured on his J'ouvert EP. |
| October 14 2016 | Released the election-themed song 'If I Was President 2016' for his J'ouvert EP. |
| August 2016 | Featured on Young Thug's mixtape Jeffery on the song 'Kanye West'. |
| June 17 2016 | Released a new song called 'Hendrix' and created a short film featuring Michael K. Williams. |
| May 17 2016 | Wyclef released his first song in two years, hinting at a new album release. |
| March 2016 | Featured on The Knocks' debut album '55'. |
| January 2016 | Appeared as a featured vocalist in The Knocks' single 'Kiss The Sky'. |
| 2015 | Collaborated with Avicii on the song 'Can't Catch Me' from the album Stories, which also featured Matisyahu. |
| May 2014 | Jean's music video for 'April Showers' was temporarily banned from YouTube due to a copyright infringement complaint by Cathy Scott regarding an image similar to an autopsy photo from her book. |
| September 2012 | Published his autobiography 'Purpose: An Immigrant's Story', co-written with journalist Anthony Bozza. |
| August 2012 | Derek Q. Johnson, the last remaining officer of Yéle Haiti, resigned and announced the closure of the organization. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman began investigating the charity for alleged financial improprieties. |
| 2011 | Awarded the National Order of Honour and Merit to the rank of Grand Officer by President Michel Martelly of Haiti. |
| 2010 | After the Haitian earthquake, Yéle Haiti raised over $1 million in 24 hours through Twitter and participated in fundraising efforts including the Hope for Haiti Now telethon organized with George Clooney. |
| August 20 2010 | Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council rejected Jean's presidential candidacy due to not meeting the constitutional residency requirement of living in Haiti for five years before the November 28 election. Jean publicly accepted the committee's decision. |
| August 5 2010 | Wyclef Jean confirmed his intention to run for president of Haiti during a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer, formally filing candidacy papers for the Haitian presidential election with the Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party. |
| February 2010 | Questions arose about Yéle Haiti's financial management, with The New York Times reporting that the charity had failed to file tax returns for several years. |
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