Archive for Yele Haiti

Wyclef Jean, the multi-platinum musician, rapper, singer, song writer, actor, and record producer, released his first mixtape earlier this month. Teaming up with DJ Drama, he approached the tape, Toussaint St. Jean: From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion, as if it were an album, putting all original music on the project with big name features from artists such as Timbaland, Cyndi Lauper, Eve, and Lil Kim. Wyclef channeled his alter ego, Toussaint St. Jean, on the mixtape while rhyming about life's struggles and the streets.  This nickname, partially given to him by T.I., is in reference to Toussaint L'ouverture, who was a ...