Blunted on Reality spawned three singles: 'Boof Baf', ' Nappy Heads' and ' Vocab'. The album peaked at number 122 on the UK Albums Chart in 1997, and it was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). It achieved limited commercial success, peaking at number 62 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The group's debut album, Blunted on Reality, was released in 1994. After they signed with Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records in 1993, they renamed their group as Fugees – an abbreviation of 'refugees', and also a sometimes derogatory reference to Haitian immigrants. Jean later revealed that Hill's dishonesty about the parentage of her child, Zion David, caused the rift that split the group up. Jean and band member Lauryn Hill pursued a romantic relationship beginning in 1992, and ending in 1997, the year of the band's breakup. Jean and other musicians formed a group in the 1980s under the name Tranzlator Crew. Jean has been a resident of Saddle River, South Orange, and North Caldwell, New Jersey. In 2009 he enrolled in the Berklee College of Music to pursue his diploma. Jean graduated from Newark's Vailsburg High School and enrolled for one semester at Five Towns College in New York. He has stated that he played music to earn respect. He has cited reggae artist Bigga Haitian as one of his early influences, as well as neighborhood heroes MC Tiger Paw Raw and producer Lobster v. Jean began to make music as a child, and as a teen, his mother, having recognized his musical talent, bought him a guitar. At nine years old, he emigrated with his family to Brooklyn, New York City, and ultimately settled in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. Named after the biblical scholar John Wycliffe, Wyclef Jean was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti on October 17, 1969. Jean has also been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. In 2011, President Michel Martelly of Haiti awarded Jean with the National Order of Honour and Merit to the rank of Grand Officer. He is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, the BET Humanitarian Award, and a Vanguard Award from the NAACP Image Awards, in addition to being nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his musical work. The New York Times reported that much of the money raised by the organization in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon was retained by Jean for his own benefit. The charity, which conducted education and welfare activities in Haiti between 20, effectively closed in 2012. Jean's highly publicized efforts to raise relief funds after the 2010 Haitian earthquake were channeled through his charitable organization, Yéle Haiti. However, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council ruled him ineligible to stand for office, as he had not met the constitutional requirement to have been a resident in Haiti for five years prior to the election. In 2010, he filed for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election. In 2007, Jean was appointed Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of Haiti by President René Préval. Jean performed his single ' Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)', at the closing ceremony for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant (2007), spawned the single ' Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)' (featuring Akon, Niia & Lil Wayne)'.

In 2006, he was featured on the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single ' Hips Don't Lie' by Shakira. His third album Masquerade (2002), peaked within the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart. Blige), and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second solo album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book (2000), included the song ' 911' (featuring Mary J.

Afterwards, he co-wrote the 1999 singles ' My Love Is Your Love' (for Whitney Houston) and ' Maria Maria' (for Santana). In 1997, Jean was featured on Destiny Child's breakout single ' No, No, No'. Jean would follow this with the release of his first solo studio album, Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival (1997), which contains the top ten hit ' Gone till November'. The group released the albums Blunted on Reality (1994) and The Score (1996), the latter becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time. He first achieved fame as a founding member, co-producer and guitarist of the New Jersey hip hop trio The Fugees, alongside Lauryn Hill and Pras Michel. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ( / ˈ w aɪ k l ɛ f ˈ ʒ ɒ̃/ WHY-clef born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor.

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