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December 1, 2011
Pitbull Makes GQ's "Least Influential" List, But Not Ours; Meet Miami's Five Least Influential
In the December issue of GQ magazine, our hometown boy Pitbull is the only Miamian to make the list of the "25 Least Influential People Alive." Tim Pawlenty claimed the top spot and others on the list with less clout than the Cuban-American rapper include actress Gwenyth Patrow, deposed E ... More >>
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September 5, 2011
Wyclef Jean at Sun Life Stadium, September 3
via Facebook.com/WyclefWyclef Jean Sun Life Stadium September 3, 2011 Better Than: Being president of Haiti. Or at least, that's what Wyclef tells himself. The last Super Saturday concert I went to after a Florida Marlins game at Sun Life Stadium, the lead singer of KC and The Sunshine Band pul ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Wyclef Jean at Sun Life Stadium September 3
via Facebook.com/WyclefWyclef Jean Sun Life Stadium September 3, 2011 Better Than: Being president of Haiti. Or at least, that's what Wyclef tells himself. The last Super Saturday concert I went to after a Florida Marlins game at Sun Life Stadium, the lead singer of KC and The Sunshine Band pul ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
Wyclef Jean Announced For the Florida Marlins' Final Super Saturdays Concert
Wyclef Jean is a true renaissance man. His career started with The Fugees. Just think about that fact -- one of the most original, distinct collective voices in hip-hop was only the beginning for this Haitian rapper, producer, and politician. After the trio's second and final album The ... More >>
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May 12, 2011
He Speak Americano
Wyclef Jean is a true renaissance man. His career started with The Fugees. Just think about that fact -- one of the most original, distinct collective voices in hip-hop was only the beginning for this Haitian rapper, producer, and politician. After the trio's second and final album The ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
Wyclef Jean: Dirty Dozen 2010
Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this year? We're releasing the names one by one ahead of next week's issue, which comes with a full-page illustra ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
The Jersey Shore Idiots: Dirty Dozen 2010
Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this year? We're releasing the names one by one ahead of next week's issue, which comes with a full-page illustr ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
Letters from the issue of September 9, 2010
Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this year? We're releasing the names one by one ahead of next week's issue, which comes with a full-page illustr ... More >>
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September 2, 2010
Wyclef Jean can save Haiti; Sean Penn is a loser
Luke goes to bat for the musician.
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August 31, 2010
Sean Penn Doesn't Know Wyclef or What's Good For Haiti
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke goes to bat for Wyclef Jean.Wyclef Jean should have the opportunity to become Haiti's president. He should keep fight ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Wyclef Jean Protests Election Shutout With an Angry Song Calling Preval "Lucifer"
Via Wyclef's Twitter page.Shut out of the Haitian presidential race, attacked everywhere for his financial mismanagement, and embroiled in a nasty celebrity feud with Sean Penn, Wyclef Jean is not exactly in a friendly mood these days. So when the Haitian authorities rejected his appeal and ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Wyclef Jean's Appeal Is Denied, Leaving His Presidential Bid as Dead as the Fugees
On Wyclef Jean's personal list of "Things That Will Never, Ever Happen" -- including playing a Fugees reunion show with Pras and winning a good taxpayer award from the IRS -- the singer can now add a new entry with some confidence: serving as president of Haiti.The Haitian electoral council ruled ... More >>
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August 17, 2010
Wyclef Jean May Have Wasted Angelina Jolie's Preggers Donation On Carnival Float
In his young bid to become Haiti's next president, Wyclef Jean has already weathered more criticism than Rick Santorum at a Dan Savage house party. Mostly, he's been hammered for his record running Yéle, his charity, which paid hundreds of thousands in fishy fees to Wyclef himself or his friends ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Wyclef Jean's First Campaign Video Debuts; Vuvuzelas Are Involved
Wyclef's first campaign pledge: Annoying World Cup horns for all.Wyclef Jean is still waiting to find out whether he's actually eligible to run for president in Haiti, a nation that doesn't recognize dual citizenship. But that doesn't mean his campaign isn't already in full swing.Jean has release ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Dew the Right Thing
Wyclef's first campaign pledge: Annoying World Cup horns for all.Wyclef Jean is still waiting to find out whether he's actually eligible to run for president in Haiti, a nation that doesn't recognize dual citizenship. But that doesn't mean his campaign isn't already in full swing.Jean has release ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Former Fugee Pras Endorses Wyclef's Opponent in Haiti Presidential Election
In exactly what world are we living when the breakup of a hip-hop group leads to drama in a presidential election? Wyclef Jean is running for president of Haiti (which seems like a tough job considering he can barely run his charity, career, or personal finances), and now his former Fugees bandma ... More >>
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August 5, 2010
Ten Musicians Better Than Wyclef Jean to Lead Haiti
adanbouzoua via flickrStrumming his way to the presidency?His heart seems to be in the right place, but Wyclef Jean's political aptitude is tone deaf. Don't get us wrong, welcoming President Jean to office would be pretty cool, but he might not exactly know how to help a nation that lost 22 ... More >>
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August 4, 2010
Haitian Presidential Candidate Wyclef Jean Owes the IRS $2.1 Million
In case you weren't skeptical of Wyclef Jean's soon-to-be official candidacy to become president of poor, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the Smoking Gun just posted some documents you might want to take a look at. The IRS has hit Jean with $2.1 million in tax liens over the last three years, ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Wyclef Jean Preparing To Run For President of Haiti
Wyclef Jean for president?Wyclef Jean is seriously mulling a campaign for president of Haiti. His candidacy was buzzing around political circles in Little Haiti all last week, and then over the weekend, the one-time Fugee confirmed to a Canadian newspaper that he has already filed paperwork ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Around Town: Exxotica, Michael Franti, Wyclef Jean, Prefuse 73, and Major Lazer
Is this the final cultural push before Miami goes silent for the Summer? This weekend has a series of multi-day events that will leave you scrambling to decide what to do. There's a porn expo, Haitian music fest, Mexican film festival, hip-hop conference, lesbian beach parties, and the opening we ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
Daft Punk, Naomi Campbell, Cat Power Offer Goods to Help Haiti
Just because there are some shady allegations about Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti foundation doesn't mean all celeb-assisted Haiti-relief efforts aren't to be trusted. And just because the devastation in the nearby nation has been out of the news recently doesn't mean you should stop giving.Crafts for ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Report: Wyclef Jean Paid His Mistress $105,000 Through Yele Haiti Charity
Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti charity has raised millions of dollars since the earthquake in the singer's home country, but numerous allegations have arisen about how the money has been spent and how the charity has been run.Now the Smoking Gun reports Yele paid $105,000 to Zakiya ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
CBS Evening News and Early Show to Broadcast from South Beach Next Week
Next week CBS and its Super Bowl crew will invadeMiami and they're bringing their news shows along, and it's a homecoming of sorts for two of the eye network's biggest stars. The shows will also bring live performances to South Beach from Gloria Estefan, Justin Bieber and Wynnona Judd and Wyclef ... More >>
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January 22, 2010
Super Bowl 2010: Hotel 944 Takes Over the Eden Roc Resort Feb. 4 - 7
For this year's Super Bowl festivities, a four-day, celebrity-filled affair is about to check in to the newly renovated Eden Roc Renaissance Resort under the name of Hotel 944. The party kicks off with a charity event hosted by NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and his Super Skins partner, Nick Lachey ... More >>
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January 21, 2010
Star Invasion
For this year's Super Bowl festivities, a four-day, celebrity-filled affair is about to check in to the newly renovated Eden Roc Renaissance Resort under the name of Hotel 944. The party kicks off with a charity event hosted by NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson and his Super Skins partner, Nick Lachey ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Wyclef Live From Jacmel Beach, Haiti, Free Concert
Here's our footage of Wyclef live from Haiti back in 2006 for a free concert to 50,000 on Jacmel Beach. The show was sponsored by his foundation, Yéle Haiti.Wyclef admits that his Yéle Haiti organization has made mistakes in the past, but denies that he ever personally profited from them. He has ... More >>
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January 16, 2010
Wyclef Jean Responds to Yéle Haiti Allegations
We reported yesterday about the tax documents uncovered by The Smoking Gun that made Haitian-born musician and producer Wyclef Jean's NGO, Yéle Haiti, seem a bit self-serving. While Yéle Haiti has probably done plenty of good for the impoverish nation, the numbers and circumstances still raises a ... More >>
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January 15, 2010
Wyclef Jean Uses Charity to Get Paid
According to tax documents posted by The Smoking Gun, Wyclef Jean has used Yele for his own gain.All over Facebook, Twitter, television newscasts, and radio broadcasts, reporters and ordinary folks have been encouraging relatives, friends and anyone who cares to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti ... More >>
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September 15, 2009
Kreyol Rapper Mecca a.k.a. Grimo's Thoughts On TPS for Haitians
Mecca aka Grimo is an American of Haitian descent who raps in English and Kreyol for Wyclef's Sak Pase Records label. Listen above for his interview with Cheryl Mizell on WEDR 99 Jamz's Community Voices show from 6 - 7 am on Saturday.Did you know that Haitians fought in the Siege of Savannah in 17 ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Cannons and Bayonets
Mecca aka Grimo is an American of Haitian descent who raps in English and Kreyol for Wyclef's Sak Pase Records label. Listen above for his interview with Cheryl Mizell on WEDR 99 Jamz's Community Voices show from 6 - 7 am on Saturday.Did you know that Haitians fought in the Siege of Savannah in 17 ... More >>
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February 5, 2009
Buggah Da Govannah Tells You Who's Haitian
Buggah D. Govannah (pronounced Governor) has been a fixture in Miami's hip-hop scene for a long time now. Here's an old picture of him with Wyclef. In this segment of Who's Haitian, Buggah gives you some black history, since it's February and all.
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December 15, 2008
Live Kreyol Hip Hop
Buggah D. Govanah, president of On Point Entertainment and Marketing is sick of bootleg rap shows with bad sound and no production value. He's set out to change that through a benefit for Haiti that's creating a platform for Caribbean artists and artists of Caribbean descent to get together o ... More >>
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November 21, 2008
Wyclef Jean's Foreclosed Mansion up for Auction
Miami's foreclosure fiasco rages on, and its latest victim is a familiar face. Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean took out a $2 million mortgage to purchase and renovate a Miami Beach spread but failed to keep up on payments, according to the Palm Beach Post's Jose Lambiet (who apparently doesn't know mu ... More >>
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July 16, 2008
Wyclef, Kanye West, and N.E.R.D. to perform at the Democratic National Convention
Miami's foreclosure fiasco rages on, and its latest victim is a familiar face. Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean took out a $2 million mortgage to purchase and renovate a Miami Beach spread but failed to keep up on payments, according to the Palm Beach Post's Jose Lambiet (who apparently doesn't know mu ... More >>
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April 8, 2008
The Party Crasher - Wyclef, John Legend, D. Wade and More Show Love at Art For Life Miami Beach
Miami's foreclosure fiasco rages on, and its latest victim is a familiar face. Rapper/producer Wyclef Jean took out a $2 million mortgage to purchase and renovate a Miami Beach spread but failed to keep up on payments, according to the Palm Beach Post's Jose Lambiet (who apparently doesn't know mu ... More >>
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March 13, 2008
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October 3, 2002
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April 5, 2001
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