After the way Wyclef Jean sabotaged Canibus’ career, who would trust him with Haiti? Ya dig right.
You probably think this is insensitive, given the suffering of the Haitian people but if Wyclef couldn’t make a star out of the most promising rapper of the late 1990s how can he help the poorest country in the western hemisphere?
I’ll leave it to the New York Times to focus on his squandered charity, Yele Haiti, but no one has talked about what a scum bag this guy has been in hip-hop.
Wyclef really brings out the worst in people. Lauryen Hill made an album that won five Grammys, but admittedly fueled by vengeance toward Mr. Jean. Still, L Boogie’s flash of greatness came at the expense of every ounce of common decency she had. Now her comeback resulted in five shitty Rock The Bells performances. But listen to Lost Ones to know what a dick Wyclef is.
Back to Canibus and Haiti. This is the kid who took LL Cool J to war with Mike Tyson in his corner. The Ripper Strikes Back was ill but Canibus’ 2nd Round KO was probably the best diss song next to Tupac’s Hit Em Up. He had the balls and the words. If you don’t remember DJ Clue’s Canibus vs DMX mixtape then you probably hibernated through 1997.
Wyclef produced Bus’ first album, Can-I-Bus. Compare this freestyle to Nigganometry, arguably the best song on the Can-I-Bus album. Sure, it takes a lot more than insane lyrical talent to make it in hip-hop but if Wyclef gave Canibus the same energy that he gave Big Pun in Caribbean Connection, maybe Bus would’ve lived up to his potential. But because of Wycleff two of hip-hop’s greatest musicians will forever epitomize the Bronx Tale line about wasted talent.
So what can Wyclef do with the poorest country in the western hemisphere, eh?
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ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting take on the issue, because very little attention has been paid to Wyclef's reputation as an artist and how people in the music industry see him (most people gloss over it and just proclaim him a successful, famous artist). But if we're going to use morality to judge someone's political ambitions, we'd knock out many of the politicians in our own country, no?
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