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Wyclef Jean Releases Autobiographical Hip-Hop Album ‘Clef Notes’
Volume One Of Seven Volume Genre Spanning Project 'Quantum Leap'
LISTEN TO " WINTER IS COMING "
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"Over the last three decades, Jean has become a key figure in modern pop music. He is one of its greatest cultural coalitionists" - LA Times "Not resting on his laurels, Wyclef is already ensuring the future has plenty to talk about." - Genius Friday, June 26 - Today, GRAMMY Award-winning artist, producer, and composer Wyclef Jean releases his first album in nine years ' Clef Notes ' via Megaforce and The Orchard. This seven track album is Volume One of the seven album, seven genre project Quantum Leap due out this year. Listen to the album here now. Watch Wyclef on the TODAY Show to talk about the new project, and his electric Noochie's Front Porch performance. A fitting place to start, 'Clef Notes' is a reawakening of the Fugee co-founder's Hip-Hop genesis. Opening up with an intro by Lena Waithe on "Memory Lane," Wyclef takes us back to the beginning, the year 1990. Each track reminisces on chapters of his life both past, present and future, jumping through space and time while ruminating on his immigration, coming up in the early days of hip-hop, religious reckoning and all that is coming. Features from heavy hitters include Lil Wayne, Andra Day, G Herbo, Rapsody, Theo Croker & more. We're just at the beginning of Wyclef Jean's Quantum Leap, both sonically and spiritually. Read more in the LA Times , SPIN and Genius . WATCH " MR. OCTOBER " FT. G HERBO LISTEN TO ' CLEF NOTES ' ALBUM This ambitious Quantum Leap project will see the prolific songwriter, producer and performer release seven albums consecutively over the next year. Each album has seven tracks, narrowing in on a genre he has mastered over his three decade and counting career. Leaping forward into Jazz, Country, Reggae, R&B, Gospel, and celebrating global beats like Haitian Kompa, Rara Jazz and beyond. Much like his globally celebrated and 3x Grammy Nominated debut album The Carnival . Just a year ahead of the 30th anniversary of the album's anniversary, Wyclef's indelible impact on the music industry continues to be a force. The Carnival is widely regarded as an early triumph of a more global hip-hop sound. Before cross-cultural fusion became commonplace as it is today, Wyclef seamlessly blended Latin, Caribbean, Country and folk influences into a single groundbreaking record. |
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'CLEF NOTES' TRACK LIST Intro: 1990 - Memory Lane 1. 1994 - Boom Bap (Feat. Rapsody) 2. 1991 - Devil's a Lie (Feat. Price and Kayla GC) 3. 2010 - Mr. October (Feat G Herbo) 4. 2011 - Winter is Coming 5. 1997 - GBTC (Feat. Lil Wayne, Andra Day, Theo Croker) 6. 2030 - Gemini Man (Feat. Theo Croker) 7. Freedom
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With his home country of Haiti returning to the FIFA World Cup this year for the first time since 1974, Wyclef follows his 2014 FIFA World Cup anthem " Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way) " with " Chosen " alongside AHI. This winter also marked a milestone anniversary for the Fugees seminal album The Score , celebrating 30 years of one of the most influential and groundbreaking hip-hop albums of all time. This year has also seen Wyclef and his Fugees co-founder Ms. Lauryn Hill reunited in their incomparable creative union. This year they've performed together on The GRAMMY Awards, SNL50, KOKO London, and soon on June 6thin Rio at Global Citizen Live, with much more to come.
As a composer, writer and producer his legacy is easily tracked among his countless hits for legends like Shakira,Whitney Houston, Santana, Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Lil Wayne, T.I., Fugees and many more. His ability to both transcend and blend global genres and masterful use of instrumentation make him a timeless creator even among his contemporaries. In the past year alone he's been sampled by Ayra Starr, will.i.am, DJ Mustard, Stormzy, Central Cee, G Herbo and more. Herbo's recent hit " Emergency " stars Wyclef while sampling his hit " 911 " from his second solo album The Ecleftic .
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ABOUT WYCLEF JEAN
Wyclef Jean is a Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and composer with over three decades of pioneering influence in the music industry and culture. As a founding member of the Fugees, their 1996 album "The Score" achieved monumental global and chart topping success, in addition to two Grammy Awards and a nomination for Album of the Year. He has released eight solo albums, including "The Carnival," which sold nearly nine million copies worldwide and was Grammy Nominated. As a producer and writer, he is responsible for hits like "Hips Don't Lie" (Shakira), "Maria Maria" (Santana) and more. In 2020, Wyclef launched the podcast "RunThatBack".
As a leader in music tech he co-founded SodoMoodLab, composing music for Showtime's "The Chi," is Chief Creative Officer of OpenWav, and a consultant for Google DeepMind, where he focuses on AI technology. He has joined Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) as Global Culture Advisor, partnering to transform financial technology into a cultural bridge between people, purpose, and prosperity. As a philanthropist, he is deeply committed to honoring his home country of Haiti, recently sponsoring and mentoring Haitian students in a robotics program that achieved global accolades. He is a Global Ambassador for Global Citizen, is on the National Advisory Board for Music Will, and was honored with their 2025 Innovator Award. He remains a dynamic cultural force, seamlessly integrating music, education, and technology to drive meaningful social change. His ambitious, career spanning, seven album project 'Quantum Leap' is due out this year.
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