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Wyclef Accused of Stealing Rap Song from 1996

Filed under: Wyclef Jean , Music , Celebrity Justice Wyclef Jean is accused of ripping off a beat from the ’90s rap group Blahzay Blahzay and using it on his album back in 2007 — and now the group wants $2 million to make things right. The two founding members of Blahzay

Wyclef Jean vs. Sean Penn: Battle of the Celebrity Haiti Supporters [Feuds]

Sean Penn and Wyclef Jean both love Haiti. So you’d think they’d love each other. Wrong! Just minutes after Wyclef announced his candidacy on CNN, Sean was on the air casting aspersions about his intentions. Now, Wyclef responds. More

Wyclef Rival – Haiti Presidential Run ‘Not a Good Thing’

Filed under: Wyclef Jean , Politix , Music Wyclef Jean has at least one critic who thinks his pursuit of the Haitian presidency is “not a good thing” — and it happens to be a musical rival who sued the former Fugee just last year. TMZ spoke to rapper MC Out Loud of the group Blahzay Blahzay –… Read more

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Exclusive: Waka Flocka Flame Discusses Next Single, ‘Rumors’

He also reveals why he wasn’t sure about releasing his street anthem ‘O Let’s Do It.’ By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by FLX Derte Waka Flocka Flame Photo: MTV News Waka Flocka Flame is home recuperating from a gunshot wound he suffered last month , but the 23 year-old said he’s about to get back in the lab to finish a record called “Rumors,” which has turned out to be pretty prophetic. “They can’t hold me down, they can’t stop my shine/ They can’t block my grind,” he raps defiantly on the track

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Mary J. Blige, Drake, Chris Brown Join Forces For BET’s ‘SOS Saving Ourselves: Help For Haiti’ Tonight

Pharrell Williams, Justin Bieber, Wyclef and more are scheduled to participate in the telethon. By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images The talent roster for BET’s “SOS Saving Ourselves: Help for Haiti” telethon continues to expand as the Neptunes’ Pharrell Williams will join Diddy and Queen Latifah as co-hosts of the proceedings, while Drake, Chris Brown and Nas have been added to the performance slate

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George Clooney’s No. 1 With a Bullet!

George Clooney has just made some music history, with a little help from his tuneful friends.

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Clooney, Wyclef, Pitt and More Raise $57 Million for Haiti Relief

The hard work of Wyclef Jean, George Clooney and countless other celebrities to bolster Haiti relief efforts has paid off…big-time. The philanthropic stars’ Friday evening Hope…

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Wyclef Jean Will Bring ‘Creole 101’ To His ‘Hope For Haiti’ Performance

‘It’s gonna be historic,’ Wyclef says of ‘Hope for Haiti’ telethon, airing Friday at 8 p.m. ET. By Shaheem Reid Wyclef Jean Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Since last week’s devastating earthquake struck his homeland of Haiti, Wyclef Jean has been tirelessly rallying support for relief for the ravaged country via his Yele Haiti foundation and many public calls for assistance .

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Wyclef Jean Tells Oprah That Haiti Is Like A ‘Morgue’

‘The cemeteries are already overflowing,’ Wyclef says on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show.’ By Jocelyn Vena Wyclef Jean (file) Photo: Michelly Rall/Getty Images Since last Tuesday’s devastating earthquake, Wyclef Jean has been his homeland’s most vocal supporter to ensure that aid is being sent to the country. He sat down with Oprah Winfrey on her show Wednesday (January 20) to discuss the current state of the nation, and shared footage he shot while visiting Haiti in the days after the 7.0 earthquake. “It’s just like the seventh hell, and walking [around] there’s two things: There’s what you see at the airport and then there’s inside the belly of the beast,” he said

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Wyclef to Oprah: "Haiti Don’t Need No More Photo Ops"

Where Wyclef Jean goes, awareness of and aid for Haiti’s earthquake- (and now aftershock-) wrought devastation, follows. This morning, the erstwhile Fugee and briefly scandal-plagued…

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Wyclef to Oprah: "Haiti Don’t Need No More Photo Ops"