Lead Fugees rapper and sometime guitarist Wyclef Jean was the first member of his group to embark on a solo career, and he proved even more ambitious and eclectic on[…]
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Hip-hop is a culture.
Question: Is hip-hop poetry?
Wyclef Jean: Hip Hop is the culture. Rap is part of Hip Hop -- spoken word, which is poetry, is part of Hip Hop, yes. I mean, the lyrics that I write are definitely poetry. It’s -- you know, you sit and you look back at it and what it is is, it’s self-expression, definitely.
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