Wyclef Jean the performance was released as the winner's single. On December 25, 2017, Wyclef announced The Carnival Tour, which would start on January 19, 2018 and end on May 2. In 2001, Jean established "Yéle Haiti" a charitable organization known legally as the Wyclef Jean Foundation and incorporated in Illinois. Following 2004's Hurricane Jeanne, it provided scholarships to 3,600 children in Gonaïves, Haiti. It continued to provide scholarships, school funding, meals and other charitable benefits to citizens of Haiti in the following years. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the foundation became prominent in raising funds for disaster relief. According to Jean,
Wyclef Jean their debut album, entitled "55", released in March 2016. Jean featured on the Young Thug song "Kanye West", from the rapper's mixtape "Jeffery", released in August 2016. Wyclef wrote an autobiography entitled "Purpose: An Immigrant's Story" with the help of journalist Anthony Bozza, published in September 2012. On May 17, 2016, Wyclef released his first song in two years, which gave hints to a new album release. A month later on June 17, he released a new song called Hendrix, and later released a short film featuring Michael K. Williams. He then did many interviews teasing that his new J'ouvert