Wyclef Jean On August 5, 2010, Wyclef confirmed rumors that he was running for president of Haiti during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer. The journalist questioned the rapper's citizenship qualifications, asking about his passport. "Exclaim!" magazine reported at the time that Jean would retire as chairman of Yéle Haiti. On August 5, Jean formally filed papers as a candidate for the 2010 Haitian presidential election. Wyclef intended to run as a candidate for the Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party. On August 20, 2010, his bid for candidacy was rejected by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council. He was turned down because he
Death of a Pop Star It's almost impossible for there to be another Michael Jackson or Usher or Chris Brown. And 9th said "Damn! That's what we should call it. 'Death of a Pop Star.' " Although the title indicates the death of being a pop star, the Mississippian insisted that it was chosen so that listeners could not only discuss about the album, but also the death of contemporary black music. While the overall theme of the album is the demise of contemporary black music, 9th clarified that the presence of soul music has rather diminished in mainstream media. "Not to say black music