Wyclef Jean Haiti awarded Jean with the National Order of Honour and Merit to the rank of Grand Officer "as a sign of high consideration national for his dedication to the promotion of Haiti around the world." In 2017, Jean was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born on October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician and actor. At the age of nine, Jean emigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees. Jean has won three
Death of a Pop Star comes in to renegotiate your recording contract; that's where you have the power to not only move things musically, but to move things socially." The recording sessions for "Death of a Pop Star" took place from 2009 to 2010 at Bright Lady Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina and Premier Studios in New York City. Primarily produced by 9th Wonder, the ten-track album was mixed by Neal Pogue and Pat Viala. David Banner provided additional production, along with Warryn Campbell for The Machine, Chris "THX" Goodman for Banner Beats, and E. Jones—a lead producer of 9th Wonder's production team, The Soul