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
Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival number sixteen on the US "Billboard" 200, selling 52,000 copies in it first week. It also debuted at number four on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album spawned the singles "Gone Till November", "We Trying to Stay Alive", "Guantanamera" and "To All the Girls". On December 16, 1998, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States. The album also sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival The Carnival is the debut album released by Haitian hip hop