I like Wyclef, but I dont see his logic. Wyclef is like a faded star in the Hip Hop industry. Currently, at this point, know one is checking for Wyclef. I like the south and they run sh*t right now because they make good music and they know how to draw attention to themselves, I mean the songs and the videos grab you by the throat, have you heard that Young Bloods song "Damn", now thats a song that is destined to be a hit for a hundred differnent reasons...it's agressive, it's animated, people cant help but to tske notice. That seems to be the smart thing to do now a days and if you dont have that, have plenty of girls in your video shakin that ass. Wyclef on the other hand, someone that a lot of people I talk to dont even remember, comes out with a video...and to my amazement, its him in the back of a taxi whispering to himself. On top of that using a concept for the song that was used by Fredro Star of Onyx about a year and a half ago and done way better...by Fredro Star...and then... to draw attention to himself, I hear he's dissing Pras, another relic of the past that no one remembers. If your going to diss somebody, diss somebody thats going to draw attention to yourself...not poor pras and then he turns around and says I want a Fugges reunion.Great Idea! Last album he came out with, the first single was the same way, he was walking down the train tracks looking contemplative, whispering about how he loves the ghetto. This is a great departure from the Carnivales first single which was a capturing, brilliantly coreographed, ear catching, eye catching juggernot of a single/video. The concept for the video was even ahead of it's time. The video was more like short movie. MTV, BET, they all praised it. That song still in my head, "looky looky looky hear, cuz shortys got back". Then when I got the album and me and my cousin listened to it. We both were like blown away, plus the creole songs were unbeleivable, I wasent feeling Konpa back then(still dont), but that last track on the Carnival made my heart pump faster. I didnt know how to react to this beautifull and well made fusion between hip hop and what my parents listened to. It felt weird. But it was beautiful. Plus "san Fezi" and the song with Celia Cruz and the "respecte Ayicien" song and all th English songs were complete bangers. It probably took that album one whole year to become background music and when it did we were still listening. It was also funny to hear American kids immitatating some of the Kreole songs, it's like Wyclef was forcing America to listen to the music my parents bumbed in our house. If a cop the "preachers son" it wil still be on the strength of the Carnival.
I be wondering
Why doesnt Wyclef make a song with Boukman or make a remix of that song by that group that sings "souke da da'w". I think this would be a great idea for the Haitian part of the album if he has one.
~~~Patati Patata |
Topic: Support Wyclef Jean
