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Goodbye 'Sweet Micky'? Martelly Serious About Leading Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- On the Sunday night before the announcement of Haiti's preliminary election results, tensions ran high. The candidates faced a troubled electoral system, an impatient population, the never-ending sense that what can go wrong, will. At 9 p.m., hip-hop star Pras Michel took to Twitter: RT...

Haiti's Election Will Be Over When This Man Says It's Over

On Tuesday, Haiti's electoral council issued the 91st communique of the election season: It was a note to advise the public that results will be delayed again. Few were surprised. Haiti's elections were first scheduled for Feb. 28, 2010. After the earthquake, new elections were organized for November. Like the "recovery,"...

Spokesman: Wyclef Jean Shot in Hand in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean was recovering Sunday after receiving a gunshot wound to the hand while campaigning for a fellow performer who is running for president. The shooting happened in the Delmas section of the capital, Port-au-Prince, after 11 p.m. local time Saturday (11 p.m. EDT; 0300 Sunday...

Attention! Wyclef Jean Will Now Announce Who He Wants Haiti's Next President to Be

Haitian-American singer and Fugees alumnus Wyclef Jean may not be in the running to become Haiti's next president, but that's not keeping him from talking about the upcoming election. Today on Twitter, Jean made the following announcement: .bbpBox37979971209265150...

Rahm Emanuel Booted From Chicago Ballot: Is He the New Wyclef Jean?

If misery loves company, Rahm Emanuel might want to give Wyclef Jean a call. As Surge Desk readers are well aware, Emanuel, President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, is running for mayor of Chicago. At least, he was, anyway. Today, an Illinois appellate court ruled that Emanuel doesn't meet the residency...

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CU-Boulder 420 Shut Down: Is This A Party Or A Protest?

Last week, the University of Colorado Boulder announced that on April 20 it will close the entire campus to all visitors as part of an effort to stop the popular 4/20 marijuana smoke out in Norlin Quad, in what is the most aggressive move to date by campus officials to end the gathering.

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Wyclef, Trayvon Martin Tribute Song: 'Justice (If You're 17)' Addresses Florida Tragedy

Last month, as he joined numerous hip-hop and R&B artists in demanding justice in the case of Trayvon Martin , the Florida teenager gunned down in February by a neighborhood watchman in a gated community, Wyclef Jean tweeted the rallying cry, "Warriors let's go to work!"

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05/31/12 AHH Stray News: Wyclef Jean, Artists Do Jimi Hendrix,... Source: AllHipHop.com (AllHipHop News) Rapper Wyclef Jean will perform "The Star Spangled Banner" during a tribute performance to Jimi Hendrix at SummerStage in New York. The SummerStage Gala titled "The Music of Jimi Hendrix" will take place at Rumsey Playfield next week, where Bebel Gilberto, G. Love & Special Sauce, Amel Larrieux, Living Colour, and The Roots will also perform.
05/24/12 Jimmy Henchmen Gave Wyclef Jean $60k in Illegal... Source: VladTV The trial of businessman and former Game manager Jimmy Henchmen Rosemond continues.
05/23/12 Drug Suspect Quizzed On Jean, Diddy, Sharpton Source: The Smoking Gun MAY 23--When accused narcotics kingpin/hip-hop manager James Rosemond met last year with federal investigators to try and strike a cooperation agreement, he was peppered with questions about whether he knew of any criminal activity on the part of Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Wyclef Jean, according to an Internal Revenue Service agent who testified yesterday at Rosemond's trial in Brooklyn federal court.
05/19/12 Wyclef Jean watches wife graduate Source: 38 The Spot KMCI-TV - Kansas City MO Rapper WYCLEF JEAN beamed with pride on Friday (18May12) as he watched his wife graduate from a university in New Jersey.
05/14/12 Waka Flocka Signs Haitian Fresh, Preps EP With Wyclef,... Source: AllHipHop.com (AllHipHop News) Waka Flocka has added Haitian Fresh to his growing roster of artists after being an upstart with former Fugee Wyclef Jean. "Haitian Fresh is up next," said Waka Flocka who heads up the Brick Squad Monopoly.