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by rapper

Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...

. It was released on February 3, 2017, and features the songs "Hendrix", "If I Was President 2016", "The Ring", and "I Swear".

Composition

Wyclef created the songs for the EP to be a preview for his upcoming album ''The Carnival Vol. III''. Clef also announced that he wanted the EP to be released after '' Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant'', and reintroduced the character Aya Bungao. He also wanted to release the EP in early 2017, so in the summer he could release The Carnival Vol. III for the 20th anniversary of the album ''

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''.

Singles

The first single of the EP is "Hendrix", which was released on June 17, 2016. The song was accompanied by a lyric video, and then a music video. The music video also included another song on the EP, "Life Matters". The second single is "If I Was President 2016", which had a music video released right before the 2016 US election. The third single, "I Swear" featuring

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, had a music video released on December 8, 2016. "The Ring" Single was released on January 27, 2017, and a music video to accompany it was released on April 11, 2017. "Ne me quitte pas" was released on January 27, 2017, and a music video to accompany it was released on February 2, 2017. "Holding Onto the Edge" and "Little Things" are the last two singles of the album. Music videos are yet to be released for them. On June 27, 2017, a music video for "Lady Haiti" was released.

Track listing

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References

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Composition

Singles

Track listing

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