"Wyclef Jean" is a single by American rapper

Young Thug Jeffery Lamar Williams (born August 16, 1991), known professionally as Young Thug, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is considered to be an influential figure of his generation, with his music impacting the modern sound of hip ...

. It was included on his mixtape '' Jeffery'' and was released as the second single from the tape on January 24, 2017. The song is named after Haitian 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 ...

, who is best known for being part of the

Fugees Fugees (; sometimes The Fugees) is an American hip hop group formed in the early 1990s. Deriving its name from a shortening of the word "refugees", the group consists of Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel, and Lauryn Hill. The group rose to fame with its ...

. The song peaked at number 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and is best known for its music video, which was released on January 16, 2017. Young Thug never showed up for the shooting of the video, and it subsequently went viral as a result.

Music video

The music video for the track was released on January 16, 2017, and was directed by Pomp&Clout. Young Thug was not present in the video aside from one scene, due to him not showing up. His representatives later confirmed to ''

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'' that Thug "gave his input and creative direction for the concept and theme". The video won an

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in 2017, much to Young Thug's confusion, who

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that he did not know he had won an award.

Critical reception

Mitch Findlay of ''HotNewHipHop'' reviewed the track on its third anniversary, and called it "a shining point in Thug's discography".

Awards and nominations

Charts

Certifications

References

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