Wyclef Jean ( ) born Nelust Wyclef Jean on October 17, 1972) is a Haitian American musician, producer and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.

Wyclef Jean (born October 17, 1972 in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haïti) is an American rapper, producer, and member of the superstar hip hop trio Fugees , known now for a series of high-profile hit singles. Jean moved to Brooklyn, New York when he was nine, then to Northern New Jersey, where he began playing the guitar and studying jazz in his high school. In 1987, Jean, his friend (so close they told people they were cousins growing up) Prakazrel Michel ( Pras ) and his classmate, Lauryn Hill , forme