Wyclef Jean Album: “Preacher's Son [Bonus DVD]”

After being a long time hip hop head, I have to admit that I had never actually bought a cd by Clef before...but I decided to check this one out...I was blown away. This cd is everything that Steve Harvey says it is on the albums intro, and MORE. Clef stays true to his hip hop self (Industry, Party To Damascus, Baby Daddy etc). but then ventures into different genres. Check out "Baby", a classic soulful R&B joint, or "Three Nights in Rio" with Carlos Santana. Two standout tracks are "Linda" and "Take Me As I Am". Both songs will stay in your head all day. After hearing the songs for the first time, I was singing along with the whole cd. Every song you just need to sing along. I'm definately coppin' his first 3 cd's now. This along with Andre 3000's THE LOVE BELOW are by far cd's of the year. Believe dat...

Wyclef Jean has done it again. He has chosen fantastic guests to help him on his new album (Respect, Cassidy, Scarface, Elephant Man, Buju Banton...). Wyclef Jean helps me out every time if I don't know what to listen, he makes you discovering Hip Hop, Soul, Reggae and Dancehall again and again. From the partycrasher Party 2 Damascus to Baby for regular chillin'. Wyclef Jean stays again my most important artist in my cd collection. Just keep it comin' 'Clef! Respect.

(I'm sorry if my english isn't perfect)

Peace

Wyclef hits us off in the '03 with another Lp this time as the Preachers Son. His last Lp wasent that good but for the most part all his other cds have been hot. This cd continues the hot trend by keeping it moving with the hot new single "Party to Damascus" with missy. The song's name sounded cool to me but when I heard wyclef explain the true meaning it was even better with more meaning. Saying that its more a message since damascus is in the middle east ...its more a message that we should be partying over seas instead of fighting at war. Now unto the cd.....whats good?

*Party to Damacus

Overall in my opinion these are the hottest tracks right here. Lyrically wyclef killed it giving his political views on different subjects as usual while keeping it fun and show his musical versatility by doing hip-hop/reggae/soca/rap/R+B/latin to cover a wide range of tastes. When you look at all his cd's though, he always has covered different styles of music....never sticking to one genere or format. Any fan of wyclef definetly has to get this....non-fans might seriously want to consider this album. Easily 5 stars here: good music + good lyrics = Hot Album.

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This may be blasphemous to the rap/hip-hop purists among you , but we would trade all of our Eminems and a few 50 Cent pieces and a six-pack of Tupacs and a baggy of Biggies for one Wyclef cd. And, though he has made a number of good ones, this seems, head and shoulders, his best. No filler here, every track's a keeper. What continues to make Wyclef so enjoyable is his fastidious and eclectic taste in music and musicians. That and the fact that he works and plays so well with others. Wyclef is a fine rapper, a decent singer (except when he seems to be eerily channeling Bob Marley, at which point he becomes exceptional), a reflective and insightful songwriter, a scintillatingly imaginative producer, but, most of all, the quintessential collaborator. Virtually every cut on this record features a famous special guest, each one playing to his/her strengths and each the perfect vehicle for what Wyclef is striving for in that particular song. When he wants to project a harder edge, he employs male rappers like Redman, Scarface, Rah Digga and Prodigy. When he wants female support (don't we all?), like he had with Lauryn Hill when they were Fugees, he now goes to Missy Elliott, Patti LaBelle, Monica and Sharissa. Want a Jamaican groove? Try toaster Buju Banton. A Haitian one? The exciting band T-Vice. His choice in guitarists, Carlos Santana, U2's The Edge, jazz guitarist Carl Restivo. His choice in samples, Motown and The Blues. OutKast has justifiably received an enormous amount of honors and publicity for their most recent album(s). This is every bit as good and, although not quite as ground-breaking, it is more consistent and more pleasingly accessible to old white ears like ours.

I love this cd so much. The DVD has acustic versions of some songs ( class reunion is my favorite ) and also includes a track called Shotta. I will be buying 5 more copies of this CD and DVD for my best freinds and brother and sister for Christmas. I hope they will release a cd version of the DVD stuff. All of my thanx to Wyclef and the gang for their Wonderful work.