Author: Jean, Wyclef

Brand: Sbme/Columbia

Release Date: 04-12-2007

Details: Product Description 2007 release, the sixth studio album from The Fugees' Wyclef Jean. The first single will be "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" which features Akon, Niia Bertino and Lil' Wayne. Other guests include Selena, Mary J. Blige, Paul Simon, Chamillionaire, Shakira, T.I., T-Pain, will.i.am and Serj Tankian of System Of A Down. Amazon.ca Because Wyclef Jean is a more skilled eraser of musical boundaries than most, his sixth solo record skips through pop, hip-hop, dance, reggae, and rock without sounding like some crazy, over-ambitious jumble. All the way through, context--this being a continuation of the 1997 disc The Carnival and all the keen-eyed social chronicling that came with it--keeps a listener on course. But don't dip into Carnival II expecting to come away with a tweaked conscience and not a lot more; though the songwriting is all serious business ("What About the Baby," with the always on-point and powerful Mary J. Blige, brings a domestic drama memorably to life, and "Welcome to the East" fixes binoculars on violence and doesn't flinch), Wyclef keeps a serious mood at arm's length throughout a lot of this material. In that way, songs like "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)," with Akon, feel energized by an activist's sensibility, but escape falling down the rabbit hole of bummer-dom. Lightness prevails, in fact, where you'd least expect it: "Fast Car," with Paul Simon, makes its point with positivity, hope, and a vibe that can only be described as cool, and "Riot," with the supremely gifted Serj Tankian, will get you body-rockin' and bent out of shape all at once. --Tammy La Gorce

UPC: 886970394727

EAN: 0886970394727

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood