When Wyclef Jean was just a young kid from Haiti, he was a huge fan of Christian rock. Yes, Jean was a Stryper fan. To get more tales from his youth, plus the stories behind making his monster hit with Shakira and hitting the studio with Serj Tankian — plus a few choice anecdotes about the perils of working with Lauryn Hill on the so-far-not-very-fruitful Fugees reunion — click here. There you’ll also find exclusive audio of Wyclef talking about losing and reclaiming inspiration, how Pink Floyd’s The Wall influenced his new solo album, Carnival II (Memoirs of an Immigrant), and how Led Zeppelin have left their mark on hip-hop.

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