Post by dawyked on Nov 26, 2005 21:46:51 GMT 1
'Clef: Yeah yeah man it's history. The only good thing is that you got it on the (afiwi) dot com baby you-understand what I'm saying? Keep this, cherish it for the kids man, you-understand-what-I'm-trying-to-tell-you?
Afiwi: That's what its all about. We know that Compas music has crossed over just like Reggae and has broken ground in non-traditional mediums. Where do you see the future of Compas mixed with Hip-Hop? Where do you see that going?
'Clef: I mean well it's going the "MVP" direction; it's like we running it. Right now we got Sweet Mickey on our side, he handles the Compas stuff, we do a lot of the Reggae and Hip-Hop stuff, so I think the future of Compas is fusion. Fusion means that the young kids are listening to Hip-Hop and Reggae as well as Compas. They're not listening to your traditional (bomp, bomp, bomp) [sings]. The same kids that listen to Jay-Z will listen to a Sweet Mickey. So now you have a generation where like that, so if you want the Compas to work, you have to make sure that there's enough Reggae beats in it, there's enough Hip-Hop in it, there's enough lyrical continuity in it. The kids love lyrics, so I think the future for Compas is fusion, you-know-what-I'm-saying?
Afiwi: Seen! Now you mentioned the kids. Who inspired you when you were a youngster growing up in Haiti and then Brooklyn? Who inspired you, gave you the inspiration to get involved with the music?
'Clef: Ever since I was a little kid there used to be the Carnival that used to pass
Afiwi: yeah, Brooklyn Carnival?
'Clef: No, no in Haiti
Afiwi: oh, I beg your pardon
'Clef: They always say that when I was little, when the Carnival was passing, my parents were Christian. They said somehow I used to run out of the house and while the Carnival's passing, with no clothes on, and I'm jigging my body, they used to come and pull me in. They said that ever since I was little, I always had the rhythm in me. Probably, I'd say that my parents had the biggest influence. My mother and father who passed away. Those are like my two biggest influences I'd probably say, you-know?
Afiwi: Respec'! I know that your late dad was a man of the church. I'm assuming that that had a whole heap of inspiration on you also.
'Clef: Yeah definitely, with my father being a minister. You got a lot of "PK's" (pastor's kids) are supposed to be the worst kids; don't think that because my dad's a minister that I won't kill you, I'll kill you! What he did was he showed me spirituality, which is the most important thing. You can have everything but if you don't have no spirituality and no culture, money doesn't equal respect and culture. So he taught me the spiritual side of it. The spiritual side is to know your culture and where you're from. Without him I probably wouldn't be here, I'd be lost definitely.
Afiwi: We know that the Marley family has a huge presence here in South Florida, and we've come to see that 'Clef also has that same prominent presence in South Florida. I know that you took part in Spring Ting 2001 where there was some Compas, Hip-Hop, and some Reggae artists. What inspired you to choose Miami, and will you be coming back for another Spring Ting?
'Clef: I'm the King of Spring Ting! Without 'Clef you can't have no Spring Ting! Something's gonna be wrong, they're gonna be saying "Where's 'Clef? Why didn't 'Clef show up?" Because the ladies are coming to see 'Clef, I'm telling you, because I bring them the pina-colada baby. (laughs)
I definitely want to participate in more Spring Ting's. It's incredible because you get Reggae, Compas, everything on one stage. I think that's what makes it hot. I'm not really for events that say this is a Reggae event, or this is a Compas event, or this is so-and-so. I think the bigger you make I, if you put the Caribbean together and do a big thing, it's all gonna work.
Afiwi: Nice one. What's your relationship like with the Marley family?
'Clef: Steve Marley's like my brother. When you see Steve, ask him about me, he'll tell you. That's like my little brother you-know-what-I'm-saying?
Afiwi: Nice one. You've done remarkable work as a producer with Maria from Carlos Santana, and songs from Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton; you've also done work with Bounty Killer. Are you working on any new projects with any artists that we'd like to know about on Afiwi.com?
'Clef: Yeah definitely! Right now I've got to do something with Carlos Santana, getting ready to come out with Jerry Wonder's group City High. We've got a big group, City High, off the booga basement. Right now we want the whole Caribbean, we're gonna get this Creole records thing. My whole dream is to form a Creole label. With this label, I want people to understand it's not Creole music, it's World Beat music; meaning that the Creole and Compas play one part of it, but we'll be signing acts from all parts of the world.
Afiwi: Nice one. One final question. The Caribbean and people of the Caribbean are spread worldwide and they use Afiwi.com to catch up on their news from Haiti and throughout the Caribbean. What do you want the world to know about Wyclef Jean for the future?
'Clef: Basically I want them to know that "Masquerade" comes out on June 18th. That's the new one, so look out for that. That's the one I did after my dad passed, look out for that. It's supposed to be my deepest album out of the three (3). For everybody who lost somebody out there and stuff, when you need therapy, music is the best way and I learned that. All that violence in the world, we need to stop that.
Afiwi: Respec'
;D
wanna hear ir?...
www.afiwi.com/music/interviews/wcylef_jean_2002.asp
Afiwi: That's what its all about. We know that Compas music has crossed over just like Reggae and has broken ground in non-traditional mediums. Where do you see the future of Compas mixed with Hip-Hop? Where do you see that going?
'Clef: I mean well it's going the "MVP" direction; it's like we running it. Right now we got Sweet Mickey on our side, he handles the Compas stuff, we do a lot of the Reggae and Hip-Hop stuff, so I think the future of Compas is fusion. Fusion means that the young kids are listening to Hip-Hop and Reggae as well as Compas. They're not listening to your traditional (bomp, bomp, bomp) [sings]. The same kids that listen to Jay-Z will listen to a Sweet Mickey. So now you have a generation where like that, so if you want the Compas to work, you have to make sure that there's enough Reggae beats in it, there's enough Hip-Hop in it, there's enough lyrical continuity in it. The kids love lyrics, so I think the future for Compas is fusion, you-know-what-I'm-saying?
Afiwi: Seen! Now you mentioned the kids. Who inspired you when you were a youngster growing up in Haiti and then Brooklyn? Who inspired you, gave you the inspiration to get involved with the music?
'Clef: Ever since I was a little kid there used to be the Carnival that used to pass
Afiwi: yeah, Brooklyn Carnival?
'Clef: No, no in Haiti
Afiwi: oh, I beg your pardon
'Clef: They always say that when I was little, when the Carnival was passing, my parents were Christian. They said somehow I used to run out of the house and while the Carnival's passing, with no clothes on, and I'm jigging my body, they used to come and pull me in. They said that ever since I was little, I always had the rhythm in me. Probably, I'd say that my parents had the biggest influence. My mother and father who passed away. Those are like my two biggest influences I'd probably say, you-know?
Afiwi: Respec'! I know that your late dad was a man of the church. I'm assuming that that had a whole heap of inspiration on you also.
'Clef: Yeah definitely, with my father being a minister. You got a lot of "PK's" (pastor's kids) are supposed to be the worst kids; don't think that because my dad's a minister that I won't kill you, I'll kill you! What he did was he showed me spirituality, which is the most important thing. You can have everything but if you don't have no spirituality and no culture, money doesn't equal respect and culture. So he taught me the spiritual side of it. The spiritual side is to know your culture and where you're from. Without him I probably wouldn't be here, I'd be lost definitely.
Afiwi: We know that the Marley family has a huge presence here in South Florida, and we've come to see that 'Clef also has that same prominent presence in South Florida. I know that you took part in Spring Ting 2001 where there was some Compas, Hip-Hop, and some Reggae artists. What inspired you to choose Miami, and will you be coming back for another Spring Ting?
'Clef: I'm the King of Spring Ting! Without 'Clef you can't have no Spring Ting! Something's gonna be wrong, they're gonna be saying "Where's 'Clef? Why didn't 'Clef show up?" Because the ladies are coming to see 'Clef, I'm telling you, because I bring them the pina-colada baby. (laughs)
I definitely want to participate in more Spring Ting's. It's incredible because you get Reggae, Compas, everything on one stage. I think that's what makes it hot. I'm not really for events that say this is a Reggae event, or this is a Compas event, or this is so-and-so. I think the bigger you make I, if you put the Caribbean together and do a big thing, it's all gonna work.
Afiwi: Nice one. What's your relationship like with the Marley family?
'Clef: Steve Marley's like my brother. When you see Steve, ask him about me, he'll tell you. That's like my little brother you-know-what-I'm-saying?
Afiwi: Nice one. You've done remarkable work as a producer with Maria from Carlos Santana, and songs from Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton; you've also done work with Bounty Killer. Are you working on any new projects with any artists that we'd like to know about on Afiwi.com?
'Clef: Yeah definitely! Right now I've got to do something with Carlos Santana, getting ready to come out with Jerry Wonder's group City High. We've got a big group, City High, off the booga basement. Right now we want the whole Caribbean, we're gonna get this Creole records thing. My whole dream is to form a Creole label. With this label, I want people to understand it's not Creole music, it's World Beat music; meaning that the Creole and Compas play one part of it, but we'll be signing acts from all parts of the world.
Afiwi: Nice one. One final question. The Caribbean and people of the Caribbean are spread worldwide and they use Afiwi.com to catch up on their news from Haiti and throughout the Caribbean. What do you want the world to know about Wyclef Jean for the future?
'Clef: Basically I want them to know that "Masquerade" comes out on June 18th. That's the new one, so look out for that. That's the one I did after my dad passed, look out for that. It's supposed to be my deepest album out of the three (3). For everybody who lost somebody out there and stuff, when you need therapy, music is the best way and I learned that. All that violence in the world, we need to stop that.
Afiwi: Respec'
;D
wanna hear ir?...
www.afiwi.com/music/interviews/wcylef_jean_2002.asp
