Haiti had alot of West African slaves sent there and had lil mixing I guess is the word besides with the french so haiti is like a mixture of alot of french & african culture alot of similarities.
Saying "surely they can rise from poverty" is completely overlooking that poverty is NOT the result of weakness. Poverty is systematic, it isn't a choice. And there is a reason that black people (along with other minorities) are statistically poor, because they are marginalized into that social class.
he didn't blame whitey for his problems though, he put in work and overcame. thats the message that should be taught, put in work and achieve your dreams.
"To live for yourself is to live selfishly, but to live for others is to live eternally..."
Word.
THIS is what you call a performance.
Huge Fan! Have Been For Years!!!
This man was running for president..legend
Absolutely fantastic !!
I couldn't tell if he was saying a poem or if he was lecturing, but this was a hell of a performance
This is so real... People don't understand what immigrants go through everyday in this country.
Loved it, loved it...
Loved it!
he speaks for all of us immigrants who come here and go tru stereotypes and strugles..We end up making it tho
💯💯💯💯 all of us can relate
Powerful
Wow I fully understood it because you quoted it. The eternal part is insane.
Living Legend
I LOVE THIS VIDEO SO MUCH
How old is Wyclef he just did a black flip
2012-13: he's an american now, found the dream-- no accent, clean cut, hair cut, and a (co) star on Nashville
LOVE! Love him.
He is too great !
great flow as always.
This is what's up truth!
so sorry that happened. ignorant and closed minded people are afraid of people who they feel are different to them, that is why they mistreat others.
Nice work man,
He came back with a Tech 9...fah da Lawd! XD
True poetry.....
It doesn't get realah than this, that's y wyclef is just like Mandela Gandhi MLK Garvey to me #myHERO
Truth!!
It's better to have freedom than stability.
'to live for yourself is to live selfishly. to live for others is to live eternally.'
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@KILLERofBILL It's for that reason that he remembers..if they can be the first independent black country surly they can rise from poverty
Je suis haïtienne 🔵🔴
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nice one
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People have something against he American dream I am immigrant-- i lived his poem i am 2013 an american!!!!
Haiti had alot of West African slaves sent there and had lil mixing I guess is the word besides with the french so haiti is like a mixture of alot of french & african culture alot of similarities.
@MrGroovemann bigup!!
Wow I have an accent too
1:51 NIGGA WHAT
Hell naw i aint fuckih with him
Ohh u got HBO lol but that's not the point . I love this poem . Respect
He was so funny 🤣 🤣 when he did he poetry personating african American girl
Saying "surely they can rise from poverty" is completely overlooking that poverty is NOT the result of weakness. Poverty is systematic, it isn't a choice. And there is a reason that black people (along with other minorities) are statistically poor, because they are marginalized into that social class.
kung fu don't mess with gun fool
wrong
he didn't blame whitey for his problems though, he put in work and overcame. thats the message that should be taught, put in work and achieve your dreams.
Im haitian
sak pase? haha
T-pain ! You know you thought it...
Ikr! and He was exaggerating it a bit
lol but man i was pissed
anyone know the lyrics?
@wbrutus22 hahaa haitians FTW
/watch?v=0jtZGUu-W0I
yeah dude where u been living??
thats why he stole 14mill that was posed to go to the haitian people from his "charity"