- hip hop
- 74 min
- 24 tracks
- Ruffhouse Records
Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival, also known simply as The Carnival, is the debut studio album released by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. The album was released on 24 June 1997 by Ruffhouse Records through Columbia Records. Wyclef Jean also served as the album's executive producer with Pras and Lauryn Hill. The album features guest appearances from Celia Cruz and The Neville Brothers and multiple appearances from Jean's former Fugees bandmates, Pras and Lauryn Hill.
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Character
Contemporary, spare, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork8/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin8/10
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- 1Intro/Court/Clef/Intro (skit/interlude)3:15
- 2Apocalypse (album version)3:49
- 3Guantanamera (album version)4:30
- 4Pablo Diablo (interlude)0:39
- 5Bubblegoose (album version)3:49
- 6Prelude to “To All the Girls” (interlude)0:29
- 7To All the Girls (album version)4:18
- 8Down Lo Ho (interlude)1:13
- 9Anything Can Happen (album version)4:36
- 10Gone Till November3:27
- 11Words of Wisdom (interlude)0:45
- 12Year of the Dragon (album version)4:07
- 13Sang Fézi (album version)4:02
- 14Fresh Interlude (album version)1:45
- 15Mona Lisa (album version)4:30
- 16Street Jeopardy (album version)3:57
- 17Killer M.C. (interlude)0:32
- 18We Trying to Stay Alive3:11
- 19Gunpowder (album version)4:24
- 20Closing Arguments (interlude/skit)1:35
- 21Enter the Carnival (interlude)0:24
- 22Jaspora (album version)4:03
- 23Yelé (album version)5:24
- 24Carnival (album version)5:06
24 tracks, 74 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Wyclef Jean, Refugee Allstars
- Label
- Ruffhouse Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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