The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book

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Welcome to hip-hop originality. On Wyclef Jean's The Ecleftic, his beats-beyond-borders ideology, seen on the Fugees' The Score and his own Carnival, shines bright. Rap's Renaissance man, he's pushing hip-hop forward with his musical vision. Firmly rooted in an inclusive old-school aesthetic (recalling Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa) he's got Kenny Rogers and Pharoahe Monch sharing space on a dub plate. Youssou N'Dour guests on the indignant, powerful "Diallo." And Mary J. Blige joins Wyclef for the mournfully beautiful duet "911." Though there are many musical flavors on The Ecleftic, Jean's deft musical arrangements prevent them from descending into tokenism. But at the end of the day, there's no doubt that this is hip-hop, with taut tracks like "Thug Angels," "However You Want It," and "Pulling Me In" showing that Wyclef's holding it down for the heads, some of whom felt that his Carnival was a little too poppy. The Ecleftic contains enough anger and righteous indignation to be real hip-hop, and enough humor and musical magic to be fun. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Product Description
Full title 'Ecleftic - 2 Sides II A Book'. Includes bonus disc with tracks 'Gone Till November' (Original & Remix), 'We Trying To Stay Alive', 'Guantanamera', & 'Perfect Gentleman' (Remix). Also includes CD-ROM videos for 'Gone Till November', '911', & 'Perfect Gentleman'.

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Tracks:

Columbia Records
Where The Fugees At?
Kenny Rogers Dub Plate
Thug Angels
It Doesn't Matter - (featuring The Rock/Melky Sedeck)
911
Pullin' Me In
Da Cypha
Runaway
Red Light Disctrict
Perfect Gentleman
Low Income
Whitney Houston Dub Plate
However You Want It
Hollywood To Hollywood
Diallo
Something About Mary
Bus Search
Wish You Were Here

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Welcome to hip-hop originality. On Wyclef Jean's The Ecleftic, his beats-beyond-borders ideology, seen on the Fugees' The Score and his own Carnival, shines bright. Rap's Renaissance man, he's pushing hip-hop forward with his musical vision. Firmly rooted in an inclusive old-school aesthetic (recalling Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa) he's got Kenny Rogers and Pharoahe Monch sharing space on a dub plate. Youssou N'Dour guests on the indignant, powerful "Diallo." And Mary J. Blige joins Wyclef for the mournfully beautiful duet "911." Though there are many musical flavors on The Ecleftic, Jean's deft musical arrangements prevent them from descending into tokenism. But at the end of the day, there's no doubt that this is hip-hop, with taut tracks like "Thug Angels," "However You Want It," and "Pulling Me In" showing that Wyclef's holding it down for the heads, some of whom felt that his Carnival was a little too poppy. The Ecleftic contains enough anger and righteous indignation to be real hip-hop, and enough humor and musical magic to be fun. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Album Description

Full title 'Ecleftic - 2 Sides II A Book'. Includes bonus disc with tracks 'Gone Till November' (Original & Remix), 'We Trying To Stay Alive', 'Guantanamera', & 'Perfect Gentleman' (Remix). Also includes CD-ROM videos for 'Gone Till November', '911', & 'Perfect Gentleman'.

Album Details

Repackaged with the Addition of a Special Bonus Disc Including Five Songs: Gone Till November (Album Version), Gone Till November (Remix), We Trying to Stay Alive, Guantanamera and Perfect Gentleman (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Listen..........2007-06-22

You cannot put a whitney houston cover with a Pink Floyd cover .....period... it is not right chico..."it don't mix" if you can understand my english. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico... so I know about the underground. I love wyclef and I understand what the kid is trying to do, but it does not work. Your No woman no cry cover is really chill. but don't press your luck my friend.... whish you were here just does not sound right.

This man take risks , make mistakes and is original.......2005-04-04

I think this a very creative record . Wyclef jean take risks , so all the songs are not the at the same level . But a record that have Diallo among the tracks deserves serious listening and deep attention. Period.
I give to it 5 stars for its artistic achievements ( and because Earth , Wind and Fire appear !!)

Eclectic to say the least.......2004-07-20

Wyclef and the Refugee Camp hold a cross-genre fan base, being one of the influences of the hip hop world that can truly be said to have very high level of acceptance and support from non-hip-hop heads. Eleftic demonstraits why this is so beautifully. Wyclef comes with a strong album sporting an array of music that is as diverse as it is well crafted. Inspirations from classic rock, regae, soul, R&B, Dance and many other sources are noticable all over the album while successfully maintaing a very hip hop feel throughout the entire thing. This genre balancing act can be tricky but Wyclef does this wonderfully, and possibly even better than on his last solo album. The lyrics and rhymes range from not bad, to pretty good, and the singing is good as well. But the real star here is the music. The beats are diverse and enjoyable and will satisfy almost anyone. Songs like "wish you were here", "Run away", "911", "Doesnt matter", and "pulling me in" all sport styles that are different and have unique flavors to them and "Diallo Diallo" showcases wyclef's social conscious edge to his work.

All things considered some hip hop heads will argue that there isn't enough rap, or that it doesn't suit thier tastes. But Ecleftic can hold a rare title of being "hip hop for people who dont really like hip hop". And for me, and many other hip hop fans, elecftic will represent something different and a little innovative with great production work. Beats catchy enough to make you bob your head and enough soul to make you want to sing along, and plenty of culture - Wyclef proves once again on Ecleftic that hip hop is an artform that can be effectively used as glue to hold together many elements of several different musical genres at the same time, and bring it all together in a melody that's different pieces oddly compliment one another beautifully.

It's Aight.......2004-07-12

I like The Carnival and Preacher's Son better, but this is listenable. As far as musically, Wyclef's improved, but he is kinda immature on this album. "Where Fugees At?" is a good beat, but why's he askin? Supposedly it's his fault that they split up, according to Pras(though he's not a very reliable source). Clef also makes the mistake of trying to take on Canibus, his former protege(Canibus blamed Wyclef for the failure of his debut, and dissed him on "2000 B.C."). Clef is obviously no match for Canibus and if 'Bis retaliated on him, Clef would be finished. Besides those mistakes, and the horrible "Dirty South", Clef seems to have grown a little. On "Perfect Gentlemen", Clef defends strippers and tells the story of a romance between him and a stripper(likely false). The album misses that Fugees vibe that was still there on The Carnival. The less know guest appearences are boring, but the big names are funny and acceptable. Kenny Rogers, of all people, sings on "Kenny Rogers Dub Plate", where Wyclef and other rappers rhyme over a beat as Kenny sings the hook. This song is surprisingly likeable as is "It Doesn't Matter" which has another surprising guest, wrestler The Rock. On "911", Clef teams up with Mary J. Blige to showcase his actually not bad singing voice. Besides the awful Whitney Houston team up on her dub plate, Clef seems to have it down. Songs like "Hollyhood to Hollywood" and "Diallo" showcase his amazing creativity once again, the latter which is based on the case of the police shooting a man named Diallo 41 times for nothing. One of my favorite songs is "Wish You Were Here", which sounds alot like "Gone Til November", because of Clef's flow from singing to rapping. Basically, get Clef's other albums first(The Carnival, Preacher's Son, the fugees Score, and Pras' Ghetto Supastar).

Haters run Wyclef Jean is at it again.......2004-06-24

This album is great. He's got two diss tracks, "Where Fugees At"(Pras, Lauryn diss) and "However You Want It"(Canibus diss). He's got emotional songs like "911", "Diallo", and "Hollywood to Hollyhood". He also has fun songs like "It Doesn't Matter", "Perfect Gentleman", and "Something About Mary". Overall this album is mostly good. I think he could've done better, but overall this is a must-by.

The Ecleftic: 2 Sides Ii a Book (With Bonus Cd)

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The Ecleftic: 2 Sides Ii a Book (With Bonus Cd)

Manufacturer: Columbia Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000TXOO2S

Product Description

Track Listing: Disc 1 01. Columbia Records 02. Where Fugees At? 03. Kenny Rogers - Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate 04. Thug Angels 05. It Doesn't Matter (featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) 06. 911(featuring Mary J. Blige) 07. Pullin' Me In 08. Da Cypha 09. Runaway (featuring Earth, Wind & Fire and The Product G&B) 10. Red Light District 11. Perfect Gentleman 12. Low Income 13. Whitney Houston Dub Plate 14. However You Want 15. Hollyhood to Hollywood 16. Diallo (featuring Youssou N'Dour & MB2) 17. Something Abot Mary 18. Bus Search 19. Wish You Were Here Disc 2 01. Younger Days 02. Thug Angels (featuring Small World) (Live Version) 03. It Doesn't Matter (featuring The Rock and Melky Sedeck) (Live Version)

Average customer rating:

'ca ne me fait rien'

The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Wyclef Jean
Manufacturer: Sony/S.M.a.L.L.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004XQL8
Release Date: 2000-08-08

Tracks:

Columbia Records
Where Fugees At?
Kenny Rogers-Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate
Thug Angels - Wyclef Jean, Small World
It Doesn't Matter - Wyclef Jean, The Rockin' Highliners, Melky Sedeck
911 - Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean
Pullin' Me In
Cypha - Wyclef Jean,
Runaway - Earth, Wind & Fire, Wyclef Jean, The Product G&B
Red Light District
Perfect Gentleman
Low Income
Whitney Houston Dub Plate
However You Want It
Hollyhood to Hollywood - Wyclef Jean, Small World
Diallo - Wyclef Jean, , Youssou N'Dour
Something About Mary
Bus Search
Wish You Were Here

Album Details

Special French Edition Includes a Bonus Track Sung in French with Rap Duo Jacky and Ben J. 'ca Ne Me Fait Rien', a Cover of 'it Doesn't Matter', Currently a Huge Hit in France.

Customer Reviews:

'ca ne me fait rien'.......2002-12-15

'Ca ne me fait rien' (the french version of 'it doesn't matter' has to be my altime favorite song. it is great to listen to when you're feeling low. but nothing beats dancin' in front of the mirror with all that attitude.

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Ecleftic

Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Wyclef Jean
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Contemporary R&B | R&B | Styles | Music

General | R&B | Styles | Music

East Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music

West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000051SUM
Release Date: 2000-08-09

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: Younger Days

Customer Reviews:

Ecleftic.......2001-04-02

This is a great album to hang out with, coming from a satirical view point, Wyclef addresses everything on the table, from political, social, and personal issues. Although constantly defending himself from so-called criticism of the "community", as so many hip hop artist seem to do these days, the album keeps things light by givin it up to the strip clubs across the country. Not to serious, you don't have to even like hip hop to like this album.