Wyclef Jean performing as part of Jacmel film festival 2006 for Yele Haiti
Wyclef Jean recently emceed a hip-hop contest in the Bel Air slum as part of the USAID-funded Clean Streets project. From 50 contestants in three different slums, Haitian rap star "Jimmy O" Alexandre and Jean selected four from each neighborhood to perform in Bel Air.
The crowd and Jean himself were stunned by the show. "I held my tears back because I'm a tough guy, but it was very emotional," Jean said later. "I mean, there was hope in their eyes. They're superstars in their own country. The world just doesn't know who they are yet, but they're going to know."
