- Audio CD (Aug 22 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- ASIN: B00004VW9P
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (99 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #62,848 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Columbia Records |
| 2. Where The Fugees At? |
| 3. Kenny Rogers Dub Plate |
| 4. Thug Angels |
| 5. It Doesn't Matter - (featuring The Rock/Melky Sedeck) |
| 6. 911 |
| 7. Pullin' Me In |
| 8. Da Cypha |
| 9. Runaway |
| 10. Red Light Disctrict |
| 11. Perfect Gentleman |
| 12. Low Income |
| 13. Whitney Houston Dub Plate |
| 14. However You Want It |
| 15. Hollywood To Hollywood |
| 16. Diallo |
| 17. Something About Mary |
| 18. Bus Search |
| 19. Wish You Were Here |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
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
Special French Edition Includes A Bonus Track Sung In French With Rap Duo Jacky & Ben J. 'Ca Ne Me Fait Rien', A Cover Of 'It Doesn'T Matter', Currently A Huge Hit In France.
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Eclectic to say the least
July 19 2004
Format:Audio CD
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
July 12 2004
Format:Audio CD
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
Jun 23 2004
Format:Audio CD
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.
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A very weak "4"
this cd gives you very mixed feling's, on one hand it is very good, i mean just listen to "diallo" "911" or "runaway" which all are ver.. Read more
Published on May 24 2004
The best from Wyclef so far
This album inclded some of my favorite song of 2001. "Perfect Gentleman" was a perfect catchy song to dance too, very meliodic and strong. Read more
Published on Mar 12 2004 by Josephll
Eclectic
Wycleff Jean brings something to hip hops table that nobody else does an eclectic flavor that no-one can rival. Read more
Published on Dec 2 2002 by Griffin Coldiron
An Incredibly Mediocre Album
Wyclef always brings uniqueness to the music. When you listen to a Wyclef album, you know it's going to be somewhat different than the vast majority of other rap-oriented albums... Read more
Published on July 23 2002 by M. Melton
the clef is back
this is the only wyclef album i own. i heard that the carnival is really good, but this is better. the ecleftic is a mixture of many different types of music, such as rap/hip-hop,... Read more
Published on Jun 14 2002
Socially Conscious Rap
In this world of rappers that glorify evil, Wyclef is a shining light. Sure, he ain't a goodie-goodie, but he keeps the theme of this album on life and the horrors of the world we... Read more
Published on May 1 2002 by Donovan Juan
more like 3 1/2 stars...
I'd hate to write a bad review for Clef, I have much respect for this man. I was disappointed with his latest effort. Maybe "The Carnival" made my expectations a little high. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2002 by Amber Lupo
A fantastic album (one of the best)
This album has got to be one of the best albums available. Whether you are (like me) or are not a Wyclef Jean fan you are sure to love this album. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2002 by Lizzie
Amazing
Wyclef Jean has become one of my favorite artists. I saw the video for"It Doesn't Matter" and thought it was pretty good. Read more
Published on Nov 10 2001 by "bdk321"
Not just another hip hop artist from up north.....
This album is creative, showcasing Wyclef Jean's musical abilities across a wide spectrum of musical styles from hip hop to gangsta rap to country to soul to pink floyd... Read more
Published on Oct 17 2001 by Lewis Rose
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