JEAN BLASTS HAITIAN OFFICIALS IN NEW SONG
WYCLEF JEAN has returned to music following his failed bid to run for pre sident of Haiti - to blast officials for rejecting his campaign for offic e in a new song.
The Haitian-born hip-hop star has been ruled out of the upcoming Novemb er (10) elections in his native country after it was decided he didn’t me et residency requirements.
The Gone Till November hitmaker is keen to appeal through Haiti’s court s but reports suggest the electoral council’s ruling is final and cannot be overturned.
And he’s continued to blast the decision, posting a song called Prison for the CEP on his blog on Thursday (26Aug10), referring to the commissio n which rejected his run for office.
Jean also chides President Rene Preval as he sings in Creole.
It’s not the first time Jean’s music has taken on political themes. He previously recorded a song called If I Were President.
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