WYCLEF JEAN SHOT IN THE HAND

Wyclef Jean has been released from the hospital after being shot in the hand in his native Haiti.

The former Fugees member was treated for a gunshot wound to his hand, a spokesman for Jean tells The Associated Press.


The incident occurred after 11 p.m. Saturday in the city of Delmas, near Port-au-Prince, when armed gunmen reportedly opened fire on Jean’s vehicle. His fellow Fugees member Pras and brother Samuel confirmed the reports.


“Yes they shot Wyclef and he’s in the hospital and he’ll be fine. They just shot his hand,” tweeted Pras. “Everyone can relax Wyclef is fine… They can’t stop us not one bullet or a machine gun!!!!!!!”


The shooting comes on the eve of the presidential elections in Haiti. Jean is supporting fellow Haitian musician Michel Martelly.
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WYCLEF JEAN - "ELECTION TIME" (FULL TRACK)

Wyclef Jean will release a new six song EP dubbed, ‘If I Were President: My Haitian Experience,’ on Tuesday, December 7, 2010. The set is led by the single "Election Time," a provocative new universal song written in the wake of Wyclef's recent attempt to run for president in Haiti and “Haitian Experience,”


For the lead single "Election Time," it’s about the real world elections in both of Wyclef's countries--the United States and Haiti.


"It means the rebirth of my country. It means that the young people can bring about change," says Wyclef. "I would want to tell the youth of Haiti to go out and vote. We have had a long history of dictatorship in Haiti. It's not a Haitian right to vote that we are talking about. We are talking about a world right. Take your right. Your true weapon is your voting card. Use your weapon and use it wisely." SOURCE


Pre-order 'If I Were President: My Haitian Experience.'
Wyclef will follow "The Haitian Experience " with a world tour in 2011.


Listen To Election Time ~