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- Summary: The second solo release from the former Fugee features guest appearances by Mary J. Blige, Youssou N'Dour, and Kenny Rogers (yes, that Kenny Rogers).
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rap
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| Perfect Gentleman | |
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| This one's going out to the strip joints Yo, meet me at Suzy's rendez-vous For every go-go bar I'ma send this one out to the gentlemen's clubs Magic... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 12 out of 21
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Mixed: 7 out of 21
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Negative: 2 out of 21
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He sings roughly but warmly, and makes up as many hooks as he samples...
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Although everything on The Ecleftic might not be for everybody, make no mistake, this album is ahead of its time. Forget about Britney Spears... Wyclef's done it again!
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[A] tighter, indigo-deeper, more vision cohesive joint than its predecessor.
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He's still slicing and dicing styles like this week's challenger on Iron Chef, but this time he's got some serious guest firepower to back up these cross-cultural forays.
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Wyclef seems to reinvent himself for the worse on his sophomore effort. In place of his trademark iconoclasm, he delivers some good old-fashioned conformity in a bid to renew his street-credibility card... Thankfully, 'Clef strikes a balance with some outstanding selections, starting with the acoustically driven ballads "Diallo," "911" and "Something About Mary", which show that Wyclef armed with a guitar is still more powerful than an army of producers strapped with drum machines.... It's enough to make The Ecleftic a good but not grand album, one that finds Wyclef's vision falling short of his abilities.
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A mammoth indulgence, an 80-minute justification of his own ill-defined status.
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By the time one gets to the final track, a head-scratching take on Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," the overall effect is a decidedly uncomfortable numbness.
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