Wyclef Goes Back To School Volume 1

In an interview with GRM Daily Wyclef Jean explains the concept behind this project as a way of discovering and unearthing new musical talent;

The best way to explain it with regards to my relevancy is we’re in 2019. When we acknowledge “Wild Thoughts” by Rihanna, that’s my song. When we were coming up with the Fugees and we did “Killing me softly”, which was another big song, I made somebody else a lot of money. I then thought to myself, I’m on the wrong side of the fence, I have got to be on the of publishing side of things too.

The main thing about my career has always been about discovery. Whether its’ Lauryn Hill or Beyoncé, the list goes on and on.

A Grammy award winning musical star, not only does Wyclef produce music, he also plays over ten instruments.

In 2019, as the producer, when you click onto a national playlist either on Spotify or Apple Music, the producers have the minds of creating the music and they don’t get credit.

I wanted to create a project of discovery for new talent, not from A&Rs or streaming platforms, but from me."

Wyclef goes back to school is me travelling throughout America, has four different volumes and we tour around schools holding competitions for these kids. There’s no winner, if there is someone I vibe with, they’ll get a phone call saying you’ve made the album. It’s basically a curation of a producer telling you who’s up next.