I lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to cook for dinner. Now I prefer to get my food from KFC.

The reason why we're warriors is that we rise to the occasion; anyone that's felt like the system put them down, and then they rose to the occasion, they're a warrior. It's not about whether you come from the hood or you come from the suburbs, you know what I mean? It's about reality and life.

Once you're done in hip-hop, you're done.

There's not a hip-hop artist that didn't snatch of piece of Bob Marley. It's totally impossible.

I want people to experience what it's like being from Haiti, coming to America, being Wyclef - multicultural, multilingual.

For me, before I go on stage, it all depends. Might be a girl, might be an edible, might be a verse, might be somebody mixing something in my drink without me knowing - hopefully that won't happen tonight.

People often associate raves with drugs, but for me raves are more associated with self-expression.