Wyclef Jean a Haitian-American rapper, singer and member of the trio the Fugees, was born in Croix-des-Bouquets, where he lived until he was nine years old.
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It featured exclusive demo tapes and in-studio freestyles from many then-unsigned hip hop artists such as Nas, Big Pun, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Cam'ron, DMX, Wu-Tang Clan, Fugees, Talib Kweli, Big L and The Notorious B.I.G. who later found great success on major record labels.
In 2006 DJ Hen Boogie returned to production working alongside Jeni Fujita (of Fugees fame) and with Swedish born Kissey Asplund.
The most well-known exports of Haitian hip hop are two members of the legendary Grammy Award-winning hip hop group, the Fugees, Wyclef Jean and his cousin Pras Michel (a.k.a. Pras).
Over the years Indy has toured internationally entertaining and performing in front of energized crowds and has collaborated with renowned Indian Artists Surinder Shinda, Kuldeep Manak, Bally Sagoo and performed alongside So Solid Crew, Jay Sean and legendary Hip Hop artists Public Enemy, Pras from the Fugees, Craig David, and Sean Paul.
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Enrolling in college at Sarah Lawrence College, in 2006 at age 20 he took a year off from school and traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina where he experienced his first taste of DJing and dance music at the club Fugees 99 in the city's San Telmo neighborhood, which he describes as "really, really dark, really cheap, and they played basically reggaeton, dancehall, and West Coast hip-hop classics, like Death Row's greatest hits."
In addition "I Think about Loving You" was sampled by the Fugees on the track "Nappy Heads" which was featured on their 1994 album Blunted on Reality and "I Can Feel it in My Bones" was sampled by hip hop twosome EPMD on the track "Boon Dox" which was featured on their 1992 album Business Never Personal.