Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and composer Wyclef Jean makes a strong return along with his new single Again From Abu Dhabi (by way of COLORSxSTUDIOS), that includes French Montana and Rick Ross. The observe opens with a traditional file scratch and an introduction from comic Dave Chappelle, setting the stage for the Fugees co-founder’s newest homecoming to rap. Wyclef makes use of the narrative to bridge his previous and current—reflecting on his journey from rising up in Haiti and the Marlboro Tasks of Coney Island to experiencing the opulence of Abu Dhabi. Sonically and spiritually, it’s a quantum leap that solely Wyclef may ship, mixing reflection with reinvention.

True to kind, Wyclef continues to guide with unwavering pleasure in his Haitian tradition, sustaining his international fame because the Carnival Man. Since his groundbreaking 1997 debut The Carnival, he has fused hip hop with reggae, soul, Afro-Cuban rhythms, folks, and Haitian traditions, increasing the style’s potentialities. At present, that affect nonetheless resonates, whether or not via his Karnivalé present at London’s KOKO with the incomparable Lauryn Hill, or his celebrated presence at Notting Hill Carnival.

This fall, Wyclef reaffirmed his musical roots with a debut run at Blue Observe New York (September 11–14), the place he returned to jazz and the church influences that formed him, performing alongside particular friends together with Buju Banton, Theo Croker, and Peter Gunz. He adopted that with a COLORS collaboration throughout New York Vogue Week, closing out the festivities at Flyfish Membership with a particular HAITI TWINZ DJ set.

With Again From Abu Dhabi, Wyclef Jean continues to show that his artistry is aware of no boundaries—at all times rooted in tradition, at all times evolving, and at all times main the way in which.