Wyclef Jean, Coolio mentor children for a day

From: The Weekly Gleaner | Date: November 25, 2004 | Copyright information

A throng of over 700 gyrated their hips to reggae music and hypnotically repeated educationally inspiring lyrics by the popular rapper and singer Wyclef Jean.

The Caribbean platinum-selling recording artist, once affiliated with the well-known The Fugees, that included multi-Grammy Award-winner Lauryn Hill, gave an uplifting solo performance at the third annual NYC Administration for Children's Services "Day of The Child," convened aboard Manhattan's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.

"I was on welfare and I used to be embarrassed going to the store," said Jean, in a high-powered ...

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