Wyclef Jean's The Carnival Appreciation Thread

[Yehuda]

I don't understand why this album is so forgotten. shyt just had so many hits in it. I remember when "Gone Til November" was playing everywhere



"Oh-oh-oh-oh, you sucka MC's, you got no floooow, I heard your style, you're S-O-S-O"

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

That album is a classic... Never forgotten in the real world.

 

[Yehuda]

That album is a classic... Never forgotten in the real world.

I hear you. It's crazy, though. People barely mention it when the topic of classic albums come up. Yet when it dropped I would hear its songs all the fukking time.

 

[Yehuda]

Reality struck when I got to the borderline
The headline reads 'Every ghetto's sad story
A rookie shoots a boy over mistanken identity'...

 

[JustCKing]

I was thinking about this the other day. It's like The Fugees were one album wonders collectively and as solo acts. Their first album was a commercial and critical failure. Then they struck gold with The Score. Each of them went on to pursue solo endeavors. Clef struck first with The Carnival, which had some gems. At this point, Clef was seen as a genius. Not only did he drop an acclaimed solo set, but he also helped break Destiny's Child. I don't know what it was, but he fell off to me with the second album. It's when everything about him became "struggle" from the singing to the rhymes to the production. He never really came back with anything as good or as big as The Carnival. I 've heard some of the stuff he's done since and a lot of it is cringe worthy. Same with Lauryn and Miseducation (though she just disappeared altogether outside of that Unplugged album). Great album that was huge, but then "Mystery of Iniquity" and a few other tracks were great, but outside of that ? After "Ghetto Superstar" seemingly being on the radio 24/7 when it dropped, I don't remember much else from him.

Still remember this though:

 

[phonthought3000]

I honestly felt this was better than the score and seem like good follow to the score even tho its clef solo album

 

[H.S.]

That album is a classic... Never forgotten in the real world.

I consider it a classic, but it does feel like it was forgotten in large part. To me it's easily one of the best albums of the late 90s though. It's aged beautifully, too.

"Bubble Goose" is just

 

[newworldafro]

Trilingual Excellence, Multiple Genre Excellence... album....

This is the kind of album you make when the studio heads say we trust your creative decision making, considering the type of hip hop being released at the time.

I don't speak French/Creole but these were my favorite tracks off the album


Lauryn's voice shredded it


Clef with the electric rock guitars over a reggae soundscape and French/Creole, where they do that at ?


Clef channeled his inner Bob Marley, video was humble/chill too


Just a cool track


The Carnival 2 album was though..

 

[Yehuda]

This one is my favorite, though. The chick singing at 02:03

I dont' speak French/Creole but these were my favorite tracks off the album

Yep. Never knew what he was saying but I've always liked "Jaspora"

 

[JohnStarksMiddleFinger]

Trilingual Excellence, Multiple Genre Excellence...love this album....

I dont' speak French/Creole but these were my favorite tracks off the album






The Carnival 2 album was though..

Breh! I thought I was the only that fukked that song! Throw that shyt on the car during a hot summer day

 

[mr.africa]

the videos for the album were entertaining/dope





fat joe cameo in the video

 

[Asicz]

Can't believe I slept upon this album. shyt is brilliant.

 

[Yehuda]

Can't believe I slept upon this album. shyt is brilliant.

shyt a lot of people are still sleeping on it...

 

[newworldafro]

Personal top 50 album, just off the uniqueness. Arguably, never been anything in mainstream hip hop like this since.

 

[Yehuda]

I honestly felt this was better than the score and seem like good follow to the score even tho its clef solo album

I still prefer The Score over this one. But I prefer this one over Lauryn Hill's album.