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Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival featuring Refugee Allstars (1997)

July 4, 2017 | No Comments

Categories: 1997 and Music.
Tags: 1997, Conscious Hip Hop, East Coast Hip Hop, Haitian music, Hip Hop, Music, Pop Rap, Reggae, and Son Cubano.

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