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The Carnival
Hip-Hop · 1997 · 24 tracks

The Carnival

Wyclef Jean

A sprawling, multi-lingual celebration of the African diaspora. Acoustic guitars meet heavy boom-bap and orchestral sweeps in a vibrant, cinematic street opera.

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It's like a world tour of the Caribbean led by a New Jersey rap star with an acoustic guitar.

A vibrant, celebratory street opera that balances social consciousness with festive energy.

The Carnival · vs · Wyclef Jean
Sample Based+2.0σ

The production is built around sample based than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 24 Tracks
01
Intro / Court / Clef / Intro (skit/interlude)
3:15
02
Apocalypse
3:49
03
Guantanamera
4:30
04
Pablo Diablo (interlude)
0:40
05
Bubblegoose
3:49
06
Prelude to “To All the Girls” (interlude)
0:30
07
To All the Girls
4:18
08
Down Lo Ho (interlude)
1:13
09
Anything Can Happen
4:36
10
Gone Till November
3:27
11
Words of Wisdom (interlude)
0:46
12
Year of the Dragon
4:07
13
Sang Fézi
4:02
14
Fresh Interlude
1:46
15
Mona Lisa
4:30
16
Street Jeopardy
3:57
17
Killer MC (interlude)
0:33
18
We Trying to Stay Alive
3:12
19
Gunpowder
4:24
20
Closing Arguments (interlude/skit)
1:36
21
Enter the Carnival (interlude)
0:24
22
Jaspora
4:03
23
Yelé
5:24
24
Carnival
5:06
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unexpected transition from a gritty rap verse into a full orchestral swell on Gone Till November.
The moment Celia Cruz's powerhouse vocals collide with a heavy 90s breakbeat on Guantanamera.
The Bee Gees interpolation on We Trying to Stay Alive turning a disco classic into a street anthem.
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