Album title: J'ouvert
Artist: Wyclef Jean
Genre: R&B/ Hip-hop
Nationality: American
Release date: February 3
Position in Discography: Eleventh
Fear Factor: High
Familiar with this artist? Heard of him
Familiar with the genre or subgenre? No
Average RYM Score: 2.29
Not quite sure why a record with ten tracks is called an EP here. I would call this an album. Oh, I see it's a preview to his new album, his first in seven years, so I guess this would be seen as a comeback of sorts. “Rear View” is very catchy in a sort of Caribbean way, but I haven't been too totally impressed just yet, given how big this guy is/was. Yeah, there's a nice sort of easy, relaxed vibe to it, but I sort of don't care. “Lady Haiti” and “Party Started” are very annoying but “Hendrix” is very good, and “Lives Matter”, while clearly an example of him shamelessly jumping on the nearest bandwagon, is a nice laidback song with a sort of semi-reggae beat and a feel of Curtis to it somehow. And it ends well. Really picked up there near the end; think I'll kick it up one rating point.
Check out more from this artist? Probably not
Check out more from this genre or subgenre? Yes
Expectation Index: 4