| Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Wyclef Jean |
| Cover: | wyclef-carnival-3-cover.jpg |
| Released: | September 15, 2017 |
| Recorded: | 2016–2017 |
| Genre: | Hip-hop |
| Length: | 42:45 |
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| Prev Title: | J'ouvert |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Wyclef Jean Inspired By... |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee is the eighth studio-album by Haitian singer-songwriter and rapper Wyclef Jean. It was released on September 15, 2017.[1]
Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee was Jean's first album recorded without his longtime co-producer Jerry Duplessis. Instead tracks were produced by Jean and several relatively unknown co-producers. Similarly, unlike previous Wyclef Jean albums, there were few high-profile appearances: the best known featured artistes were Lunchmoney Lewis and Emeli Sande.
On June 22, 2017, Jean released the first single from the album, titled "Fela Kuti",[2] along with another song, titled "What Happened to Love".[3] On July 14, 2017, Wyclef released the "Fela Kuti" official lyric video.[4]
Mai Perkins of Pop Magazine wrote in a positive review, "Carnival 3 is right on time. Wyclef’s songwriting is ripe with empowerment and resilience. The album is a concise 12-track body of work with a handful of features and tributes to the likes of Fela Kuti as well as to the hallmarks of hip-hop." Mr. Wavvy of Cult MTL offered a negative critique, describing the album as "a cheap nostalgia cash-in".
See main article: The Carnival Tour (Wyclef Jean Tour).
On December 25, 2017, Jean announced The Carnival Tour on social media.[5] [6] It started on February 9, 2018, and ended on October 26, 2018, after 56 shows.
Notes
| Chart (2017) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard)[7] | 14 | |
| US Rap Album Sales (Billboard)[8] | 8 |