| Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee | ||||
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| Released | September 15, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 42:45 | |||
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| Singles from Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee | ||||
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| Cult MTL |    [1] |
| Exclaim! | [2] |
| Pop Magazine |   [3] |
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. [4]
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", [5] along with another song, titled "What Happened to Love". [6] On July 14, 2017, Wyclef released the "Fela Kuti" official lyric video. [7]
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." [3] Mr. Wavvy of Cult MTL offered a negative critique, describing the album as "a cheap nostalgia cash-in". [1]
On December 25, 2017, Jean announced The Carnival Tour on social media. [8] [9] It started on February 9, 2018, and ended on October 26, 2018, after 56 shows.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Slums" (featuring Jazzy Amra, H1DaHook and Marx Solvila) |
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| 4:14 |
| 2. | "Turn Me Good" |
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| 3:31 |
| 3. | "Borrowed Time" |
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| 3:35 |
| 4. | "Fela Kuti" |
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| 3:30 |
| 5. | "Warrior" (featuring T-Baby) |
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| 3:06 |
| 6. | "Shotta Boys" (featuring Stix) |
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| 3:54 |
| 7. | "Double Dutch" (featuring Eric Nimmer and D.L. Hughley) |
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| 3:23 |
| 8. | "What Happened to Love" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis and The Knocks) |
| 4:07 | |
| 9. | "Carry On" (featuring Emeli Sandé) |
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| 3:09 |
| 10. | "Concrete Rose" (featuring Hannah Eggan and Izolan) |
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| 3:25 |
| 11. | "Trapicabana" (featuring Riley) |
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| 2:49 |
| 12. | "Thank God for the Culture" (featuring Marx Solvila, J'Mika and Leon Lacey) |
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| 4:02 |
| Total length: | 42:45 | |||
Notes
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [10] | 112 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Sales (Billboard) [11] | 14 |
| US Rap Album Sales (Billboard) [12] | 8 |
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