wyclef jean "if i was president"

[boxofweedmw2haxed]

all i gota say is thank you chappelle for letting my find my favorite artist

[JCBBALL5]

Remember hearing this on the "Chappelle Show". Those were the days.

[chicagochris1988]

Amen

[beautifulsam191]

What's the song he wrote about Haiti?

[DoMiNaNtKiLlEr1]

@welp3nips me to

[wellp3nis]

I fucking love this song

[SuperNYC91]

Wyclef is the Bob marley of this decade

[wiecek13]

152 neocons 

[LivinFresh519]

If i was president I'd be callin' up Wyclef for advice. Yes, that's a hint Obama....

[windatekili]

this song is about Ron PAUL

[wiecek13]

this song gives me the hope i lost with obama

[soccerdude601]

@wiecek13 yep, he was just a poster boy for "hope and change" while the change was really for the worse.

[theebabyjesus]

152 people are republicans

[wiecek13]

@theebabyjesus 152 neocons believe it or not all of us republicans are blood sucking vampires

[BiGGraff100]

If I was president

[thedsisagameboy]

i found this on uncyclopedia 

[SocialLifenet]

i was presadien

[nateextreme0969]

he talks about them using money for their personal gain then plays on a diamond plated guitar at the end... i hope its fake

[sk8rsurfer]

@nateextreme0969 "tell the children the truth, it's not all that blings that diamonds, most of yall wear cubic zirconia" hahaha :)

[jameslatta1]

to bad he stopped trying to be the president of Haiti, i felt like he could have helped out.

[krayzie6locc6ni66a]

@jameslatta1 they wouldnt let him run 4 prez

[alexredsniperfire12]

i would vote for him too

[stop7612]

Lauren Hill ruins this version. Chapelle version is the best.

[domdutra21]

I would vote for my haitian home boy . Love him even if he left the fu gees

[xxdrextonxx]

I can't believe all of this hatred going on in the comments below. So nasty, and some are just plain evil. Anyways I'm not trying to disprove anything but I'm saying, is everyone 100% positive that he took/stole the money from the haiti charity. If he did, its not like I'm going to talk bad about him or wish the worst for him in the future but instead I would wish his soul to be saved from the evil greedyness that resides within him.

[poopypantsoo1]

I dint give a shit about what this guy has donenor didnt do i think this song is beautiful

[magicaidsjohnson]

Dave Chappelle has the best music on his show. even tho i knew this before i saw it on his show

[theunfortunatecookie]

when he talks he has an english accent

[mrhappyparade]

lol great song don't get me wrong (unintentional rhyme btw) but i think it's ironic he wants to feed the poor but he's playing a diamond encrusted guitar.

[MrGmoneygreg]

I would vote 4 him

[AwesomeCoosa]

This version is a lot better than the original

[DarkReapersGrim]

Presidential duties day 1:

-Apologize to the international world for all Terrorist activities the US was involved in

-End all Illegal and Terrorist activities initiated by the US

-Kill the US empire and tear down every military base and missile '"defense" system on foreign soil

-End all political, social and diplomatic alliances (trade only)

-Cut the military's budget significantly

-Invest in education and training programs

-I'd be a one term President

[USMCrecruitOORAH]

@DarkReapersGrim youd get elected on friday and assassinated on saturday

[AmazinglySimpleVids]

oh if heee wass president.... hed be eleted on friday, kfc open on saturday, world dead on sunday...

[pulsedrummer4]

@AmazinglySimpleVids I think you might be amazingly simple...

[Kfarineau]

God damn i would vote for him

[huey00045]

All you dumb asses who think he did that shit your retarded, first get all the facts. And dont always believe the media cause they are controlled by the government. And the government could give a shit about its people. Aslong as we pay them taxes and give them money they will never care. There getting what they want from us.

[gremlinextreme101]

@huey00045 If the government "could give a shit" that seems like a good thing, I believe what you mean to say is "couldn't give a shit"

[sammydodoubleg2124]

148 people lost there election..

[vvatto]

He is a good musician and this is a nice song. I like it

[TheSmartFoneShow]

OK i kno wim dumb but is he realy from haiti?

[cheesydarkside]

@TheSmartFoneShow yeah :)

[ExtraCelestrial]

The New York Post article that uncovered this story doesn't allege that Wyclef himself had anything to do with it, only that someone in the charity misallocated funds. Don't point the finger just because you hear something. It looks to me like Wyclef is just a victim of circumstance.

[Traveler246]

ANYONE FEELING GOOD ABOUT THIS CHARITY MONEY STEALING ASSHOLE?!

[trunksbrief1]

@Traveler246 what if it was like the movies and he was framed n shit from some top suit who's white ass controls the government and uses some fool small fry trying to change the world? wouldn't that be scary? fak! maybe i read to many books and watch too many movies!

[Traveler246]

@trunksbrief1 nah, you could be right, I don't believe something until I see it with my own eyes, but it looks ugly for him right about now

[DEATHSCOPE123]

if i was president, ill be stealing all the money. embezzled it from my charity. screw all of haiti. if i was president..

[SmashBrosBrawl]

Didnt this man steal 10 million from his haiti chairty?

[rawATlax777]

the girl in the background ruins this song

[GadurDum2311]

If I were President I'd take the 4g's back that I gave to this motherfuckers charity and make him live in a "refugee" camp in Haiti so he can see the ppl he stole from...this songs bullshit.

[yurmomgos2coledge]

@GadurDum2311 who did he steal from?

[irishkilla10]

@yurmomgos2coledge his haiti charity

[Taharah007]

TodAY"S news reports that WYCLEF JEAN SQUANDERED the monies for HAITIAN relief....He is a CORRUPT CROOK in sheep's clothing...BOO BOO BOO!

[DR000]

This fucker stole Haiti relief fund money. Fucker would be a corrupt president. FUCK U WYCLEF

[51516]

Corrupt piece of shit thief! F U WYCLEF!

[DurtyBuddha]

@51516 He was found innocent, dont be a sheep...

[lukmanohands]

@51516 what did wyclef do?

[weezywee2223]

Great song!

[BrownChris510]

i was in haiti when they took wyclef off the presidential ballot! Then there was riots

people of haiti are beautiful! We have it so good here we don't even realize it.

[8colourfulrainz]

jah children of moses jah

[MrTurtlesir]

Dave Chappelle Brought Me Here .

[SuperKenny720]

obama was not killed

[bananatailpipe]

this song makes me feel guilty to be white even though I grew up poor

[cosmicphoto05]

@bananatailpipe If you feel guilty, that's your choice, my friend. No one can *MAKE* you feel guilty.

[Paintcan16]

@cosmicphoto05 why would you feel guilty? race has nothing to do with it, no matter where youre from, how much money you have, its what you make of it.

[cosmicphoto05]

@Paintcan16 That was my point. @bananatailpipe said it made him/her feel guilty for being white. There's nothing in the song that says he/she SHOULD feel guilty. Hence my comment that guilt is a choice. No one can MAKE another feel guilty.

To me, it's an uplifting song, about building a better world.

[RunTyRun5]

Makes me feel like there is hope, There isn't many happy good people left

[bigkat0009]

@RunTyRun5 there are a lot of good people out there. Good people doing good stuff just aren't heard as often as people doing bad. News corporations just mostly show all the bad things that are going on. But in reality I think there are a lot more good people out there then people think there are. If your neighbor asks for help what are the chances of you saying no.

[RunTyRun5]

@bigkat0009 Good point. Kind of messed up that the news would rather talk about the evil in the world than the good. But I've never really talked to anybody from the news, so I don't know if they do it just so people will watch or really to "inform" you, but very seldom do you hear about people doing good. But I do agree with you cause I'd help someone broke down, or if my neighbor needed help, but I'm not everyone.

[KillerBeeGBV]

Hahaha, this black man has a plan :) Better than the one we got in the White House now.

[Dop122]

I listened to this the day Obama got elected

[LookAtMyEyesRollEm]

so basically hes saying he had a bad ass vice president waiting for them?

[MrKemore17]

wyclef for president? any1?

[Titmawz]

damn, over a hundred people have no soul....

[ando1352]

Wycliff eating fried chicken whilst watching 2 girls 1 cup sent me here! hahaha

[nickmanning4prez]

dave chappelle sent me, thank you dave

[millicentbistander]

Voting... The greatest deception known to man.

[nighthawk74817]

139 people Wasent president that got skipped they just got assassnatied then buried

[numbriot]

i like the voice in the back ground

- untamed8264

[hazeman27]

139 dislikes persons can stick her argument in her ...hole

[TheUsualSuspect7]

This songs has a striking resemblance "message" to a fallen hero bob marley

[mymovienerd]

Tell your children the truth, the truth Christopher Columbus didn't discover America...

[DubiousALCsw42k6]

"I know some soldiers who sleep but they can't dream. Wake up with screams...sounds of m16s."

So real and the charts are filled with 'pop bottles, fuck models'. Fucked up world.

[butpirate1012]

best president slash reggae rocker ,wait the only one but verry deep strong

[skate4975]

@butpirate1012 y is your name but pirate lol

[cpat97]

Wyclef is actually a politician, though, isn't he?

[MrTitzmagee]

@cpat97 yea he tried to be the president of haiti

[LivinMyFrickinLife]

3:07 K'naan?

[yadig513]

I'm not reading through these comments. Whats the chords? PLEASE

[xJoeEDangerouslyx]

@yadig513 I'll PM you the link.

[MegaRudboii]

obama!!!



[MmmkPumpkin]

@MegaRudboii no

[potXsmoke]

@MegaRudboii obama is just another puppet

[numbriot]

@potXsmoke u got somthin aginst black people?!??

[Hardspade55]

@numbriot Im pretty sure thats not what he was saying, Just because someone doesn't like Obama doesn't mean they have something against black people, I hate Obama and all Politics and im not racist or homophobic.

[amm061]

if i was black, i would have dreads like wyclef

[orly360]

@amm061 haha same here

[KrayzieA22]

I pressed dislike to make the like bar more like a joint.

[Rocketfing3r]

they all say that before the election day... LIES LIES LIES.

[NickleDimeRecords]

I CAME HERE CAUSE HE KILLED IT ON DAVE CHAPELLE SHOW

[guitarchim]

he ran for president of haiti... true story

[urbanplague]

@guitarchim then spent charity money to pay his debt or some shit. lol but its ok we still love u wyclef

[BloodLine212]

@guitarchim

Actually false story. He attempted to run but was denied eligibility because he hadn't been a resident for the five years required to run. 

[musicfan088]

@guitarchim and he could not run! LOL This song is kinda ironic.

[oiTzBiGJo]

@guitarchim he ran for prez and got shot lol... at least he didn't die.

[guitarchim]

@oiTzBiGJo did he really get shot at?? i did not know that

[georgeproudtobewhite]

@guitarchim And LOST....true story

[guitarchim]

@georgeproudtobewhite yeah i know thats why i said he ran or else i would of said he is

[keithabergel]

@guitarchim Actually he never ran. He was rejected as a candidate based on the fact that he had not resided in Haiti since the age of 8

[bradr100009]

@guitarchim Did he win the election??

[xxspliffsmokexx]

@bradr100009 Totally not.

[guitarchim]

@bradr100009 no

[DirtyScab]

If I was president, I'd get elected on FRIDAY FRIDAY.

[ChevalierNoir1998]

Beautiful. From da heart. At least to me.

[BorislavX]

He recently stated that he supports Sarah Palin and "likes her". that shows that he is a open minded person who does not walk in lock step with those around him. Good for him.

I bet he would have done a better job in Haiti than the current government.

[Abionca]

I respect my President! Don't agree with everything but who in this world do I agree with everyday!? God bless USA!

[xXxSamuraixXx90]

@Abionca No God bless UK :)

[from212]

@Abionca Fuck obama. I don't even bother to capitalize his name.

[YOMAMMAISABITCH]

this version sucks..

[XtRedChaos]

@YOMAMMAISABITCH You suck... Go crawl back in your mammas ass dickweed.

[YOMAMMAISABITCH]

@XtRedChaos lol why cause I like the origional, less whack version better? seems like a bit of a over reaction on your part.. i guess thats what immature, pampered, college kids with a gay ass name like shane do when they arent uploading videos of "pranks" onto youtube like a 12 year old.. your life sounds awesome! the ladies must be all over you! how could they not with such a badass name like shane lol??? obviously your opinions hold alot of weight!

[XtRedChaos]

@YOMAMMAISABITCH lol you make me laugh. Atttacking my name is a bitch move and shows how childish you are. You call me immature? How immature is it that you troll like a 10 year old? Oh, and my prank videos have made me $430 so far Two of them sold for $200 each, and I have made another $30 off of ads next to my videos. I don't care how stupid they are, if I make money then I will do it. What have you done that has made you $430? And my life is awesome: I live in a 4 million dollar house bitch.

[CowFightsDragon]

if i was president, i would be elected on friday, assinated on saturday, then buried on sunday, then go back to work on monday. then i'd wake up then be like... that was one crazy ass dream

[CowFightsDragon]

if i was president, i would be elected on friday, assinated on saturday, then buried on sunday, then go back to work on monday. then i'd wake up then be like... that was one crazy ass drea,

[tyleryugi97]

Its Funny How The Radio Wouldnt Play This

[wicksanu]

he was the best part of we are the world 25

[MrPitbulls101]

if he was president we would be at peace, all this bullshit american children go through in the ghettos seeing, hearing, and dreaming of what there life could be like outside of these walls they so call the ghetto. coming from a kid of the ghetto himself. like if you feel for and understand life if he were president. wyclef for president

[eddieischill123]

this song is awesome high.... even if your not high its awesome

[frito61]

if i was president things wood change

[RMH1Rockah]

@frito61 I think our president should at least know how to spell...

[GoodMusicandWHY]

my gf said he sucks.......... now shes single

[daymetry]

@GoodMusicandWHY

your an idiot

[luvs2spooge00]

@GoodMusicandWHY she was probably ugly too

[masterwatson13]

@GoodMusicandWHY lol nice one

[bvsandman]

I can't even find this to download, I might actually have to buy this song from iTunes. Damn you.. Also Spite is right the Chapp Show one is garbage quality but beat is better than this one..

[spitekndallas]

To bad there isn't a good quality version of his Chappelle's Show appearance, that one's got more vibes.

[bigwillie19991]

@spitekndallas yea true dat

[iPrestiges]

Sick ass song

[DannyCZE]

good night white pride

[dasouthdatruth]

@DannyCZE your a idiot

[LivinMyFrickinLife]

Not to be a thumbs up whore. But I just wanna know. Truthfully, If Barack and Wyclef were in a standstill for the Prez. Like if you would vote for Mr.Jean. One Love. <3

[donny29dsm]

Screaming fight the power!!!

[heavydevey69]

tell them the truth your soul is worth more then diamonds

[BarretM28A1]

Dave Chappelle's Block Party anyone?

[SmittyMane69]

0:00 <----- restart button. You're welcome.

[TheDaltonboii]

id vote for him

[magicalhearingman]

This needs to be louder, my guitar is drowning out the song

[bigupzfoda9tiez]

GODDAMNIT MARRY ME WYCLEF !! you're the best ;) belgium greetingz

[wingslovedvalkria]

you know election time is coming around the corner who are we really gonna vote for maybe we should vote for someone who can fix the stuff the past 2 presidents left us with with a plan that we can all agree with being president is a job alot of people don't want cuz it sucks now really bad well maybe they'll start playing this song again on the radio thats something we can all get out of it I miss when are country was't going under peace out

[wingslovedvalkria]

If your wondering why a meaningful song has less views than a song about alien sex I will tell you cause good music with meaning doesn't get heard it don't get played I wrote a song about never being heard and how no one would listen and I gave the lyrics to my dad and he told me that no matter how hard I tried it wouldn't be put on the radio cause well they don't play music that means something if your lucky you get one once a week that sounds something sweet like this with a beat

[wingslovedvalkria]

damn if you got assassinated and you still went back to work you know times is tuff' damn that's how the countries going you have to work till your dead. hey I feel bad for barack obama he inherited bush's crap you know he did then we own every body money i have an Idea instead of having all these game shows that give way cash how bout we use that money to pay people there money the i.r.s kept my mom's money and wouldn't give it back when they were suppose to 6,000 dollars my mom needed that

[cameldung34]

I dont get the USA every good president we get gets assignated regan/ abe lincolon and JFK all got assignated and they helped our nation then barack obama and all the other pres got us in debt to china 15tril dollars and they still live any good pres we get gets kiled every bad stays alive....

[VexingFob]

@cameldung34 what about clinton? he is alive

[TruthTheSpeaker]

umm cause hes black obviously, but since then we have realized thats not how it is.....

[magicalhearingman]

@TruthTheSpeaker If you're implying that Barack Obama is a good president you need to smoke some sacred cannabis and learn some things

[TruthTheSpeaker]

@magicalhearingman nah not implying that at all, just saying that he kindof indirectly said if there was a black president in america that he would be assassinated, but that has not happened......yet. thats all. If anything I was implying that wyclef has a warped perception of all "white" americans being racist.

[magicalhearingman]

@TruthTheSpeaker It's not about racism. It's about truth and freedom. If Barack Obama was speaking out against the government he would be assassinated, but he's as corrupt as any of them. The color of his skin has absolutely nothing to do with it. MLK wasn't killed because he was black........

[tvtime228]

@magicalhearingman but he waz gay

[davidspanman123]

can someone explain what the meaning of the chorus is? why does he get assasinated?

[perthpraxis]

@davidspanman123 because unlike any of the presidents or prime ministers the world has had wyclef would represent the people and not big business. hell if the CIA would kill JFK for an affair surely they'll assassinate someone who stands for something. that's my take on it.

[sickanceeees]

zajebiste

[afterlyfe33]

I vote for wyclef jean president ;)

[Jdhslightlystoopid1]

@afterlyfe33 I vote for proper vocabulary.

[Rastafari4794]

love how he randomly dropped the accent?

[hiphopsoul1tito]

SPEAK THE TRUTH