As The Fugees, continue their hiatus, Fugee Papa Dog Wyclef Jean has taken time out from scoring films and writing hit songs for other people, (Santana, Whitney Houston) and delivered an album that bests Fugee Lauryn Hill's Emmy winning solo project. Wyclef has created an addictive mix of genres (Jeanras) that bring a whole new meaning to the word eclectic.

Wyclef raps, but without the formula (pimps, ho's, gangsta, poppin' a cap) crap that makes so much of it a bad thing for young kids to be listening to. Wyclef's rap still packs some smack, but it's not irresponsible.

There's just no end to the fun that this 18 song disc brings. Guests include The Rock, Kenny Rogers, Earth Wind & Fire. Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige as well as the rest of the Jean family. But Wyclef is the undeniable star of this variety show. When he sings it smacks of Bob Marley, when he puts up the reggae it recalls early Police, and he even has a go at Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," very nice. My Favorite is "Perfect Gentleman," a bouncy ode to the blindness of love.

The disc starts of with ÒAll I here is Fugee this, Fugee that, where Fugee at." All I can say is that with the big Rennaisance dog in the player, it's hard to care. His sense of humor is common denominater in this tour de format--the only thing missing is humility--that's my only complaint. With Wyclef, that may be too much to ask.