WYCLEF JEAN The Ecleftic (Sony Music) Genre: Hip Hop Grade: A

This new album includes an unlikely collection of collaborations: diva Whitney Houston, country star Kenny Rogers and believe it or not WWF champion, The Rock. Jean says the wrestler's slogan, 'It Doesn't Matter' inspired the single "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," as it "described this generation, because in the end, all of this materialism really doesn't matter." If you like covers than this is the album for you with reworks of the Bee Gees' hit 'Stayin' Alive' and a hip-hop version of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here'.

---Lori, Fall 2000