The world of hip-hop has expanded well beyond its musical roots in the last decade, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. For many of today’s hottest rappers, the music is almost secondary to the culture of intimidation and implied violence which grew out of the “gangsta rap” culture of the 1990s. But not every hip-hop artist is in favor of the genre’s current direction, and Wyclef Jean is one of a handful of high-profile musicians making a direct plea to his colleagues to return hip-hop to its musical roots and put an end to the cycle of real and imagined violence.