Ten years after his 1997 solo debut, The Carnival, former Fugee, Hips Don't Lie producer, and globetrotting activist Wyclef Jean presents the sequel, subtitled Memoirs of an Immigrant and meaning it. There's a star-studded guest list, but Carnival, Vol. 2 is composed from Wyclef's personal experience and filled with his commentary on 2007's immigration crisis. He even works his own green-card story into Selena, a lighthearted love letter to the Mexican American diva that shamelessly quotes her Bidi Bidi Bom Bom over a light reggae beat before it morphs into a screaming loud carnival number. Many of the songs here shift genres with fascinating ease, like when the epic Touch Your Button Carnival Jam goes from a Black Eyed Peas-styled pop number to an intense soca workout. Then there's Riot, a duet featuring System of a Down's Serj Tankian and dancehall dread Sizzla that utilizes a tense rock rhythm before exiting on a wet reggae beat. If it all sounds overwhelming, it's held together by Wyclef's well-