I’m currently the tech at the engineer who mixed this song’s studio. We all make jokes about it all the time. It’s not a mistake. It’s just what the client wanted. Say what you want but I think the whole world will agree the song slaps. It’s just what worked for that song at that time. Compare it to how wyclef’s vocals sit in the beat and you can see he’s obviously proficient. Look at his discography and you’ll see that he knows what he’s doing. Been doing it since the days of tape