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Wyclef’s Friend, Haitian Rapper Jimmy O Died In Earthquake

Written by AllHipHop on January 15, 2010 5:30 pm

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Wyclef Jean was desperately looking for Jean “Jimmy O” Jimmy Alexandre, but sadly the Haitian rapper was slain in the massive 7.0 earthquake that has devastated Haiti. From AllHipHop.com

Wyclef told CNN, “I urge everyone who’s listening right now that knows how great this kid is in Haiti — I need y’all to verify this information. It would be a terrible loss for us.”

Jimmy O, 35, was a member of Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation.

The rapper died as he drove to Port-au-Prince to work on a mixtape. His body was crushed by rubble disrupted by the quake.

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The body was discovered on Friday (January 15) and verified by a passport on his lifeless body.

Jimmy O was very important to the local rap scene as he helped to mentor rappers and contributed charitable work through Wyclef’s Yele Haiti Foundation.

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Jimmy O was a married father of three children.

“His loss will be tremendous in Haiti,” said Agent Robert Dominique to CNN.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CrEaMeH/ CrEaMeH

    RIP, Lord please continue to send aid to Haiti ,build their hearts and their hopes back up!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/misterfillemup/ misterfillemup

    “RIP brotha, your contributions to the artform and your country is greatly appreciated…”

  • http://topsy.com/tb/bit.ly/4ZZpqZ Tweets that mention Haitian Rapper Jimmy O Died In Earthquake | The Urban Daily — Topsy.com

    [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Nancy Byron, The Urban Daily and Mark Thomson, Solo Dove. Solo Dove said: RT @rappublicist: RT @Theurbandaily: Wyclef’s Friend, Haitian Rapper Jimmy O Died In Earthquake: Wyclef Jean was des… http://bit.ly/4ZZpqZ [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DRK_CHOCOLATE09/ DRK_CHOCOLATE09

    SORRY TO HEAR THAT
    AS THE WORLD TURNS

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DRK_CHOCOLATE09/ DRK_CHOCOLATE09

    WOW A EARTHQUAKE HIT HAITI, HEY WAIT A MINUTE
    IT WAS IN RUINS(POOREST COUNTRY IN THE REGION)B4 THE QUAKE

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/courtneyR/ courtneyR

    Rip Jimmy.

  • http://ipowerrichmond.com/national/honeyb/wyclef%e2%80%99s-friend-haitian-rapper-jimmy-o-died-in-earthquake/ Wyclef’s Friend, Haitian Rapper Jimmy O Died In Earthquake | iPowerRichmond – Power 92.1

    [...] Via:  TheUrbanDaily.com [...]

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/_A_/ _A_

    RIP. Damn, Pras and Lauryn Hill have been very low key throughout this time. I haven’t heard a peep!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SexyMoneyMaker/ SexyMoneyMaker

    This is sad, but is his death anymore tragic than all the others that died there? no not all so how about a R-I-P for everybody that lost their lives.

    http://www.swaggtalk100.net

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SenorCafeDa2nd/ SenorCafeDa2nd

    I saw Pras on Countdown MSNBC the Wednesday. RIP to the victims

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sassycassy24/ sassycassy24

    My heart goes out to Wyclef and the Yeela foundation I hope the haitians victims get all the suport they need .GOD BLESS…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dovonna2u/ dovonna2u

    i still cant find my family..dunno if they dead or not ..this is crazy.. :(

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sexually_explicit/ sexually_explicit

    My thoughts go out to the ones attached to this terrible disaster. Where are the rappers? Have anyothers stepped up to help like the ones that say Hait on there albums. If you dont have the money like you claim to have use sweat, The ones with the money get with the organizations Obama has setup or recomemded to donate to, but set it up and let it be known that we do stick together by making sure it’s delivered because your controlling the distribution like you do your albums. I think this mesg need to be spreaded quick on CNN cause it aint news unless its on CNN.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/2good2bsingle/ 2good2bsingle

    Why did UrbanDaily say “Slain” by the Earthquake?? That’s like saying he was ‘Murdered’ by the Earthquake.. :-/

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