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Jimmy O
Birth name Jean Jimmy Alexandre Born (1974-03-09 ) March 9, 1974Port-au-Prince , Haiti Origin New York City, New York, USA Died January 12, 2010(2010-01-12) (aged 35 )Port-au-Prince , Haiti Genres Hip hop Occupation(s ) Musician Instrument(s ) Vocals, guitar, piano, drums Years active 1987–2010 Labels Sak Pasé Records
Musical artist
Jean Jimmy Alexandre ((1974-03-09 ) March 9, 1974 – (2010-01-12 ) January 12, 2010), better known by his stage name Jimmy O , was a Haitian hip hop artist[1] Port-au-Prince and lived in New York City.[2] Wyclef Jean 's Yéle Haiti Foundation .[1] Haitian Creole .[3]
In 2006, he and Jean held a hip-hop performance in the Bel Air suburb of Port-au-Prince that was part of the USAID -funded Clean Streets project.[4] Champ de Mars , the largest public square in the capital, along with Wyclef Jean, Akon , and Matt Damon .[5]
On January 12, 2010, at age 35, Jimmy O was crushed inside a vehicle he was apparently driving in downtown Port-au-Prince during the 2010 Haiti earthquake .[1] [6] [7] [8]
At the time of his death he was preparing to release his debut album Destiny in the United States.[9]
References
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^ Benjy Eisen (January 15, 2010). "Jimmy O, Haitian Hip-Hop Artist, Confirmed Dead" . spinner.com . Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2010 .
^ "Rap Creole" . Last FM. January 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-27 .
^ Amy Bracken (March 21, 2006). "Hip-hop star brings help – and hope – to Haiti" . Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved 2010-01-23 .
^ "Haïti-Musique : Wyclef Jean, Akon et Matt Damon en concert au Champ de Mars" (in French). AlterPresse. December 14, 2007.
^ "Haiti Earthquake: Friday news updates" . CNN.com . CNN. January 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-15 .
^ "Rapper Jimmy O Dies in Haiti Earthquake" . 3threat Media . January 16, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-18 .
^ Kaufman, Gail (January 15, 2010). "Haitian Rapper Jimmy O Killed In Earthquake" . MTV. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010.
^ Devi, Sharmila; Thorne, John (January 22, 2010). "Victims of Haitian earthquake whose contribution to the nation will be greatly missed" . The National (Abu Dhabi)
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