Ajon Speaks Out
Not long after the earthquake struck Haiti, Wyclef Jean spoke with CNN in an urgent plea to locate Haitian rapper Jimmy O, who was missing.
“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.”
CNN later confirmed on Friday, January 15 that Jimmy O, who was actively involved in Clef’s non-profit Yele Haiti foundation had been discovered dead. Thirty five year old Jean ‘Jimmy O’ Alexandre, who was in Haiti working on a mixtape, had been crushed in his vehicle while driving downtown in Haiti’s capital Port-Au-Prince. Jimmy O was an important figure in Haiti who helped run the Yele Haiti charity as well as develop new artists in his native country.
Rapper Akon has expressed his condolences to Wyclef and showed support of his Yele Haiti organization during this tragic time. “I know how much passion and love he had for his country and that’s why he did so much for Haiti in general, I feel his pain in all aspects because if it happened in Senegal, I’d be in the same position. So that’s why we have to do whatever we can and assist whatever it is. They all need help. I think we should put our hands in that same pot and try to find a way to stir that soup together.”