| Intro | A Haitian hip hop artist |
| A.K.A. | Jean Jimmy Alexandre, Jean Alexandre, Jimmy Alexandre |
| Was |
Activist Musician Rapper Songwriter Social activist |
| From |
United States of America Haiti |
| Type |
Activism Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 9 March 1974, Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti |
| Death |
12 January 2010, Port-au-Prince, Port-au-Prince Arrondissement, Ouest, Haiti (aged 35 years) |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Jean Jimmy Alexandre (March 9, 1974(1974-03-09) – January 12, 2010(2010-01-12)), better known by his stage name Jimmy O, was a Haitian hip hop artist who was born in Port-au-Prince and lived in New York City. He was involved with Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Haiti Foundation. Jimmy O performed his music in Haitian Creole.
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. The following year, he and other Haitian artists held a concert in the Champ de Mars, the largest public square in the capital, along with Wyclef Jean, Akon, and Matt Damon.
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. His mother, his wife, two of his three children, his agent, and a CNN crew were present when Jimmy O’s body was discovered and identified three days later. His agent said that the loss of Jimmy O “will be tremendous in Haiti.”
At the time of his death he was preparing to release his debut album Destiny in the United States.