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Jimmy O. Barikad (1982 – 12 January 2010?[citation needed]) was a Haitian hip hop artist, who was born in Port-au-Prince and lived in New York City.

Music career

Jimmy O. was part of the Barikad Crew with the lead Wyclef Jean,[1] three other members Sean Walker Sénatus aka K-Tafalk, Junior Badio aka Déjavoo and Jhonny Emmanuel aka Dade died in June 2008 in a car crash.[2]

Yéle Haiti

Barikad was, alongside Wyclef Jean, a member of the Yéle Haiti Foundation.[3]

Haiti earthquake

Wyclef Jean reported on 12 January 2010 on CNN that he had received word that Barikad may have been killed in the magnitude 7.0 Port-au-Prince quake.[4]

References

  1. ^ Barikad Crew Member's Funeral - Tele LaKay
  2. ^ Barikad Crew, 3 Famous Haitian Hip Hop Singers Dead!
  3. ^ Sak Pasé Records – MySpace
  4. ^ "Wyclef Jean Solicits Aid for Victims of Haiti Earthquake". Rap-Up.com. Retrieved 2010-01-12.