Jacques Agnant
{{Short description|Haitian-born music executive}}
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Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant is a Haitian-born music executive and promoter in the rap music industry. He has worked with several popular artists including Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G., Justin Rose, and Wyclef Jean. In 2007, he was deported from the United States.{{cite web|last=|date=February 4, 2015|title=Haitian Jack Reappears, Talks Tupac Being Controlled & Calls Jimmy Henchman A Bitch|url=http://hiphopwired.com/443099/haitian-jack-reappears-talks-tupac-controlled-calls-jimmy-henchman-btch/|accessdate=September 5, 2017|work=Hip Hop Wired|df=mdy-all}}
Life and career
Agnant's family migrated to East Flatbush, Brooklyn from Haiti. He became immersed in the street life by selling drugs during the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.{{Cite web|last=Tinsley|first=Justin|date=2021-02-12|title='Hip Hop Uncovered' tells the story of the feared 'Haitian Jack'|url=https://andscape.com/features/hip-hop-uncovered-tells-the-story-of-the-feared-haitian-jack/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Andscape|language=en-US}} Eventually, he became a club promoter. He was also involved with singer Madonna. Agnant managed various rappers and collaborated with Wyclef Jean, who is a paternal relative.{{Cite web|date=2015-02-05|title=Streets Is Talkin': Haitian Jack Speaks On Tupac, Suge Knight & Being Labeled A Snitch|url=https://hiphopwired.com/443396/streets-talkin-haitian-jack-speaks-tupac-suge-jimmy-henchman-labeled-snitch/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Hip-Hop Wired|language=en-US}} He became friends with rapper Tupac Shakur. Shakur accused Agnant of orchestrating the robbery at Quad Recording Studios in 1994 in his song "Against All Odds," in which Shakur was shot.{{Cite web|last=Rathon|first=Rocko|date=February 7, 2015|title=Haitian Jack Speaks On 1994 Tupac Shakur Shooting, Insinuates Jimmy Henchman's Involvement|url=https://thesource.com/2015/02/06/haitian-jack-speaks-on-1994-tupac-shakur-shooting-insinuates-jimmy-henchmans-involvement/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=The Source|language=en-US}} Agnant denied that he had ordered the attack.{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-quadretraction7apr07-story.html |title=The Times retracts Tupac Shakur story |editor=Press |date=7 April 2008 |newspaper=LA Times |accessdate=1 April 2016}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aW1CdaYjwDgC |title=Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay Investigations From the NYPD's First "Hip-Hop Cop" |editor1=Parker, Derrick |editor2=Diehl, Matt |pages=96–97 |year=2007 |isbn=9780312354299 |accessdate=1 April 2016}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CQlPvwmA4l8C |title=LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the implications of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal |author=Sullivan, Randall |page=97 |year=2007 |isbn=978-0802139719 |accessdate=1 April 2016}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CaX-E8s8WoC |title=How Long Will They Mourn Me?: The Life and Legacy of Tupac Shakur |author1=Candace, Randall |author2=Daniels, Dawn Marie |page=114 |year=2010 |isbn=9780307757449 |accessdate=1 April 2016}} Around this time, Agnant was hired Director of A&R by his friend Lance "Un' Rivera, CEO of the rap label Undeas Recordings.{{Cite web|last=2PacLegacy|date=2017-12-03|title=Who is Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant?|url=https://2paclegacy.net/who-is-jacques-haitian-jack-agnant/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=2PacLegacy.net|language=en-US}} In 1999, Agnant was hired as security by music executive Steve Stoute, following an altercation in which Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs assaulted Stoute with a champagne bottle.
Following a conviction for a shooting in a Los Angeles nightclub in 2004, which led to prison time, Agnant was deported to Haiti in 2007. In 2015, it was reported that Benny Boom was set to direct a miniseries on the life of Haitian Jack.{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Desire|date=2017-01-24|title=Benny Boom To Direct Miniseries On The Life Of Haitian Jack|url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/01/benny-boom-direct-miniseries-haitian-jack|access-date=2021-02-25|website=Vibe|language=en}} In 2021, Agnant was featured in the FX documentary Hip Hop Uncovered. He currently lives in the Dominican Republic.
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Category:Haitian emigrants to the United States
Category:People from Flatbush, Brooklyn
Category:Rappers from Brooklyn
Category:Haitian businesspeople
Category:People deported from the United States
Category:Haitian expatriates in the Dominican Republic
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