Jacques Agnant

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Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant
Born
Haiti
Other namesHaitian Jack, Nigel, Bullaman
Occupations
  • Music executive
  • promoter

Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant [1] is a Haitian-born music executive and promoter in the rap music industry as well as a convicted felon and accused rapist. 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. [2]

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. [3] Eventually, he became a club promoter. [2] He was also involved with singer Madonna. [3] Agnant managed various rappers and collaborated with Wyclef Jean, who is a paternal relative. [4] 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. [5] Agnant denied that he had ordered the attack. [1] [6] [7] [8] Around this time, Agnant was hired Director of A&R by his friend Lance "Un' Rivera, CEO of the rap label Undeas Recordings. [9] 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. [9]

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. [3] In 2015, it was reported that Benny Boom was set to direct a miniseries on the life of Haitian Jack. [10] In 2021, Agnant was featured in the FX documentary Hip HopUncovered. [3] He currently lives in the Dominican Republic. [3] He is best known his alleged role in a sexual assault case that included Tupac in 1994 for which the latter was later convicted and served time in federal prison.

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  2. 1 2 "Haitian Jack Reappears, Talks Tupac Being Controlled & Calls Jimmy Henchman A Bitch". Hip Hop Wired. February 4, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
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  10. ↑ Thompson, Desire (2017-01-24). "Benny Boom To Direct Miniseries On The Life Of Haitian Jack". Vibe. Retrieved 2021-02-25.


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