Jacques Agnant

Jacques "Haitian Jack" Agnant

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. Eventually, he became a club promoter. He became friends with rapper Tupac Shakur. However, Agnant would be among those who Shakur accused of orchestrating the robbery at Quad Recording Studios in 1994 in his song "Against All Odds," in which Shakur was shot. The song specifically accused "Haitian Jack" of being a "snitch" who "promised to payback" Jimmy Henchman "in due time." Agnant denied that he had a role in the attack. Around this time, Agnant was hired Director of A&R by his friend Lance "Un' Rivera, CEO of the rap label Undeas Recordings. 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. In 2021, Agnant was featured in the FX documentary Hip Hop Uncovered. He currently lives in the Dominican Republic.