PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Not long after the earthquake struck the small island of Haiti,  Wyclef Jean spoke with CNN in an urgent plea to locate Haitian rapper Jimmy O, who was missing.

"I urge everyone who's listening right now that knows how great this kid is in Haiti — I need y'all to verify this information," Wyclef said during an interview with CNN. "It would be a terrible loss for us," he continued.

CNN later confirmed on Friday, January 15 that Jimmy O, who was actively involved in Clef's non-profit Yele Haiti foundation had been discovered dead.

Thirty five year old Jean "Jimmy O" Alexandre, who was in Haiti working on a mixtape, had been crushed in his vehicle while driving downtown in Haiti's capital, Port-Au-Prince. Jimmy O was an important figure in Haiti who helped run the Yele Haiti charity as well as develop new music artist in his native country.

Wyclef has donated $1 million of his own money to the foundation, and received $2 million in donations that have been collected through text messaging.