Celebs You Probably Didn't Know Were Caribbean (PART 1)

[@hiphopurbanpop]

PART 2 HERE : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5zFYnWJbbqsidksi=Ud3ktJJvAGVurBhM

[@BellaBellz007]

One thing about Caribbean ppl is they gonna move to New York 😂😂❤

[@hiphopurbanpop]

If it ain’t NY it’s Florida or Canada 😭😭

[@futuremillionaire3316]

We in Florida too miami is a mixing pot but the Spanish ppl taking over

[@DaFactsNoNonsense1713]

nope, Canada or UK instead, way better

[@Nhaflm1821]

​@@hiphopurbanpopAtlanta

[@hiphopurbanpop]

@@Nhaflm1821I feel Atlanta and Texas as for 4 years ago. In the states Florida and NY is definitely the Mecca of migration .

[@MoonStarr-02]

Never would I of thought Joe Goldberg is distant Jamaican 😂

[@moonlightprincess449]

For real lmfao

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

2:00 I knew about him other Jamaicans in hip hop are Pete Rock ,Heavy D ,Pepa DJ Kool Herc, Chubb Rock and so many more.

[@shahross8366]

Most if the Hip-Hop Pioneers are of Caribbean Descent.

[@markphillips1240]

@@shahross8366 facts

[@errolthomas9426]

The Notorious BIG, Busta Rhymes etc

[@LaronWarReady]

I love these videos!! I love my people!! Pro Caribbean!!

[@hiphopurbanpop]

Closing off Caribbean Heritage Month with a list of celebs that are from the Caribbean or of Caribbean descent! If your West Indian or of West Indian descent drop your flag! In the comments! PART 2 Here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5zFYnWJbbqsidk

[@spicynomad]

im not sure which flag to drop. both parents are antiguan via portugal. they migrated to the virgin islands (st thomas) to have 10 of us and then moved to miami for education. im in new york city (manhattan) now.

[@Soulbirdami]

Thand for using the term correctly! If i see one more video saying 'Caribbeans' 🙄

[@n.p5463]

🇬🇩 my dad's from carriacou and my mum is from st Vincent,i grew up in the uk

[@hiphopurbanpop]

🇬🇩🇨🇼! It’s very few people I’ve heard of from Curaçao and I believe like 3 or 4 people on this list!

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@hiphopurbanpop I think the vocalist Nicole Bus has one parent from there too .

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

1:23 I always thought she was beautiful.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Mr Hamilton is gorgeous 😍.

[@3amepiphanies954]

​@@hiphopurbanpopCarricou. Not Curacao. It's a part of the archipelago of Grenada.

[@CaribbeanGlow]

We made it! We help make NYC!! 🇧🇧🇭🇹🇯🇲🇩🇴🇩🇲🇱🇨🇻🇨🇹🇹🇬🇾

[@suindoe8141]

You forgot 🇵🇷🇨🇺🫶🏽😊

[@CaniceJuniorJuninho]

​@@rahmanshabazz767they were Born in nyc stupid idiot

[@CaniceJuniorJuninho]

​@@rahmanshabazz767they were Born in nyc , therefore nyc is Their homeland dumb ass

[@CaniceJuniorJuninho]

​@@rahmanshabazz767they were Born in nyc , therefore nyc is Their homeland

[@njemilenantan5833]

Where is the flag for Antigua 🇦🇬& Barbuda?

[@williamdorsey2029]

How can you feature Esther Rolle with no mention of her role on "Good Times"?

[@hiphopurbanpop]

I had to cut out a lot of facts for half of the people cause the video was pushing 45mins. It was getting way too long sorry 😢

[@williamdorsey2029]

Ok, I understand but African Americans remember her more for the iconic Good Times than Maude I applaud your efforts and am looking forward to Pt2.👍

[@onikaconstantine8861]

I love Caribbean

[@BlUESKIES1178]

@@onikaconstantine8861 it loves you too

[@hillieduvalier]

Caribbean pride❤ nuff love to my Caribbean ppl. 🇻🇨🇭🇹🇯🇲🇱🇨🇦🇬🇧🇧🇩🇲🇬🇫🇬🇩🇰🇳🇻🇮🇹🇹🇰🇾🇬🇾🇸🇷🇧🇸

[@arfaannoermahomed3443]

Suriname should leave cause it won't give right to the original Suriname and is the only country in the world to do so

[@DanitiaAfonsoewa]

@@arfaannoermahomed3443what I’m from Suriname what are you talking about

[@arfaannoermahomed3443]

@DanitiaAfonsoewa dat de overheid de inheemse otewel de enige echte Surinamers hun land af hebben gepakt het volk vooral de maroons en inheemse hebben geen recht op een stuk land door koelies

[@o13sweetboy]

Jamaicans love mixing with everything.

[@apd7698]

or does everything like mixing with us?

[@o13sweetboy]

@apd7698 I think Jamaicans more so, they are usually that type.

[@o13sweetboy]

​@apd7698 I think it's more so the Jamaicans just knowing their type and mentality.

[@dpimpernell4050]

True dat

[@MoonStarr-02]

Lmao its true Im part jamaican 😭

[@HarmonyJt]

the Haitian Celebs being beautiful of course 🇭🇹

[@andieslive669]

😢Honestly, thank you very much for the information. In fact, I was shocked because I didn't know 100% of these CeIebrities was of Caribbean Heritage.

[@beyourself2444]

Yeah, many AAs actors are of WI descent... many

[@kweenkartel]

A lot of Haitians and Jamaicans

[@ggn6591]

I know right.😂😂😂

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

UK vocalist Mahalia has a Jamaican parent I believe and some of the women from mis- teeq might as well.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Tatyana Ali is one too.

[@hiphopurbanpop]

In part 2

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Haitians in hip hop Kangol Kid ( rip) ,Wyclef, Kodak Black & more .

[@errolthomas9426]

Including producer Herby Luv Bug

[@SeenHeard]

West Indies is literally short for British West Indies. How is that applicable to Haiti

[@ginnijo2526]

​@@SeenHeard According to history, Christopher Columbus named these Antilleans West Indies because he thought he was in India The British invaded the islands 115 years later after Columbus So, how is West Indies is short for British when they had not even invaded the islands yet?🤔 If only you have a brain! You poor toxic waste!

[@mayalunics4740]

Great Compilation

[@bartonfamily935]

Great video really like it

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

10:32 I'm glad this one was mentioned.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Craig David has a dad from Grenada too.

[@joschkahurst]

🇬🇩 Mark Felix was born in Grenada 🇬🇩

[@ggn6591]

These tiny little islands are mighty.

[@syebethel]

🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸 Esther Rolle - Bahamian parents Kimbo Slice- born in the Bahamas Shakara Ledard - born in the Bahamas Denzel Curry - Bahamian parents

[@Mr.O88]

And klay Thomas and his dad is Bahamian and nba star Eric Gordon

[@ralft]

The Wayans Family

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

6:40 wooow she was absolutely gorgeous 😍 I was sad when she left the group.

[@rw6817]

I believe Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s father is of part Jamaican descent and her mother is part Bajan descent. Thank you for putting this together.

[@Stargazer3131]

Yes, that's true!☺️

[@mmcdonald1000]

I love my Caribbean people. I'm proud to be a part of the Trinidadian culture 🇹🇹 from my parents

[@NellieKAdaba]

Me too, my mother is Trini.

[@mmcdonald1000]

@@NellieKAdaba Big up Trinidad 🇹🇹What part of Trinidad is your mom from? My parents are from Tunapuna, Trinidad and Curepe

[@mmcdonald1000]

@@NellieKAdaba I haven't been to Trinidad since 2020 right before the Covid 19 shutdown

[@Khyboh]

Very nice video!!!🎉🥰 My ex-husband is Jamaican.🇯🇲

[@randychampion184]

Billy Ocean and the Mad Stuntman (from Reel 2 Real) are from Trinidad. Rayvon (as in the guy who collaborated with Shaggy on"In the Summertime" and "Angel") was born on my island Barbados. So too was Shontelle ("Impossible") and Rupee ("Tempted to Touch").

[@Honeyboo9038]

Billy ocean is Grenadian. He was born in the village of Brizan.

[@randychampion184]

@@Honeyboo9038 Are you saying he wasn't born in Fyzabad Trinidad as several online sources are saying?

[@RaymondAlleyne]

Not only that I remember in 1984 billy came home and was interviewed by renny Bishop and said he was proud to be born in Trinidad when he made the hit Caribbean queen , that same year grandmaster flash and the furious five was interviewed by renny Bishop and they had members that are from Barbados ​@@randychampion184

[@lanziemusic6739]

He was born in Trinidad ​@@Honeyboo9038

[@igoutlawz7768]

Jamaicans contribute alot to black american culture both in music

[@createthebalance]

Wow. 21 savage people are from Dominica? It’s such a small island. That’s dope! 😊my dad is from there.

[@dpimpernell4050]

Sacafet garçon

[@ragamuffinhooligan4019]

Frank Bruno, the British heavyweight boxer who fought Tyson twice, his dad is from Dominica!

[@EARART]

​@@ragamuffinhooligan4019and Trisha Godard

[@EARART]

​@@ragamuffinhooligan4019 and DJ Envy

[@EARART]

Nadeska Alexis is from grenada

[@tainatai.]

All my haitian descendants, im over whelmed and proud how we are everywhere❤🎉

[@annjean8709]

🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹💕💕💕💕

[@morselsofgold]

CARIBBEAN PRIDE! A lot of people of color who have made major accolades in the U.S. and the WORLD in history are actually CARIBBEAN people of color! Their mindset is different 🎉

[@mstaz1688]

Yes, the mindset is to latch on to Black American culture and cosplay as Black Americans in order to be successful in the U.S. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@morselsofgold]

@mstaz1688 Nope, it's the opposite. Black folks in America claim the successful Caribbean folk as their own (because some appear "black" based on skin shade), but they achieved success. Their success uplifts the image of Black Americans to other people's eyes, even though they aren't truly "Black American." The biggest difference is mindset.

[@pagola]

​@@morselsofgoldagreed

[@iamNell]

Sigh here we go 🙄 we are one people with varying differences, can we just stop the division now. most of these I didn't know, you can't even tell the difference between us. Signed a trini 🇹🇹

[@iamNell]

​@@mstaz1688 Caribbean people also helped create/added to black American culture as well. Plus a lot of them were kids and they just did what every one else around them did. Back in the day it wasn't as 'cool' to have Caribbean roots as it is now.

[@SiddGordon]

6:00 I’m pretty sure he’s the mantis Carl Winston Lumbly

[@bodybody2570]

21:36 she was trolling her mom in pirates of the Caribbean 😅

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Foxy ,Nicki ,Melanie Fiona ,Heather Headley ,Deborah Cox and more.

[@nadzalln]

Lil Kim, Cardi

[@Leggobeest7107]

Alicia keys

[@KimberlyBrabson-o3k]

Lenny Kravitz

[@iamaretheone4083]

These might not be known as well as some of these people on the list but they are still of Caribbean descent..Dj akademik he is Jamaican and NBA champion of the golden state warriors Andrew Wiggins his mother is bajan then there is fresh from the fresh and fit podcast he is from Barbados

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Wow I didn't know that about Mr Lumbly.

[@Qtosh.]

Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill was born in St. Kitts-Nevis.

[@ggn6591]

Awesome job!! You forgot Naomie Osaka( Haitian and Japanese) and Steve Curry(Haitian on his mom's side)

[@datraass]

🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@cycy1578]

Lotta Jamaicans😮

[@DjTripleExe]

You forgot Herby Luv Bug (Haiti). He discovered and produced Salt-N-Pepa & Kid 'N Play. Also Mantronix (Jamaica)

[@Qtosh.]

Cole palmer soccer star Grandfather from St.kitts-Nevis.

[@earlhenry9770]

Karyn Parsons of Fresh Prince of Bel Air fame. Her mother is from Trinidad.

[@hiphopurbanpop]

Records says her mother is African American

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

2:13 I didn't know about Mona though.

[@skaireyez4575]

You forgot to mention Malcolm X

[@marisamceachniemiller6300]

That's right his mother is from Grenada I think

[@jenny-im9gc]

@@skaireyez4575 Malcom x is born from a Caribbean mother.

[@hiphopurbanpop]

@@marisamceachniemiller6300 number 11

[@Messiah-vi9mk]

And web Dubois

[@Kevin.e.Turner]

So now anybody black American with a alleged paternal grandparent that knows ones ever heard about but on your channel are suddenly now Caribbean? So if someone is mixed with Caribbean blood they are now, all of a sudden, fully Caribbean? What kind of identity thief crap you Caribbean folks got going on over here? Lol

[@shermainehazle1820]

I’ve watched 2 videos so far but I haven’t seen actress Robinne Lee. She has Jamaican parents.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

17:55 now this one surprised me .

[@Villanelle2k24]

Is Penn/Joe's great-grandfather a black Jamaican or a white Jamaican ?

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

I always thought Lorraine was Haitian.

[@gerardmorris2550]

24:18 Kristin Kruek played Lana Lang on Smallville, not Lois Lane

[@AundraeMellado]

How come u leaved out louis Farkhan n Harry Belanfonti

[@RTC922]

Pen badgely & kristen kruek surprised me

[@cmarp066]

A lot of Trinidadians migrated and worked in Panama also

[@carpiediem2]

I love my Caribbean peoples

[@Hyaphill]

What wrong with you. Esther Rolle is best known as the mother in Good Times. Not best known for Maude. And Dule Hill for West Wing. That's not Sullivan Walker, that's Jamie Walker from Good Times.

[@thegarygnushow7921]

Farrakahn was born in the Caribbean. He came to the Bronx as a baby. My grandmother and his bio dad are 1st cousins.

[@hiphopurbanpop]

You can’t just say “born in the Caribbean” that’s the most vague thing ever! if you’re related to him you should at least know which country he was born in specifically. But factually, He was born in the Bronx NY and his parents were immigrants that met in states, at the time of his birth his mother’s new partner, husband stepfather was listed on his birth certificate .

[@thegarygnushow7921]

@hiphopurbanpop Its an infidelity issue. He's a side baby. One thing is that he aint born in the Bronx.

[@racyo8755]

You’ve mistakenly posted Jimmy Walker if “Good Times” instead of the late Veteran Actor Sullivan Walker🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️

[@roycres3]

Billy Ocean?

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Yesss Heather !!

[@CaptainDiaspora]

Jamaican's dominated this video

[@CaribbeanGlow]

It's the biggest English speaking island with the biggest population donor makes sense. Don't downplay the other West Indian counties! Big up allla we!

[@iamNell]

​@@CaribbeanGlow jams gotta make everything a competition, don't think they can help themselves atp 😂

[@VerdeLane]

Seems the Haitians did. We'll phone you yardies when we're speaking about criminality and dl behavior. 😂

[@jackieandersonanderson5177]

Part 2 will shock you...

[@lestersmith7974]

There are a lot more celebrities of Jamaican roots that are not on the list.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

Wooow Penn 😳.

[@monstarz9346]

A lot this information is surprisingly!

[@shatober9272]

You are talking about Sullivan Walker from Trinidad but showing a photo of Jimmie Walker from the 70’s sitcom Good Times.

[@tommysimpson7459]

i went to school with LYRIC BENT HE WAS MY CLASS MATE IN DOWNSVIEW SECONDARY .great to see him on this

[@Leggobeest7107]

Still Dont See NLE choppa and Hood Celebrity in part 1 nor 2

[@DebraPrentice-o1v]

It shock me that damon dash parants is from barbados that was a shocker

[@Handle_This2]

@16:37 That's a picture of Jimmie Walker not Sullivan Walker 😂

[@better-dayz-r-ahead]

I noticed that too! 😂 Dy-no-mite!

[@ronskullie9380]

Down town Julie Brown is Jamaican too,so is the music group five star.

[@tracyaskew1651]

Jeremy Renner is the only one that surprised me.

[@Ina1guh45]

One thing wid we Jamaicans inuh wi aguh deh bout nuff😂😂🤣🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@henrytorrrs5067]

Why Is it I don't see us Puerto Rican on this we are West Indian also and we have many famous people so be cool if you add us to the list

[@ginnijo2526]

Because the Spanish speaking island people never considered themselves as part of the Caribbean people, you guys claimed the Latinos sides

[@Agent007202]

Great job, but you made an honest mistake by showing the wrong photograph on number 133.

[@hiphopurbanpop]

WOAAA! wow! Didn’t even realize that. Thank you for pointing that out, cause it seriously slipped me! 😭

[@Agent007202]

@@hiphopurbanpop You're certainly welcome.

[@Sooopa_Doopa]

How are you going to mention Suzanne De Passe and not mention her time working for Berry Gordy at Motown, specifically her time managing the Jackson 5? She is constantly shown in pics with Michael. She eventual became the president of Motown Productions

[@hiphopurbanpop]

That’s definitely too much. This is a list of 200 people. Almost all of them had to have 1 piece of background for the sake of the video length. (Cause it already had to be split in 2 parts). Some of their background facts were too long so most of the had to be cut to one thing or two things about them.

[@Sooopa_Doopa]

@@hiphopurbanpop Esther Rolle is best known for her character Florida Evans from Maude? Most people know her from the much more popular Good Times and can barely remember that the show was a Maude spinoff, if they remember Maude in the first place

[@muaythai7514]

I should make a video about all the brothers and sisters I've got in different countries around the world. My Father was a rasta and a travelling musician. Say no more. 🇯🇲

[@stillirise7813]

Did she refer to the most Honorable Minister Louis Farrahkhan as a " Black Supremacist "??????

[@thesoulbrother8636]

I know right? Like wtf.

[@hiphopurbanpop]

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[@hiphopurbanpop]

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[@leretour23]

He is though, nothing wrong with that.

[@thesoulbrother8636]

@@leretour23 What "exactly" in your opinion makes him a blk supremacist? Please explain.✔ Cheers!🍷

[@neattylulu9817]

You didn't mention Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson!

[@deniseedwards5321]

I had no idea!

[@odeanlawrence196]

For so many years i have always felt so proud of CCH POUNDER because i was told she was Dominican 🇩🇲 I am devastated to just now discover shevus in fact from Guyana 🇬🇾 I have been misinformed for all that time! Now we have no Dominican Actors or Actresses! 😢😞 Not one! Oh! Oh! Near the end of the video i discovered 21 SAVAGE is DOMINICAN 🇩🇲 YEAH,! WE GOT ONE! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😃

[@dominicrowe8740]

Dj mustard Jamaican wow lol

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

4:24 I thought she was just biracial wow .

[@hiphopurbanpop]

She’s mixed on both sides.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@hiphopurbanpop woow .

[@gfirm456]

20:40 who knew? 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹

[@otwayian]

Dave Chappell's Grand from Grenada..Could be incorrect,and asking for a friend. Lol

[@BellaBellz007]

Ok Gregory Hines … big up NYC ❤ 🇰🇳🇰🇳🇰🇳🇰🇳🇰🇳🇰🇳

[@PacoSmith]

Great video! I found it interesting that you referred to Louis Farrakhan as a "black supremacist".

[@SMILE-u4s]

Because he is

[@truthteller816]

Nuff Jamaicans on this list 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Izavincy]

21 Savage and i are related, he is also related to famous cricketer from St. Vincent "Obed McCoy"... Fun fact, 21 savage uses his McCoy roots whenever he uses a disguise name... My family has A celebs: Obed McCoy 21 savage Patrick Junior My great grand father Leanardo McCoy was born in Jamaica and migrated to St Vincent... And Bobby Smurda mom is from St. Vincnent...

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

21:52 finally !!!

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

3:15 I knew about him.

[@margaret6061]

Austin Stoker, Trinidad and Tobago; Jeffrey Anderson Gunter, Jamaican.

[@complexsoulthegreat]

A person who is half Foundational Black American and half Caribbean, raised in America is not considered Caribbean. They are considered American. This is reaching. Most of the people that you are mentioning that are half Caribbean and half FBA aren’t even considered Caribbean by Caribbean people they are called Yankees and Americans. It’s funny that now Black Americans are delineating, and people who consider themselves Caribbean are being petty about who has half Caribbean roots, what now the American side doesn’t matter? Stop it. If a person is half Foundational Black American and half Caribbean and they born and raised in America, that person is 125% Black American. Don’t start claiming half-breeds now. I thought that we Americans were all Yankees.

[@shahross8366]

Since you like to use the term "FBA", you ate not following your leader Tariq's claims. Such people are called "Half-ricans" & "Half-Tethers" to him. Get your facts right. 🙄😅

[@complexsoulthegreat]

@@shahross8366 Stop it. Black American, African American, American Freedmen, Negro, Foundational Black American, Native Black American all of these terms are interchangeable and represent the same people. You Sr. Are childish. None of what you say changes my lineage. I am who I am and my roots are my roots. Grow up.

[@complexsoulthegreat]

@@shahross8366 Black American, African American, American freedmen, Negro, colored, foundational Black American, Native Black American. All of these terms are interchangeable and represent the same group of people. You Sr, are childish and emotional. None of what you said changes my lineage. My folks are always going to be from Mississippi and South Carolina. Get that hate out of your heart brotha, it's bad for your health.

[@patrickclement]

😂that’s exactly what they doing bro! Claiming that half breed💩! GTHOH!

[@GenesisOne26.27]

Bro it’s an envious disposition that some of them have. It’s sad. And I have special place in my heart for my Caribbean and Hispanic people. Shame

[@johnshaft3985]

This is another example that a lot of celebrities have no african american heritage,they are west indian americans😎💥

[@kameralkutie5594]

I wonder why most of these celebrities don’t talk about this.🤔 There are a few that show pride, but most don’t even acknowledge their Caribbean background. Thank goodness for this content creator because we wouldn’t have known.🤷🏽‍♀️

[@truthtelling1195]

And I love that because African-Americans love to claim they creating an invented everything and I keep telling you that some of your household names are Caribbean so Caribbean have also heavily contributed to pop culture and black culture

[@kameralkutie5594]

@@truthtelling1195 But they did. There is no denying that. If the majority of African Americans did contribute then the majority outweighs the minority. And at the end of the day both groups are of African descent.

[@truthtelling1195]

@@kameralkutie5594 the majority of African-Americans did not contribute some African-Americans made household names however this is not to take away from African-American contribution. My point is that Caribbean people also were very pivotal and fundamental but you guys always dismiss Caribbean contribution like we didn’t partake in anything we also made household names, we were also pivotal and fundamental. We also collaborated with African-Americans, to create culture, you did not do this by yourself

[@truthtelling1195]

@@kameralkutie5594 I would agree that both groups are African descent but as of recently so many African-Americans are announcing African ancestry and calling themselves natives indigenous foundational black Americans everything but African

[@jermzy4362]

Trinidad and the Caribbean to the worldddd🎉🎉

[@anthonylew183]

Welcome to Jam Rock...unu know areedi

[@ma-kendy5108]

Stephen Curry’s mom is of Haitian descent. Should include it in your next video.

[@mallucnoel4427]

Both Naomi Osaka and Blake Griffin father is Haitian I’m claiming them , also Stephen Curry grandmother from his mom side is Haitian, I’m claiming him too.

[@cyndedawson3129]

You know that's right 😂🙏🏽💫❤️💜

[@zilldollo3409]

Trina mcgee 🇭🇹