Q-Tip Gets Swabbed & Discovers His African Roots

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A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip tests his DNA to trace back his African ancestral roots. For the full story:
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[@kushitesklique6233]

This video should've been called "Q-tip uses a q-tip"

[@diamndz1021]

you have no idea how much i started crackin up at your comment tho

[@garveyg2083]

Kushites Klique facts!

[@msbcheet6041]

LOL clever!

[@MsLyric27]

🤣🤣

[@firebug1892]

Yep, And A tribe called Jola lol

[@kymmiisha]

Seeing Qtip using a q tip is so meta 😂😂🙌🏾

[@MrEhu3]

wow, this is wonderful, it brought tears to my eyes.

[@vocidey]

Q flows so well over the background beat xD

[@natgirrl]

I find it interesting. Whenever I see one of these videos, they only mention one source. When I had my DNA tested, I found that that I come from 15 different groups all within West Africa. Am I the outlier or the norm?

[@Scoring57]

I think they mention the biggest percentage. But they should mention everything though. But this is like promotional stuff so I guess it's not that important for them to go into detail. We're mixed of all african groups, ethnicities and countries. So of course we'll get many different groups.

[@lorettei3936]

@@Scoring57 The way it's done with this company (at least when they first started out in the early 00s) is they will trace either your matrilineal or patrilineal direct line. So not sure what they are doing today but they would trace you-father-grandfather- g.grandfather or you-mother-grandmother etc if you are a female; that will only show one branch unlike some other companies that are not limited to Africa only(although many people get surprises that reveal their earliest traceable ancestor was not African)

[@MrDahkilla]

Q-Tip got tested with a little q-tip.

[@floydharrison2000]

This guy got a hat over them thick ass locs. I have to know what type of hat that is

[@tommiegrant222]

'Cool

[@abdoutouray2491]

These results can be quite misleading. Jolas ate spread across Gambia, Senegal and the two Guineas. I don't think you can pinpoint to any particular country. Besides I can almost say with a very high degree of confidence that Ndaiye sometimes spelt Njai is not a jola surname. Probably Wollof. Please take these results with loads of scepticism. I appreciate that dine people would like to fill a void but at the same time, please don't be to gullible.

[@basiruminteh2853]

bro, the result and the country they point out is correct. Jola or Diola pointed here is different from Jola/Diola of Gambia and Senegal. This Guinea Bissau Diolas/Jolas are only limited to Guinea Bissau. Their population is very small that's why they are not well known. They are different from other know Jolas

[@basiruminteh2853]

Their other name is Kinara Jola to distinguish them from the common Jolas

[@eddiesilva1810]

Don't be jealous fam accept that he's from djola people GUINE BISSAU that's it.

[@nashoncarr7049]

U don't don't know thing. The jola tribe is one of the last tribes In Africa to accept Islam and christianity so they were sold the most ,,they had kingdom from guenea to Senegal ,Gambia and beyond,,wolof is a sub tribe not an original tribe u fool

[@semodewa3938]

yofna Silva you re a fucking liar Wolof is a Tribe not a sub Tribe Stop popping man

[@aduck205]

I could just see on tips face when dude was playing that he heard a golden sample

[@Luisi__01]

Thought same shit

[@twiinturbosprvsn5922]

Word, they are trying to teach this dude where he descend from and all he can think about is how to loop that on the next Tribe/Q-Tip project Lol.

[@shedara2008]

And I hope he does it. It would be awesome! I love Q-tip and A Tribe Called Quest!!

[@rawsko0316]

It sounded close to the beat from "Vibrant Thang" just sped up a cpl notches. Was nice to hear similarities in similar ppl.

[@lashanniakennedy4422]

he still fine baby!!!

[@__SincerelySandra]

Yesss! 😍

[@tarar6284]

He’s always been my boo ❤️😘☺️

[@maquedalewis6969]

Yesss lawd! My baby's daddy lol.

[@lenab4087]

@@tarar6284 Yess and i love his voice 😍

[@Girlygirlsread]

Yes he is!!!

[@TheStranger513]

Special girl. Real good girl. Biggest thing in my itty-bitty world.

[@nimota92]

You can tell he's getting inspired as that guy is playing. Q-tip's a genius.

[@Destinay4lyf]

"Q tip gets swabbed" I can't be the only one to find that ironic😂. Btw, I'm wondering if any africans took this sort of test just for fun. My parents are both somali but I would like to know the story my dna tells. Wouldn't be surprised to know there is some oromo, amhar, or Yemeni somewhere but other than I'd be damn shocked. Just curious.

[@jelanirashad4174]

Lol. That is ironic

[@catmilk110]

Im ethiopian and i wanna know too for some reason, but i do know im 20 - 30% arab

[@DG-mo7st]

Hey guys...I am Turkish who has German and Russian ancestors as well.Still wanna know more...

[@MemoryLane77852]

Salaan Sare Q-Tip used a Q-Tip😁😅😁😄

[@troymoorejr4523]

Salaan Sare 😂😂😂😂

[@princylady1]

Him playing the Akonting and singing really does sound just like blues

[@jowhit226]

It's in our dna

[@jdotman09]

he said his dad is from montserrat which has a high population of people from southern asia so he is probably right about having some asian in him somewhere down the line

[@nyoulove]

Al Person those 2 countries have the highest rates in the region, you are right. But most English and French speaking islands have some East Indian population too. Guadeloupe, just south of Montserrat has a good 15-20% whose ancestors came from Pondicherry / Calcutta from 1854

[@thinblacknoodles]

@Al Person they came in the late 1800

[@kofirey6752]

@Al Person Wrong Dominica is the only island that has Caribe people still in existence. For the commentors who don't know.The State of Texas is larger than England or France?

[@kofirey6752]

Anyone who gave jdotman a thumbs up will follow the Devil over a cliff?

[@lika92100]

@@kofirey6752 , St Vincent and the Grenadines has as well.

[@MelonHead1848]

3:05 Q-Tip looking for samples.

[@sarauniyaGH]

Dope! I was staring at his face and guessed he might have roots with the Fula people of Guinea! I got the country right, but tribe wrong lol.

[@henrydonovan2543]

2:52 he was already programing the drums in his head

[@miss.g-shun-w]

He is still sooooo dang handsome.

[@kikio-rq9kx]

I know!! So cute

[@SandyRed881]

He aged so amazingly!

[@MentalPistol]

Thats that caribbean in the blood

[@samreenzed5840]

No, I think he was extremely moved, near tears. That was a beautiful moment in time.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

+Samreen Zed Understandably so. I cannot imagine having no knowledge of my roots.

[@msbcheet6041]

Truth. I was moved myself watching him knowing about himself and where he came from. It is spiritually healing.

[@sarauniyaGH]

Oh, and his smile is so damn perfect! Lol

[@LJ7000]

Cool but you didn't explain anything about the results or give the full results

[@omiadi7485]

He was feeling the music!

[@husabceuoacieabcueoa2319]

+Amy Merriweather Who wouldn't...

[@omiadi7485]

+Husabceuoa Cieabcueoa I feel ya!

[@mysticjewel6577]

that music was the most beautiful thing i ever heard from africa.... nice.

[@temblessed]

Dope! I was born in Guinea-Bissau. I live in New Bedford MA. I am Cape Verdean and a conscious Hip-Hop artist. Salute to you Q-tip and the folks at Okayafrica! Keep connecting the dots!

[@arabiaburtonbarbosasmith2516]

temblessed I am also of Cape Verdean descent my great grandfather was from Cape Verde

[@lovelove7103]

For some reason most Cape Verdeans never want RN relate to Africa. Just saying!

[@YungPhonikz]

@@arabiaburtonbarbosasmith2516I’m also Cape Verdean most of my family is Nigerian from the Igbo and Yoruba tribe 🇳🇬💯

[@harlemantoinetterisingfrom4639]

Crushing on Q all over again 😭😭

[@aaroncoats1]

that is so cool that African Americans can finally trace their heritage. That would be a great Christmas or birthday gift to give someone!

[@dianezulu8534]

brother is jamming on the motherland banjo :)

[@4l4ddin77]

wanna hear Tip sample that guy's song!

[@kabeyz]

0:39 i have never been to Africa!!!Q-Tip !!Tribe called Quest!!!God damnit !!!come on Q even 50 cent went there !!!!damn!!im shocked

[@Oshunlife]

To go there and to do something about it are two separate things

[@RuffhouseNC]

Q Tip is that dude. I love Tribe. I went to Kenya last year. I love Africa. Everyone must go.

[@energygoddess888]

I love Tribe too. Kenya is my ancestral home.

[@missj3434]

The woman should've told him they only deal with tracing African DNA. I think he was looking forward to finding out more about his history.

[@gracediaz6107]

he is so dam CUTE !!

[@esseen100]

It's so interesting what we struggle with finding out what our ancestry is, and reconciling that with what we "want" our ancestry to be. Q-Tip wanted to be Zulu & Asian bad. When they brought him his results and this cultured master musician, I sensed some dissatisfaction from him.

[@GRIMACEHASH]

Qtip is crazy laid back. I personally would be proud to hear that. Percentages matter of course, but it only takes one inherited trait from your complex genetics to make you who you are.

[@BO_Riddle]

+king esseen they only talked about results from 1 grdmother , and ignored his fathers side completely, so no wonder he was disapppointed, they wanted to make it all about Africa and this music tribe

[@chericheri2309]

I thought that too, funny enough. He seemed slightly despondent about that.

[@futuristsa625]

The kid thought he was Zulu :) he must visit since he feels a connection with the culture. We'll welcome him

[@philileradebe3692]

And people need to understand that zulus were not always zulu if we trace them back they also came from other tribes jst like how the ndebele ,xhosa,swazi came originate from the zulu tribe but know identify as what the are now ...but they know and recognise where they came from though some may deny this but it is obvious to those who are honest and imbrace they lineage

[@kuzonsembewe4654]

@Glamorous Taee but SA isn't the most powerful country in the continent, its just popular to you westerners cause of Oprah and Mandela 😂

[@b-boymrm.7152]

@@kuzonsembewe4654 Lemme guess so you know who is powerful in Africa?

[@TheAfricanKillerBs]

BLACK AFRICAN P.O.W.E.R!

[@Njoofene]

The Jola people just like their Seereer cousins have an ancient and rich culture. They are two of the Senegambia oldest inhabitants. Indeed, these two ethnic groups trace descent to two sisters : Jambooñ (ancestor of the Seereer people) and Agaire (ancestor of the Jola). The legend of Jambooñ and Agaire is well preserved by both groups and well known in the Senegambia region.

[@anoynmousanonymous7079]

so handsome

[@KaBaMimiKm]

It's such a vibrant thang!!!

[@danashaw8463]

He's still Hot!!!

[@Nina513]

@whiptyme Exactly. People got to remember where Asians migrated from and what their original ancestors looked like too. This was beautiful and so moving. I would love to do this one day.

[@m0nica123]

Q Tip is hilarious!

[@desertflwrs]

We are all from Africa. one love ☝🏽️

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

+desertflwrs Yeah!

[@Scoring57]

What do you mean by "all"? If you're talking about black americans that goes without saying. No one that knows anything needs to be told black americans come from Africa

[@ahmedkalokoh4375]

you know it

[@desertflwrs]

Humanity.

[@kmatt420]

I'm not from Africa you from Africa you African booty scratcher

[@Girlygirlsread]

I always thought he, the guy that plays Mya’s husband on Girlfriends, and the rapper Maino resemble each other.

[@Janay23]

Qtip has a sweet voice

[@marieq829]

why she did not.show.all his percentage like the other videos he looks.like.he has.more.then one thing in him

[@_Alimm]

Q-Tip is a legend.

[@BloodandthunderVII]

You do realize that Mongol blood spread far and wide thanks to the empire, right? A whole helluva lot of African, Arab and South Asian people have Mongolian ancestry. So, if you want to see a dunce? Look in the mirror.

[@0Moreno0]

LOL he looks like from guinea bissau, I got friends from there.

[@temblessed]

Actually he looks like he might be from Cape Verde too.

[@0Moreno0]

temblessed No!😑

[@ssissigui8846]

Yes looks like someone from cape verde

[@psychoshamrock]

omfg this man is soooooo adorable!!!

[@annabambamjerky]

I'm Zulu and I was watching him saying he thought he was Zulu like "aww, no man..." cause he does not look Zulu at all. Glad he found his roots though. It is such an important part of who you are, and empowers you to know what you can do.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

+Anele Malinga Yeah- probably because beforehand, the only thing he knew about Africa was the Zulu people. Hence why ATCQ called themselves part of the "Zulu Nation". But the Slave Trade ran predominantly from West Africa, so he is likely to originate there.

[@annabambamjerky]

TheMusicZone yeah. Shame

[@lifeandtimesofsazi3192]

Zulu people have their roots in DRC aswell hence why we share surnames with certain tribes from that region "Mbhele" basically we're an assimilation of khoisan and central african tribes

[@bolajiaiyegboyin3579]

Every black British or Americans always think there are few tribes in africa.the most popular tribes they claim(Zulu, Ashanti, Yoruba,ibo etc). there are lots more tribes in Africa.

[@MattmanKey84]

​@@bolajiaiyegboyin3579could you blame us? Most of us are fed stereotypes of what Western Media shows us. Some, if not most of us are lucky enough to read!

[@7Beyonder]

Show the documentation that says its false. Dont get mad cause you cant afford testing.

[@1234IZM]

That shirt is dope.

[@masonpatrices]

it's so depressing not knowing where your roots originated. To be a citizen in a country but never feel at home. I want to do the African ancestry test but I want the Co CEO to give me my results.

[@RayniDayze]

Ikr.

[@thicky]

yes and where did these people come from. lets do a dna of the ones in africa and i am sure we will find they tied to the mid east or asia. these people ran to that part of africa from eleswhere. tip is probably of asiatic or semitic origin

[@thomasanderson3892]

That is why we need to know more of ourselves before we perish. Buffoonery and negative publicity made us shamed ourselves and confused it with machismo and arrogance. If only everyone can take it, maybe we would see ourselves as whole instead of being self-destructive and ignorant not only to ourselves but to others as well.

[@s.fsimoes8898]

They also speak Portuguese there. Tia Turner and Whoopi Goldberg ancestry are also from there.

[@addiepayne4628]

Q Tip is fine !

[@HeruTutuankoma]

And that still means we are from Africa. 50K yrs ago Africans migrated out of Africa to various parts of the world. Just because some Africans in America were not descendants of the Trans Atlantic Slave trade that does not mean they were not from Africa. We are Africans regardless of how long we have been in other parts of the world.

[@TheoTheCreole]

I see I’m not the only one who respects the irony of it but I just wanted to add my own title... “Qtip uses a Qtip to find out who Qtip is”

[@mary18203]

diola people live in south senegal, gambia and guinee bissau.Actual president of Gambia is diola

[@AfricanThinker86]

basically they are going as far back to find what was the identity of the ancestor on the mother side of the family or the father's side.

[@shedara2008]

Yes mitochondrial DNA traces the female line.

[@willystar4007]

Joola have a very rich culture. They are also proud. They live in the forest where nature is very dense.

[@blkbbw8295]

Stan Akama When QTip says Asian I don't think he means Indian Asian, but Chinese Asian?

[@AfricanThinker86]

It only gives u the first ancestor captured. Slaves were not of the same ethnic heritage on any american plantation so there is no way any of us is of just 2 or 3 "tribes".

[@gosiameolyn1319]

As a beatmaker...I knew that look...that look you're in your head thinking "is there anyway i can record what he just did? Where's the MPC"😩🔥😭

[@MrBewbie]

He still looks good!

[@natgard92]

One genetic line does not accurately describe someones full ancestry.

[@1DonNazarite]

Ikr right and it's the mother side which is the weakest. Still they piss on our head and say it's raining!

[@sarauniyaGH]

+John Davis Does anyone know why they use the maternal instead of paternal, or both?

[@anzwarthegreat9489]

MS. ILBB I'll stick to science ... you stick to fiction

[@anzwarthegreat9489]

MS. ILBB are you serious right now??? I have presented only fact while you haven't said a word that lends to you knowing a damn thing except "my backround"... you full of shit now and anyone who reads this will now know it too...

[@nubianessence6094]

+Anzwar Shakur Truth!lol

[@kevinlindezey1887]

Big up Montserrat ❤

[@bokar7]

The Joola are mainly in Senegal and some in Guinea-Bissau. Can they please have people who know Africa well!

[@trevonblack8454]

I'm sure YOU know it all huh? Grow up!!!

[@bokar7]

Not sure what you mean, I just shared some information I know and am appalled they didnt. Just calling them to do some research. Don't know it all, but know what I wrote not least because I live in West Africa and know Joolas.

[@robbierulah]

You are right of course. And some in Gambie too... Important!

[@LilliLamour]

Your statement implies she was wrong, which she is not. The people from Guinea-Bissau is his dna match as to why she mentioned them.

[@vtecnegro85]

jollof are wolof. those were the black afrikan people described part of the almoravids that invaded Spain. they are also the people responsible for Spanish rice, it's actually jollof rice. a warrior people and a long lost strain of nilotic people as they are linguistically related to the nuer of South sudan. in the Caribbean they are the first to set up revolts and they were eventually banned from Hispaniola and Puerto Rico for spreading jihad against colonists.

[@vtecnegro85]

***** yes brother that is true. All throughout the Caribbean I believe because they're in Puerto Rico as well

[@ncmbmb610]

I'm Wolof and agree with you that joloff and diola people are based in Senegal. The one who sing has a specific senegalese name. If one day, he want to come to us, welcome brother. We never forget and Goree is still here.

[@eatenvik]

Oprah Winfrey also thought she had Zulu roots. Thats so strange because its common knowlagde that African-american have almost no ancestry from South east or north Africa. Its also better to get more of an admixture result. The part of him that is Guinea Bissau is so small.

[@PrinceSamuelsfreeonlinetools]

Oprah is from Liberia she loves south Africa though

[@eprahs1]

why is it strange, most of our roots were from the slave trade which is West Africa so it makes perfect sense.

[@eatenvik]

Yes it does makes sense, the coast from Gambia to Angola, but not as far south as South Africa and the Zulu people who live there.

[@wyeishajones5195]

actually some people African Americans a few of us do have small percentages from west south & sometimes north Africa

[@wyeishajones5195]

+Erling Tenvik but yes most of us are west Africa & a lot of Ghanaians very interesting :)

[@angelaalexander6421]

I L-O-V-E Q-Tip and his music.

[@wyeishajones5195]

god that song made me tear up :3 beautiful

[@ysahehre4316]

that instrument moved me! the sound of the chords. the beat & rthym was not new to me but moved me deeply all the same.

[@wyeishajones5195]

xti fuerte yes my soul instantly connected

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

+xti fuerte Absolutely. This instrument is the precursor to the blues in America.

[@latyshal.2286]

Love this. ❤

[@Julight]

still in love with you

[@MrMangoSurf]

my dream is to talk like him

[@kofirey6752]

Guinea-Bissau, A Very oil rich African Country.

[@soulsuccess]

where can I purchase one of those shirts?

[@black76561]

q-tip is cute xx

[@leleeladee2140]

That thought crossed my mind, too! Geez, I did not know that they needed you to swipe your inner cheeks so many times.

[@conducttracks]

This is GREAT! More content on the web like this to combat all the other mindless foolishness! Africa! One day I'll be able to go! Q-tip, can we get an album in 2012?

[@singuensful]

Did i mentionned nilotics or nilo saharians in the first comment you replied ? the answer is no. So what exactly are we discussing, your lack of knowledge about nilotics and bantus being two different groups of tribes. "There is no such things as race" people that created the concept will be interested to know your new vision about races but for now there is in deed such things like race. I gave you enough informations about Bantus, if you still cant get a grasp of what i said learn elsewhere.

[@singuensful]

Google is your friend. Nilotic people refer to related ethnic groups inhabiting the Nile valley speaking Nilotic languages, a large subgroup of Nilo saharan languages. The term Nilotic was previously used as racial sub-classifications, based on anthropological observations of the distinct body morphology of many Nilotic speakers....These terms are now foremost used to distinguish "Nilotic people" from their ethnic neighbours mainly Bantus. Who confused what ?

[@singuensful]

Bantus are a group of people belonging to different tribes/ethnicities that share cultural and physical similarities including a same conception of life. Language is only one aspect common to Bantus. Its like talking about Latins or a better example Nordic people (Sweden, Netherlands, Iceland) not only do they have a same cultural background they share multiple physical and cultural similarities.You say a half truth, is it clear now ? I speak a Bantu language keep your little list for yourself.

[@singuensful]

I will be soon pissed of too, You are the one trying to pass as some expert and you dare call me ignorant. You brought Nilotic and Nilo saharans here, i never did. Bantus and Nilotic can be neighbors but these are distinct sub "racial" ethnics groups. Next time try to learn more if you want to discuss such topics i'm done.

[@MeMeMinx99]

Ageless

[@MissAtarah10]

Wow I found out that I'm from the Djola people (and Balanta) of Guinea Bissau too!

[@eduardolitchiyaso4280]

MissAtarah10 Wow. I'm also from Guinea-Bissau. I'm waiting for u .lol

[@singuensful]

Bantu is much more than a language group. Bantus share common traits that are disctinctive from nilotic or east africans.

[@LifeWithYah]

I’m smelling some Igbo and Akwa Ibom on this man.

[@jaimeerivera8217]

What are typical Akwa Ibom features?

[@chrisblack5054]

Pulllease...in America only 2 out of 10 slaves were of the shipped African...so they actually want you to believe that 50million of us in America are descended from 389,000 shipped Africans in so little time...Charleston SC shipped more slaves out of America then African slaves shipped in until 1730..we outnumber every African nation but 3...and also outnumber many European nations..

[@vale-y1i]

This is really cool but at the end of the day...if you were to search back far enough....we are all from Africa....

[@nthnpark0]

There was also a slave trade in the colonial Carolinas with Native American Indians in cahoots with white slavers kidnapping (or "selling") Native American Indians for whites for guns. There were legitimitate fears that if enemy tribes are also getting guns from the whites,you couldn't protect your selves from the enemy tribes if they attacked you. It became "either them or us". The same thing is valid when it comes to the transatlantic slave trade.

[@42012jburnna]

I found a way to spot the people of Shem...dark gum pigmentation is a genetic trait that people from South and West Asia ("middle east") carry...People of the African diaspora,"Arabs",Indians and other Southern Asians have it.But like other human traits it doesn't always show up.

[@nthnpark0]

You have the Ashantis,vs Fante, Dahomeyan,vs Oyos,etc. It is legitimate to say that one tribe was scared of the other having guns. Contrary to what so many people say,I ( I admit,I'm not a historian so I'm not an authority) don't believe that it was all about profit.

[@akakaskie]

Many black American came from Angola 🇦🇴 and I don’t know why they so associate with West African while most most Jamaican and other Caribbean were from west Africa but not AAs or Afro Brazilian they are taken from Kongo kingdom what is now Angola drc congo republic of Congo and Gabon .

[@jimilli09]

I didn't bring "nilotic" here..you did: "Bantus share common traits that are disctinctive from nilotic or east africans." There's no such thing as race. E3a is found from north-west Africa to west-central Africa to south Africa to east Africa. It's found in every ethnicity (tribe) in Africa yet linguistically their languages are different. So exactly what is it that determines if one is Bantu or not???

[@jimilli09]

Ok, now you're pissing me off. I was trying to be nice by sparing you this embarrassment. 1) You confused Nilo-Saharan with Nilotic which is a clear display of your ignorance. 2) I said Bantu is a language group not an ethnicity and you responded with some crap about me not knowing what Bantu means. WTF does it's meaning has to do with whether or not Bantu is an ethnicity??????? Here's a list of ethnics that speak the Bantu language: 1) Bamileke 2) Mbundu 3) Kimbundu 4) Nikoya 5) Kikoya