Words by Jesse Serwer—
A week ago, we highlighted nine visibly Jamaican rappers, from Biggie to Chubb Rock, with the help of our doops Kardinal Offishall. Continuing along with that theme, this week we’re highlighting 10 MCs of full or partial Jamaican extraction you might not have even known had roots in yaad. Read on for some surprises—we’re pretty sure you’ll know most of these names.
what about Busta Rhymes?
Busta’s Jamaican-ness is fairly well known. He’s on our list of the Top 9 Jamaican MCs at No. 3: http://largeup.okayplayer.com/2012/07/18/toppa-top-9-nine-great-jamaican-mcs-according-to-kardinal-offishall/4/. This list is a companion piece to that original one.
Good lookin out. I was actually only born in Denver, raised in Oakland from 5 yrs til. Bless-Up!
We are everywhere. lol – No matter how obscure the place I travel to I always ask, is there a Jamaican restaurant here? More than likely there is.
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What about the late Heavy “D” He was Jamaican born but grew up in
Mt. Vernon NY. It’s soon coming up a year that he dropped out in LA on
November 8, 2012.