list of caribbean-american rappers

rappers/DJs either born in the caribbean or with caribbean parents:

Bushwick Bill
Busta Rhymes
KRS-One
Grap Luva
The Notorious B.I.G.
Pete Rock
DJ Spinderella

(all Jamaican)

Phife Dawg
Pras
Wyclef Jean

(Haitian)

That's all I know offhand. Does anyone have any rappers to add to this list? I know I'm forgetting a lot and I was intrigued by how many golden era rappers are caribbean.

of the original holy three, DJ Kool Herc, Bambaataa & Grandmaster Flash -- Flash's parents migrated to the US from the Caribbean, Bambaataa's parents were from NY but he always mentioned his family identified Caribbean & he grew up with the culture, and Kool Herc was born in Jamaica & moved to the Bronx at age 13 having grown up on toasting & block parties. Most of the books on the history of hip hop mention that it's a direct lineage

Foxy Brown
Born Jamericans
Pit Bull

anyone not from the east coast?

well there's been more of an influx of Caribs to NY than the big cities on the west coast.

I just thought of Juju from the Beatnuts, whose folks are from the Dominican Republic. Technically Puerto Rico is also caribbean which would open the door to a lot of other rappers making the list.

anyone not from the east coast?

― dad a, Monday, December 14, 2009 10:15 PM (49 minutes ago)

Mellow Man Ace
Sen Dog
B-Real (1/2 cuban)

Trugoy is Haitian
MC Shyne is Belizean

Oh I forgot: Slick Rick!

slick rick, from the noted carribbean isle of britain

his folks are jamaican though.

maybe you meant Doug E. Fresh since he's from the Virgin Islands

i think lil fame from mop has trinidadian roots

So does MF Doom.

Oh and Chip Fu from the Fu Schnickens.

nicki minaj is trini, right?

Canibus was born in Jamaica, I think.

Heavy D