I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman ft. Saukrates - k-Os
West Indies = Hip-Hop
Just had a thought while I was in the shower. So many influential people in hip-hop come from the Caribbean or are of West Indian descent! It’s actually quite amazing.
- DJ Kool Herc (the father of hip-hop) - Jamaica
- Notorious B.I.G. (a legend with no need for introduction) - Jamaica
- Busta Rhymes (a bridge between the old school and the new school) - Jamaica
- Kardinal Offishall (Canada’s hip-hop ambassador) - Jamaica
- K-Os (Canada’s genre-clash king) - Trinidad & Tobago
- Wyclef Jean (the ambassador of world music) - Haiti
- Calle 13 (Latin America’s hip-hop champions) - Puerto Rico
- Pitbull (Miami’s finest talent waster) - Cuba
- Phife Dawg (backpack rap pioneer) - Trinidad & Tobago
- Pete Rock (legendary DJ) - Jamaica
- Afrika Bambaataa (founder of the Universal Zulu Nation) - Mixed(?)
- DJ Red Alert (pioneer hip-hop manager) - Antigua
- Grandmaster Flash (first hip-hop Rock & Roll Hall of Famer) - Barbados
- KRS-One (hip-hop knowledge kicker) - Jamaica
- Doug E. Fresh (beatbox champ) - Barbados
Bottom line: You don’t want it with us!
