Wah Gwan?: 9 People of Jamaican Nationality That Surprised Me

October 26th, 2011 - By Victoria Uwumarogie

Okay, so a few weeks back I did a post on people that were of Nigerian background who just happened to shock and surprise me at one time or another. The response to that was big! A lot of people were surprised themselves, some people weren’t, others said I didn’t know my culture, yada, yada, yada. But a big response I got was from people asking for galleries with people of Jamaican background and more. So here we meet again, and I’ve compiled a list of folks that surprised me (probably because I’m NOT Jamaican) and that might surprise you too. Hope you enjoy! And if not, you suck. (kidding! It’s all love.)

Shout out to my Jamaican friend for giving me the title!

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  • mose2010

    very incomplete list

  • Dalk22

    The only surprise is Corbin Bleu, everyone know about the others.  Where is Biggie and Busta?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000209596871 Belmoun Ibolele’

    This article does not make any sense whatsoever. Why do you feel that these people couldn’t be Jamaicans?
    Free your mind, stop the genocide and the mentalcide of black people.. jamaicans, don’t have specifics features..

  • Dorrel40

    you forgot Biggie Smalls

  • nadine

    This is the most stupidest article ever written. Why is the person who wrote this article surprise, people are people. Some of you are too  ignorant. The author should do a better job by actually pin point where in Africa these people came from. Find out their lineage and tribal warrior. This is just garbage. Jamaica is not a race, it’s a culture

  • Justpinkcavalli

    no place like home :) ..no matter where your from. any anti-jamaicans too bad where in everything and everywhere ha! and you people askin about other places just wait your blertneet turn like can we have our moment? big up all the yardies, one love we say 

  • Pac23

    That is a very huge generalization, like any country you have the good, bad and ugly.  You may have crossed a couple bad (very sorry to hear that) or as we say “mashed the wrong jamaican’s women corn” but that does mean that we are all like that.  That would be pretty much like saying all americans are brash,loud, arrogant, know it all, who dont take the time to learn about others.  But i wouldnt say that, because not all americans are like you. 

  • taren

    You forgot Sandy from Salt & Pepper Rap Group. There are a lot of West Indian entertainers of West Indian background. But my question is, Why are you so surprised. What difference does it make. In America they tend to lump us all together as Black People. My family is from Barbados and I'm American Born. I'm proud of both my heritage, not excluding African heritage. I don't understand what the big deal is, please clue me in.

    • truthteller

      Ummm being from any west indian island whether its barbados, jamaica, trinidad, or guyana it still considered BLACK whether you like it or not because a MAJORITY of you guys are from AFRICA so it doesnt matter if a few people migrate there from other ethnicities thats only a few percent out of a larger percent that is AFRICAN so thats why when you come to the states you are lumped into the category of being black! JUST BECAUSE YOU RACE IS NAMED AFTER A COUNTRY/ISLAND(LIKE FOR EXAMPLE JAMAICAN,TRINIDADIAN, OR BAJAN) DOESN’T MAKE YOU ANY LESS BLACK!!!
      See there, i just clued you in, happy?

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