Caribbean 2 De Bone
This Bajan artist performed for the Super Bowl halftime show in 2023, where she revealed that she was pregnant with her second child
Rihanna (Robyn Fenty)
XO, XO, my love is very special
If you want it, you can have it
But don't take me for granted
So much, so much
So much tings I did not say
I'm from Portmore, that's in J.A
We can do it on that beach deh
Fever- Vybz Kartel
Well before Jalen Hurts, you had this former quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles, hailing from Newport News, VA, who was the 2001 NFL number one pick. Currently he works as the head coach of Norfolk State.
Michael Vick
This recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 was imprisoned for 26 years for resisting against South Africa’s apartheid policies
Nelson Mandela
This marine biologist conducted a lot of his groundbreaking research at the Marine Biological Laboratory. While teaching at Howard University, he along with three other men founded Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Ernest Everett Just
In 1804, this nation gained its independence from France
Haiti
I miss ya, I miss ya, I really wanna kiss you but I can't
Six, seven, eight, triple-nine, eight, two, one, two
Kiss me Thru the Phone - Soulja Boy
This Virginia Beach native is known for his famous four count intro as his producer’s tag. He wrote his first hit when he wrote Teddy Riley’s verse in Wreckx-n-Effect's 1992 hit "Rump Shaker"
Pharrell Williams
This Nigerian musician and political activist is regarded as the creator of the genre Afrobeat
Fela Kuti
This soror of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. was the first African American to win an Oscars, for her role in Gone with the Wind
Hattie McDaniels
This Bahamian actor was the first Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1963 for his role in Lillies of the Field
Sidney Poitier
Meet me at the altar in your white dress
We ain’t getting no younger, we might as well do it
Been feeling you all the while girl, I must confess
Let’s Get Married-Jagged Edge
This Portsmouth native put her thing down flip it and reverse it in her song “Work it”
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup i
Missy Elliot
This West African country is Africa’s oldest republic. It was established by freed American and Caribbean slaves.
Liberia
This brother of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. was an alumnus of Penn, but earned his bachelor’s at Lincoln University. He later went on to become the first prime minister and president of Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Bad Bunny’s halftime performance started with the song Tití Me Preguntó, which incorporates elements of Dembow. The genre of Dembow can trace its origins from the song Dem Bow, made from this artist.
Shabba Ranks
Listen to this track, *****!
Girl, the way you're moving got me in a trance
DJ, turn me up, ladies, this your jam
No hands- Roscoe Dash and Waka Flocka Flame
I’m yo Pushaaaaa. Just this month, this rap duo hailing from Virginia Beach won a Grammy in Best Rap Performance for their song Chains & Whips
Clipse
Bob Marley’s song War, derived its lyrics from a speech from this Ethiopian Emperor, who spoke in front of the United Nations in 1963.
Haile Selassie I
This soror of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. grew up in Eatonville, Florida. One of her best known works, “Their Eyes Were Watching God”, was set in Central Florida.
Zora Neale Hurston
Home to the steelpan, this island was also the originator of the genre of soca, which is a portmanteau of soul and calypso
Trinidad and Tobago
Oh, who they came to see? Me
Who rep like me? Don’t make me get up out my seat
Uh, Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
MY HOUSE- Beyoncé
BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT. This Norfolk rapper has a massive catalog, producing and songwriting for artists such as Aaliyah, Justin Timberlake, Static Major, Devante Swing, Ginuwine, Drake, Nelly Furtado, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, Pharrell, Beyonce, Alicia Keys … just to name a few
Timbaland
Also known as the “Lion of Mali”, this ancestor to Mansa Musa was the founder of the Mali empire.
Sundiata Keita
This member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was the first Black woman to receive a law degree from UPenn. She went on to serve as the org’s first national president.
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander