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Quincy

Birth name
Quincy Taylor Brown
Birthplace
New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
June 4, 1991
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-American
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Quincy in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Quincy Taylor Brown

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 4, 1991

Ethnicity: African-American

Quincy, also known as Quincy Brown and Quincy Combs, is an American recording artist, actor, and entrepreneur. His roles include the films We the Party , Brotherly Love , Dope (2015), and The Holiday Calendar , and the shows The Haves and the Have Nots , Star , and Power Book III: Raising Kanan . His songs include “Friends First.”

Quincy is the son of model Kimberly Porter and singer, songwriter, record producer, and radio host Al B. Sure! (born Albert Joseph Brown III). He was raised by his mother and producer, musician, and actor Sean Combs , after he began a relationship with Quincy’s mother when Quincy was three. Quincy grew up in Columbus, Georgia, and then Los Angeles, California.

Quincy’s parents are/were both African-American. A picture of Quincy’s biological father can be seen here . A picture of Quincy’s mother can be seen here .

A DNA test posted by Quincy on his Instagram page stated that his genetic ancestry consists of:

*59% Sub-Saharan African ——–*24% Nigeria ——–*12% Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples ——–*10% Ivory Coast & Ghana ——–*5% Senegal ——–*5% Benin & Togo ——–*2% Southern Bantu Peoples ——–*1% Nigeria-East Central *40% European ——–*33% England & Northwestern Europe ——–*3% Norway ——–*2% Scotland ——–*1% Sweden & Denmark ——–*1% Ireland *1% Indigenous ——–*1% Indigenous Americas-North

*59% Sub-Saharan African ——–*24% Nigeria ——–*12% Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples ——–*10% Ivory Coast & Ghana ——–*5% Senegal ——–*5% Benin & Togo ——–*2% Southern Bantu Peoples ——–*1% Nigeria-East Central *40% European ——–*33% England & Northwestern Europe ——–*3% Norway ——–*2% Scotland ——–*1% Sweden & Denmark ——–*1% Ireland *1% Indigenous ——–*1% Indigenous Americas-North

Quincy’s paternal grandfather is named Albert Joseph Brown II. A picture of Albert can be seen here . Albert was a nuclear medical technician.

Quincy’s paternal grandmother is named Cassandra. A picture of Cassandra can be seen here .

Quincy’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Lee Porter (the daughter of Steven Geen and Lila Mae Goodwin Star). Sarah was born in Georgia. A picture of Lila can be seen here . Lila was the daughter of Mr. Freeman “Bear” Goodwin and Mary Lou Luttrell Jones.

A picture of Quincy’s other maternal great-grandmother can be seen here .