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Birth Name: Joshua Omaru Marley
Place of Birth: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 5, 2001
Ethnicity: * father – Jamaican [African, as well as English] * mother – African-American
YG Marley is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
He is the son of rapper Lauryn Hill and Jamaican-American entrepreneur Rohan Marley , and the grandson of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley . He is a brother of model and singer Selah Marley , and a half-brother of professional football player Nico Marley.
YG is a half-nephew of reggae singers/musicians Sharon Marley, Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley , Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, and Damian Marley . He is a cousin of model and actor Isaiah Hill, through his mother; and a half-cousin of filmmaker, activist, and actress Donisha Prendergast, and musicians Bambaata Marley , Jo Mersa Marley , and Skip Marley , through his father.
Bambaata’s paternal grandfather was Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley (the son of Norval Sinclair YG’s and Cedella Editha Malcolm). Bob was born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica. Norval was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, and had English, and a small amount of African, ancestry. He was the son of Albert Thomas “Robert” Marley, who was born in South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, England; and of Ellen Ann Bloomfield. YG’s great-grandmother Cedella was born in Saint Ann’s Bay, Saint Ann, and was a black Jamaican. She was the daughter of Omeriah/Amariah “Custus” Malcolm and Alberta/Albertha Melida Willoughby/Whilby.
YG’s paternal grandmother was named Janet Hunt (or possibly Dunn).
YG’s maternal grandfather was named Mal Hill.
YG’s maternal grandmother was named Valerie.
Sources: Genealogy of YG Marley – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of YG’s paternal grandfather, Bob Marley – http://www.wargs.com https://www.wikitree.com https://www.findagrave.com