LL Cool J and Diddy are the latest celebrities to appear on the PBS program, Finding Your Roots. The show dives into peoples’ lineage to learn more about where they came from, and both stumbled upon new facts about their families they’d never known. Diddy learns that one of his great, great, great grandfathers was arrested for being a runaway slave, while LL connects with multiple family members he never knew he had. They’re both really amazing segments! Check out both in full below.
Wait, What? LL Cool J Finds Out He Has No Biological Relation To His Grandmother!
LL Cool J was in for a big surprise when his mother Ondrea Griffith hit him with some insane news! As far as he knows, Ellen Hightower is his grandmother. He grew up with her being his grandma his entire life and that was that. However, his mother explained that she actually is NOT related to him biologically. See the shocking video on “Finding Your Roots” featuring LL Cool J below!
(Video) Nas & Angela Bassett Check Their Ancestry On “Finding Your Roots” With Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Something educational. During an episode of Finding My Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Nas, Angela Bassett as well as Senior Advisor to the President of the United States, Valerie Jarrett take some time out to review their ancestry. During PBS broadcast, the Harvard professor helps the three individuals to trace where they come from and try to pinpoint a name line. It was no surprise that when Nas’ history was being discussed, he begins with the hip hop culture. “Hip Hop was a raw expression of American youth, and the rhythm of it was like a combination of all musics, all musics combined into one,” Nas begins. “It was the music of my soul. Hit the jump for more.
