Birth Name:
Shaffer Chimere Smith
Birth Place:
Camden, Arkansas, United States
Date of Birth:
October 18, 1982
Ethnicity:
African-American and Chinese
The R&B singer, Shaffer Chimere Smith AKA Ne Yo, is of African-American and Chinese ethnicity. His Grandfather was Chinese on his mother’s side. His father is African American. He regards himself as ”Black and Chinese” and stated this on an interview.
Source:
http://artists.letssingit.com/ne-yo-wvp3c/biography
http://concreteloop.com/interviews-neyo
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i know ne-yo is chinese, just look at his eyes…it’s obvious.
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i can see he got slated eyes chinese or native american ancestry. i believe it
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lady quest a fair comment. thanks
Kate, A great musician once said “trying to be someone else is a waste of just being yourself”.
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who dont wanna be black? am caucasian/mexican and I want black blood, black dance moves, black energy, black sense of humour and laxity,…I looooooooove black.
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alot of african americans are mixed with different races…My great grandmother on my father side was irish and my great grandfather was half cherokee indian and black..my great grandmodther on my mother side was french and black and great grandfather black foot indian and a quarter black…when u look at me us see black…I embrace my other races but in reality i’m black..I don’t theink there is anything wrong with him embracing being chinese…if that’s a part of his culture…
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nobody wanna be black. he is black & nobody sees him as anything else. no one would ever know by looking at him
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you are the love of my life.
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creol??? he’s fukin haitian. look at the big haitian nose n tell me this guy isnt haitian. maybe he is part chinese. but damn it he’s part haitian too. stop the bullshit neyo.
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Being who you are ethniclly isn’t a choice, its all depends on what ethnic background your parents are.
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Neyo is who he say he is. You people need to start respecting people’s choices. He is a grown man that pay his own bills. If he wants to embrace his Chinese heritage that is his business. Get a life and a clue. Yes, there are also African tribes with slanted eyes, but that just shows the beauty and diversity of humankind.
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