André 3000
André 3000 in 2005, BMCL / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: André Lauren Benjamin
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 27, 1975
Ethnicity: African-American, possibly other
André 3000 is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. He was a member of hip hop duo Outkast, with Big Boi. He is also known as Benjamin André, Johnny Vulture, 3 Stacks, Dré, and Sunny Bridges.
He is the son of African-American parents, Sharon Benjamin-Hodo, a real estate seller, and Lawrence Harvey Walker, a collections agent. André has a son with his former partner, singer, songwriter, activist, and actress Erykah Badu.
André has said:
I’ll wear costume jewellery on stage, but I only actually own one piece of jewellery, and that’s a Native American beaded necklace that I wear all the time. I bought it years ago because my family has Native American roots – I’m part African, part Native American.
It is not clear if this Native American ancestry has been verified/documented.
André’s maternal grandfather is The Rev. Grant Benjamin, a minister.
André’s maternal grandmother is named Elnora Norris.
Source: Obituary of André’s father – https://familysearch.org
Some of you people are so stupid. The Native American were a redish BROWN people before the Caucasian came and whitened them up. So it is very possible and very likely for Black americans to have NA blood. What you have and what you get credit for are two different things in America. Native Americans did not have a Blood Quatum system. Caucasians invent the Blood Quatum Law for NAs just like they invented the One Drop Rule for AAs. That was a White thing to decide if someone was pure enough to be classified as “Idian” and have rights to land and benefits. Obviously, they left a lot of people out or else they would have to turn around and take their evil asses back to Europe. So get real people and stop judging a book by it’s cover. A lot of blacks from Georgia & Alabama among other southern states have NA blood.
I only see BlAAAAAAAAAK.
I don’t believe he’s mixed with native american . Not every black person has native american ancestry .
Just because you don’t believe it doesn’t mean he’s not. He obviously knows his heritage
HEY ETHNIC, ANDRE 3000 IS ALSO NATIVE AMERICAN. HERE’S THE SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1077943/Its-A-Mans-World-Andre-3000.html
thanks Vacha.
I thought he had like some irish or scottish in him because i always see him wearing there clothes and stuff.
wow