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Swae Lee (right) with brother Slim Jxmmi in 2016, photo by Joe Seer<\/a>\/bigstockphoto.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Birth Name: Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown<\/p>\n

Place of Birth: Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States<\/p>\n

Date of Birth: June 7, 1993<\/p>\n

Ethnicity: African-American<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swae Lee is an American singer, rapper, and composer. He is a member of hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, along with his brother Slim Jxmmi<\/a>. He is also known as Kid Krunk, Kid the Great, and iHipster Lee.<\/p>\n

Swae was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi. His parents separated early. His stepfather, Floyd Sullivan, was shot and killed by his half-brother in 2020. Swae has a daughter with Brazilian model Aline Martins; and a son with Victoria Kristine.<\/p>\n

An AncestryDNA test whose results Swae Lee posted on his Twitter account stated<\/a> that his genetic ancestry consists of:<\/p>\n

*79% African<\/u>
\n——–*25% Nigeria
\n——–*19% Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples
\n——–*14% Mali
\n——–*9% Benin & Togo
\n——–*7% Ivory Coast & Ghana
\n——–*5% Senegal
\n*21% European<\/u>
\n——–*6% Germanic Europe
\n——–*4% Ireland
\n——–*4% Scotland
\n——–*3% Norway
\n——–*2% Wales
\n——–*2% England & Northwestern Europe<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Swae’s maternal grandfather was Robert Walker, Jr. (the son of Robert Walker and Cecil Boyd\/Boby). Swae\u2019s grandfather Robert was born in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Swae’s maternal grandmother is Patricia Ann Henry (the daughter of James Thurman Henry and Vivan Snell). Patricia was born in Ohio. James was the first black mayor of Xenia, Ohio. He was the son of Edward Thomas Henry and Anna May Tyler. Vivian was the daughter of William M. Snell and Louisa Carter.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Swae’s mother writing about her maternal grandfather, James Thurman Henry – https:\/\/www.instagram.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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