I CAN'T BELIEVE A JAMAICAN FLEW FROM AMERICA TO SURPRISE ME

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:00]Welcome my people, ladies and gentlemen.

[00:00:02]Today I'm meeting my Jamaican friend.

[00:00:05]You know, I have a Jamaican friend who called me and he told me African a walk, you love oxtail. And of course guys, you know I love oxtail. Like if any day, let's say the government is looking for me and they can't find me, the only way they can get me is to tell me that they're going to buy me oxtail. I'm going to show up. So anytime I'm lost and you want to get me anywhere, just ensure that you are you are telling me you're going to give me oxtail. So my Jamaican friend already is in the Jamaican restaurant. So what I'm going to do, I'm going to join him.

[00:00:37]We're going to yum oxtail. He gave me a nickname, Mixter Oxtail. Because you know, jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, my favorite has been oxtail. So ladies and gentlemen, let us go and meet this Jamaican friend who has decided to give African a walk them oxtail. So my people, let's see how it goes. All right.

[00:00:56]>> I was following you.

[00:00:58]>> Yeah, yeah.

[00:00:58]>> And then I saw the video with you, your brother and your friend.

[00:01:01]And then you have your virgin right here.

[00:01:03]>> Yeah, even the friend is over here.

[00:01:05]>> Yeah, yeah. And then I said really, there's a Jamaican restaurant I must find it. And I was planning to come at the same time.

[00:01:12]>> All that time you're planning to come to Kenya?

[00:01:14]>> Yes, so it was perfect timing.

[00:01:15]>> Yeah.

[00:01:16]>> So so far is Kenya?

[00:01:17]>> Yeah, so far is Kenya?

[00:01:19]>> Kenya is lovely, man.

[00:01:20]>> Yeah, man.

[00:01:20]>> Lovely.

[00:01:22]I'm looking in the future hopefully to retire in Kenya.

[00:01:24]>> Oh man, that's good.

[00:01:25]>> That's my dream.

[00:01:26]Kenya remind me of Jamaica fully.

[00:01:28]>> So Kenya reminds you of Jamaica?

[00:01:30]>> Uh-huh.

[00:01:31]>> So as a Jamaican who's been in Jamaica and also in Kenya?

[00:01:34]Yeah.

[00:01:34]>> Yeah, yeah. We have callaloo.

[00:01:36]>> Oh, [laughter] callaloo.

[00:01:37]>> callaloo in Kenya, people. We eat callaloo and green banana. Yes, man.

[00:01:42]Kenya >> So what like what really reminds you of of Jamaica if you're in Kenya?

[00:01:47]>> Well, when I arrive in Kenya you know, you see your own people.

[00:01:51]>> Oh, yeah, yeah.

[00:01:51]>> First of all, when I first arrived at the airport here I was welcomed by a Korean >> Yeah, >> She works in taxi service, Salome.

[00:02:01]>> Yeah.

[00:02:01]>> That's my friend. Big up Salome. Big up Salome.

[00:02:03]>> Yes, man.

[00:02:04]>> Yeah.

[00:02:05]>> She's my friend and um you know, she greet me well. Tell me how much she love Jamaicans and she let me feel welcome. That was my first welcome.

[00:02:12]>> Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[00:02:13]>> Yeah, man. My first welcome. So, respect to her, you know.

[00:02:15]>> Yeah.

[00:02:16]>> She still is my friend today.

[00:02:17]>> Yeah.

[00:02:17]>> Yeah. Yeah. Actually, the service I used today to be here.

[00:02:20]>> Oh, is that service? Oh, she's the lady you talked about.

[00:02:23]>> Yeah. She's the one that guided me and thing.

[00:02:25]>> Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[00:02:25]>> Helping me in Nairobi, so and then the >> just knew her when you landed in Kenya?

[00:02:30]>> No, that was 5 years ago I met her.

[00:02:32]>> Oh, before.

[00:02:32]>> Yeah, 2021.

[00:02:33]>> But in Kenya.

[00:02:34]>> Right in Kenya. Nairobi airport.

[00:02:36]>> Then from there >> Then from there >> Mhm.

[00:02:38]>> I went to spend some little time in Nairobi, then I went to Diani.

[00:02:42]>> Diani, Mombasa. The beaches.

[00:02:44]>> That's that's lively, man. That's where the energy is.

[00:02:47]>> Yeah.

[00:02:47]>> And met some more friends there.

[00:02:49]>> Yeah.

[00:02:49]>> And eat some good food.

[00:02:51]>> Yeah.

[00:02:51]>> And then the connection >> Yeah.

[00:02:53]>> and I came back twice after that. Today is my third time I'm here.

[00:02:56]>> now you Today is your third time in Nairobi in Africa, Kenya.

[00:02:59]>> Third time I rode in Africa, Kenya.

[00:03:01]Yeah.

[00:03:02]>> So, the first time was like 5 years ago.

[00:03:03]>> 5 years ago, 2021.

[00:03:05]>> Oh, 2021.

[00:03:06]>> Uh-huh.

[00:03:06]>> That was the first time, yeah.

[00:03:07]>> And then last year, May.

[00:03:09]>> Last year.

[00:03:09]>> Yeah.

[00:03:09]>> Oh, last year you were also here.

[00:03:10]>> I rode this time.

[00:03:11]>> So, bro, you love Africa, you like [laughter] it, right?

[00:03:14]Yeah, man.

[00:03:15]>> That's supposed to show you. I love the vibes and the energy and the reception.

[00:03:18]>> Yeah.

[00:03:18]>> All is good.

[00:03:19]>> Yeah.

[00:03:20]>> You know, they treat you nice. I don't know how they normally treat tourists.

[00:03:24]>> Yeah. I don't know how nice.

[00:03:26]>> But I can tell you something.

[00:03:27]>> Yeah.

[00:03:28]>> And you point out that fact.

[00:03:29]>> Yeah.

[00:03:30]>> And it's a reality.

[00:03:31]>> For real.

[00:03:32]>> Once you say that you're a Jamaican >> Yeah.

[00:03:36]>> everything changes.

[00:03:37]>> Really?

[00:03:38]>> Yeah.

[00:03:38]>> So, like uh >> The energy changes.

[00:03:40]>> Ah, yeah. Yeah.

[00:03:41]>> Even with police.

[00:03:42]>> Even with the police.

[00:03:43]>> When I was going to Uganda, we got stopped by the police.

[00:03:46]>> Mhm.

[00:03:46]Police in Uganda.

[00:03:48]>> No, on the way to Uganda to Shikoku, Mombasa.

[00:03:50]>> Ah, yeah.

[00:03:51]>> And I had my shoulder out, same shirt.

[00:03:53]>> Yeah.

[00:03:53]>> And uh we wore it purposely.

[00:03:55]>> Yeah.

[00:03:56]>> And it was about to talk to the driver and he saw the Jamaican name. So, he stopped and he said, "Ah, Jamaica. You're a Jamaican?"

[00:04:01]>> Sorry, yeah.

[00:04:02]>> I said, "Yeah." He said, "Okay, Jamaican man. Good music, right?"

[00:04:04]>> [laughter] >> Really? I would start talking to the driver. Go ahead.

[00:04:10]So, so like if the police never like bothered you?

[00:04:12]>> Never bothered me.

[00:04:13]>> Yeah.

[00:04:14]So, the things I've been saying you can you can say you want to say you're Jamaican?

[00:04:18]>> Yes.

[00:04:18]>> Yeah.

[00:04:18]>> It make a huge difference to my brother.

[00:04:20]>> Yeah, true.

[00:04:21]>> You know what I mean? So, I experienced that myself.

[00:04:24]>> Yeah.

[00:04:24]>> You know, people show you a little more love.

[00:04:26]>> Yeah.

[00:04:27]>> Because they know that Jamaica connect with Africa.

[00:04:29]>> Oh, yeah. Yeah, and the love is genuine.

[00:04:31]Even in on your songs, even during demonstration Jamaica stand with Africans. Yeah.

[00:04:35]>> You know that. Every minute we get >> Mhm.

[00:04:37]>> when Traore come out >> Oh.

[00:04:39]>> they're ready made >> Yeah, Amadou Traore. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[00:04:42]>> Every chance we get >> Yeah, Ibrahim Ibrahim Traore. Yeah.

[00:04:45]>> we support African music >> Mhm.

[00:04:47]>> and everything. And you see the Rastafarians?

[00:04:49]>> Yeah, yeah.

[00:04:52]>> Years, man. Decades.

[00:04:53]>> I wish I had I had brought a Rastafarian friend There's a Rastafarian friend of mine.

[00:04:57]>> Yeah.

[00:04:57]>> He would love to meet Jamaicans, man.

[00:04:59]>> For for a decade.

[00:05:00]>> He's even singing like reggae music. So, yeah.

[00:05:03]>> vibe in Africa >> Yeah.

[00:05:05]>> and respecting Africa. Everything they do, their chanting, their worshiping >> Yeah. [clears throat] >> with the ancestors >> Yeah.

[00:05:11]>> and thing like that, you know?

[00:05:12]>> Yeah.

[00:05:13]>> So, they they they have Africa in their heart. Africa is home for us to the Rastafarians.

[00:05:18]>> Yeah.

[00:05:19]>> And the rest of us now are waking up and getting the knowledge >> Yeah.

[00:05:22]>> that Africa is home.

[00:05:23]>> Yeah.

[00:05:24]>> So, yeah, man.

[00:05:25]Very soon.

[00:05:26]>> Mhm.

[00:05:26]>> You know, that's my hope. That's my journey.

[00:05:29]>> And what are some of the like culture shocks? You coming to Africa. Okay, 5 years. That was the first time, right?

[00:05:35]Yeah, the things maybe in social media they tell you Africa looks like this, what what. But are there also things that you find out by yourself which you realize like like the things you find out >> Yeah.

[00:05:47]>> unlike what is told in the media or Africa is painted.

[00:05:50]>> Definitely man because they have this one video that they had years ago.

[00:05:54]>> Yeah.

[00:05:54]>> This young boy big belly and fly.

[00:05:57]>> Yeah.

[00:05:58]>> And I always >> [laughter] >> donate money.

[00:06:01]>> Yeah.

[00:06:02]>> Poor children.

[00:06:03]>> Yeah.

[00:06:03]>> While at the same time where I'm from there in America.

[00:06:06]>> Yeah.

[00:06:07]>> It's worse.

[00:06:08]>> Yeah.

[00:06:08]>> People don't know that. They don't tell those things.

[00:06:11]>> Yeah.

[00:06:11]>> When I came and I saw smiling >> faces.

[00:06:16]Smiling faces people happy.

[00:06:17]>> Brother.

[00:06:18]>> Yeah.

[00:06:18]>> Even when I went to the slum in Nairobi the children fat healthy.

[00:06:24]>> Oh yeah and yeah and then the slums.

[00:06:27]>> In spite of the state >> Yeah.

[00:06:29]>> they were living in.

[00:06:30]>> Yeah man.

[00:06:30]>> Happy.

[00:06:31]>> Mhm.

[00:06:31]>> I'm like look at Africa.

[00:06:33]>> It's not like what is being portrayed.

[00:06:36]Yeah.

[00:06:36]>> Big houses.

[00:06:39]One of the greatest thing to me is every time I eat a meal organic.

[00:06:43]>> Oh in Africa?

[00:06:44]>> Natural.

[00:06:45]>> Yeah just like in Jamaica. That's what >> Natural.

[00:06:47]>> Yeah.

[00:06:48]>> No GMO nothing fake.

[00:06:49]>> Yeah the bananas yeah.

[00:06:52]>> They were forcing me to eat more and more. That's so many how much food.

[00:06:56]>> Yeah that's another African culture.

[00:06:58]You're full but they still want you to eat and eat and eat. Yeah.

[00:07:04]>> [laughter] >> Yeah yeah.

[00:07:09]>> I said no no no no no no. You have to eat it's our culture.

[00:07:12]>> Yeah.

[00:07:13]>> You cannot leave here and say we didn't take care of you.

[00:07:15]>> Yeah.

[00:07:15]>> But food brother.

[00:07:17]Food yeah.

[00:07:18]>> Yeah.

[00:07:18]>> You understand?

[00:07:19]>> Yeah.

[00:07:19]>> Fruits everything fresh.

[00:07:21]>> Yeah.

[00:07:22]>> You can smell it from a mile away.

[00:07:23]>> Yeah yeah.

[00:07:24]>> Yeah.

[00:07:24]>> Especially when you're passing where they're selling bananas and they Yeah.

[00:07:28]>> Africa is it.

[00:07:29]Africa is the place.

[00:07:31]>> So Africa is the place?

[00:07:32]>> Africa is the place.

[00:07:34]>> Yeah man.

[00:07:34]>> Africans just don't know it.

[00:07:36]>> Or like we don't know.

[00:07:38]Yeah.

[00:07:39]>> Because mentally like Bob Marley said you have to emancipate yourself.

[00:07:42]>> Emancipate yourself from mental slavery.

[00:07:44]Yeah.

[00:07:45]>> Because they mess us up mentally.

[00:07:47]To make you think that you're poor.

[00:07:49]>> Yeah.

[00:07:50]You understand?

[00:07:51]And you're underprivileged. Lie.

[00:07:54]Cuz right now, the life you're living here >> Yeah.

[00:07:56]>> is what the Americans want to live.

[00:07:58]>> Uh all the lives you're living here, yeah.

[00:07:59]>> want to live.

[00:08:00]>> Peaceful, you get organic organic food.

[00:08:03]You have fresh air to breathe, and >> Say it again.

[00:08:05]>> You have fresh air to breathe. You have organic food.

[00:08:08]>> Yes, brother.

[00:08:09]>> You have a shelter. I mean, like the basic things.

[00:08:11]>> So, who is the kings and queens?

[00:08:13]>> We.

[00:08:13]>> [laughter] >> So, yeah.

[00:08:16]>> Yeah.

[00:08:16]>> I have to let some young people know that you guys are kings, queens, princes, princes.

[00:08:21]>> Yeah.

[00:08:22]>> And you're not you're never use the word poor again, ever.

[00:08:25]>> It was just a mindset they make us to to under under rate ourselves.

[00:08:30]>> What is rich? How do you know you're rich?

[00:08:33]>> I think we've been we've been program Yeah.

[00:08:35]>> And she said to me, "Money."

[00:08:37]I said, "Really?" I said, "What they used to do before money?"

[00:08:41]She couldn't answer.

[00:08:43]"What they used to do before money came in?"

[00:08:44]>> Yeah.

[00:08:45]>> Uh-huh. I have maize.

[00:08:47]You have cassava.

[00:08:48]>> Cassava. We do the >> Uh-huh.

[00:08:50]>> Also, we can live without money.

[00:08:53]>> Say it again.

[00:08:53]>> We can live without money. Say it again.

[00:08:55]>> [laughter] >> It's just a mindset.

[00:08:57]>> That's all it is.

[00:08:58]>> Yeah.

[00:08:59]>> And they got us like that.

[00:09:00]>> So, bro, now I'm getting you when when Bob Marley is saying emancipate Okay, that's like a mental slavery. We've been put to think Yeah.

[00:09:08]>> Mentally.

[00:09:09]They have you doing that you're less, you're poor, you're less fortunate.

[00:09:14]>> Yeah.

[00:09:15]>> Biggest lie ever.

[00:09:16]You guys are kings and queens, superior to the rest of the world. I'm a life started from Africa.

[00:09:23]>> Life started from Africa, yeah.

[00:09:24]>> So, how can you be the less or the least?

[00:09:27]>> Yeah, man.

[00:09:28]>> Everything started from Africa.

[00:09:30]>> So, you know, like there's this saying whereby somebody will leave Africa, you You to America.

[00:09:35]>> Yeah.

[00:09:36]>> You leave your land, right?

[00:09:37]>> Yeah.

[00:09:38]>> You go to America to work.

[00:09:39]>> Yeah.

[00:09:40]>> Then you send money home for food. But you've left you've left Look at the iron. You've left a very big land that you can you can you can grow your food.

[00:09:47]Then you go to America to work to get money to buy food.

[00:09:51]So you see how they were if we can stay here and cultivate our own foods.

[00:09:56]Yeah, man.

[00:09:57]>> You don't need nothing else and nobody else.

[00:09:59]>> Yeah.

[00:10:00]>> Don't forget this. The whole world needs Africa.

[00:10:03]The whole world >> needs Africa. So as an African should feel like privileged.

[00:10:09]>> You know that you're privileged. Don't feel it.

[00:10:11]>> Or don't feel you should know.

[00:10:13]>> That you are.

[00:10:13]>> Or just like Jamaicans like they know who they are.

[00:10:15]>> If you see, we're bold.

[00:10:17]>> Yeah.

[00:10:18]>> Fearless.

[00:10:19]>> [laughter] >> No. Once you know, >> Mhm.

[00:10:23]>> then you don't need to be asking any question.

[00:10:25]>> Or it should be from it's you should know. That's what is inherent.

[00:10:30]Yeah.

[00:10:30]>> So once each and every one of you start knowing, it's a different Africa. That's why I respect the journey you see.

[00:10:36]>> Yeah, yeah.

[00:10:37]>> In Africa, right?

[00:10:37]>> Yeah, we are taking over.

[00:10:38]>> We're making a move.

[00:10:40]Beautiful move.

[00:10:41]>> Yeah.

[00:10:41]>> You understand?

[00:10:42]>> Yeah.

[00:10:42]>> And I love that. Cuz Africa is on the rise.

[00:10:45]>> Yeah, man.

[00:10:45]>> Yeah, man. Fast fast.

[00:10:47]>> And then the last question.

[00:10:48]>> Go ahead.

[00:10:49]>> I saw you. You know when I saw you you have the Jamaican colors.

[00:10:51]>> Yeah.

[00:10:52]>> And I've talked about it. Like uh You love representing who you are, man.

[00:10:57]>> Yeah, man.

[00:10:58]>> I know like you love yard and everything.

[00:11:01]>> Yeah.

[00:11:02]>> But how do you feel like uh whatever you go you must be an ambassador of Jamaica?

[00:11:06]>> Listen, if if you if you had the opportunity to live in Jamaica, >> Yeah, yeah.

[00:11:12]>> [laughter] >> If I had the opportunity Oh, I'll And the things you must be a Jamaican for you to understand.

[00:11:18]>> Aha.

[00:11:19]>> Yeah.

[00:11:19]>> You get it.

[00:11:20]>> Yeah, man.

[00:11:20]>> Because when you're there, >> Yeah.

[00:11:22]>> the vibes, the energy.

[00:11:24]>> Yeah.

[00:11:24]>> Take for example, Hurricane Melissa.

[00:11:26]>> Yeah.

[00:11:27]>> It's a hurricane.

[00:11:28]>> Yeah.

[00:11:28]>> But it's dangerous.

[00:11:29]>> Yeah.

[00:11:30]>> Some people are playing and >> Brother, we can't change the situation.

[00:11:35]So, what are we going to do?

[00:11:36]>> Yeah, that's powerful.

[00:11:37]>> You only live once.

[00:11:38]>> Or because this situation at this moment you can't control it. It has already happened.

[00:11:42]>> So, why kill yourself? Force yourself to do something you can't. So, what we can do, that's what we do.

[00:11:48]>> What you can do, that's what you do.

[00:11:50]>> that. Liberty. Enjoy life to the fullest.

[00:11:52]>> That bro, that's powerful. Like it's it's a powerful mentality.

[00:11:54]>> Yeah.

[00:11:55]>> And I think that's why uh if you look at uh uh Jamaicans being revolutionary people like Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and even I don't know if it's a rumor, there's a time they were trying to to like downplay reggae because reggae came like a revolutionary Jamaicans were bold. And uh the matrix once they see you are bold, they always try to like pull you down.

[00:12:17]>> Every time.

[00:12:17]>> Yeah, because they see if the whole world can get this Jamaican spirit of like you told me being bold.

[00:12:22]>> Yes.

[00:12:22]>> Like look at Melissa, it's very it's very dangerous. But you guys are still overcoming it. So, sometimes they want to bring some negative news so that human beings we can fear.

[00:12:32]>> Yeah.

[00:12:33]>> So, if you can take that Jamaican mentality whereby as long as something has happened, we can still rise above it.

[00:12:38]>> That's it.

[00:12:39]In other words, tell yourself you don't need things to give you joy. Joy comes from inside.

[00:12:45]>> And that's powerful.

[00:12:45]>> You understand? Melissa will come and go.

[00:12:47]>> Yeah.

[00:12:48]>> We're still here. What are we going to do? Sit down and worry and cry over Melissa? No.

[00:12:52]>> No.

[00:12:52]>> You reach me, I reach you. We say, "Hey, let's go. Let's rebuild this thing."

[00:12:56]>> Yeah.

[00:12:56]>> Let's remember who we are.

[00:12:58]>> Yeah, man.

[00:12:58]>> And we teamwork.

[00:12:59]>> Yeah.

[00:13:00]>> Togetherness is a hell of a thing.

[00:13:01]>> Togetherness is a hell of a thing.

[00:13:03]>> is a powerful thing.

[00:13:05]When we can join together, >> Yeah, as a people.

[00:13:07]>> we conquer anything.

[00:13:08]>> When you can join together, we conquer anything.

[00:13:10]>> Anything and anywhere in this world.

[00:13:12]>> Anything and anywhere.

[00:13:13]>> Yes, man.

[00:13:14]>> All right, we've stood for long. Let us sit. Maybe you can just say hi to your country people. Say the parish you're from. Tell them your name. And big up big up the place you want to big up.

[00:13:25]>> [laughter] >> Yeah.

[00:13:27]>> Yeah, man. So, greetings to y'all from abroad.

[00:13:30]>> Yeah.

[00:13:30]>> And we say, you know, I'm from St. Catherine.

[00:13:33]Uh little place called Grove Farm.

[00:13:36]And um so, big up to all the people there.

[00:13:39]Uh big up to my family right now who are present in Florida.

[00:13:43]>> Oh, in Florida. Yeah.

[00:13:44]>> are right now. That's where I came from uh to be here in Kenya.

[00:13:48]But, big up to all Jamaica. Just want to send my love and the boldness and the strength that we carry and the energy we carry. And that energy don't stay with us.

[00:13:58]It transforms. It transfer. You understand? As you can see, the brother is from Kenya, but the love for Jamaica is is endless.

[00:14:07]I love to watch his video. So, listen, this is what I'm saying to all Jamaicans.

[00:14:10]>> Yeah.

[00:14:11]>> If you're watching the brother's video, and this is no joke, just subscribe. It don't take anything but just a push of a button.

[00:14:19]Tell your mother, your sister, your brother, even the baby on the mama's breast >> [laughter] >> Yeah, cell phone these days.

[00:14:26]So, just push that subscribe button. You don't have to follow him every day. But, when you subscribe and you thumbs up, it help him.

[00:14:32]Because here you have a man that is not Jamaican, but promoting your country. I respect him for that. That's why I had to meet him and come and greet him and of course, buy him his favorite plate.

[00:14:42]>> Oxtail.

[00:14:43]>> [laughter] >> So, respect everybody.

[00:14:46]>> All right. All right.

[00:14:48]Thank you.