So everyone they hear speak with a Caribbean accent gets placed under one umbrella. “American people and I guess people in Britain who don’t have Caribbean connections, don’t really know much about Caribbean people. “Not every Jamaican smokes weed and not every Trinidadian likes carnival, you know what I mean? So that’s what I make jokes about. “One of the main purposes of what I do is to make fun of those stereotypes,” he confirms. From the Haitian who is always working (even on Christmas Day), to the Bajan who frequently exclaims ‘cheese on bread’, to the weed-smoking Jamaican, Majah Hype says it is his intention to draw on these cultural clichés. In one sketch titled West Indian Substitute Teachers, he delivers hilariously outlandish portrayals of how a Bajan, Guyanese, Jamaican, Haitian and Grenadian supply teacher might behave. He then began sharing videos on YouTube, introducing wider audiences to his crazy characters – perhaps most notably the miserable dreadlocked Jamaican, Di Rass, who, in one sketch, was determined to sue his neighbour for allegedly trying to work ‘obeah’ (witchcraft) on him.īut aside from portraying this rebellious Rasta, Majah Hype unleashed a host of sketches, in which he demonstrated his sublime skill when it comes to impersonating different Caribbean accent. People began sharing his videos and soon enough, the hype started to build. “How many Bajans and Trinidadians do you know that talk about Marcus Garvey? They talk about their own national heritage, don’t they? So I’m just trying to unify all the nations.” He adds: “When people ask me where I was born, I tell them I was born on a cruise ship on international Caribbean waters!”ĭescribing himself as “that clown who was always joking around,” Majah Hype’s public persona was born around two years ago when he began posting comical skits on Instagram. “So I keep it incognito so that I can focus on unifying all the islands and not just one set of people. So why does YouTube’s famous funnyman insist on maintaining cultural anonymity? “I do that because I use my platform for the unification of the whole Caribbean, not just one nationality,” he explains. Of that information, he says: “No, that’s not correct” – but he gives nothing more away, even when pressed. Some outlets have reported that the comedian hails from Jamaica. It’s well-documented that the popular entertainer is based in New York and his video skits make it clear that he has Caribbean connections. His hilarious YouTube comedy skits see him skillfully (and successfully) impersonating a host of Caribbean accents to play a number of outlandish characters.īut ask Majah Hype where he’s from and he gives nothing away. Davina Hamilton writes about New York-based comedian (musician, producer, Majah Hype, saying that “the YouTube sensation” prefers to maintain cultural anonymity in a bid to unite all Caribbean nations:
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