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Lil Jon learns the man who raised him was not his biological father
Rapper Lil Jon recently learned that Willie, the man who raised him, was not his biological father.
The Atlanta-born musician, whose real name is Jonathan Smith, shared the news in his memoir, *I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me*.
A cousin’s DNA test led him to question their expected family connection, and the cousin still considers him family.
Willie helped raise Lil Jon and supported his early interest in music, but died of bone marrow cancer before seeing him become a star.
Lil Jon says the men who could answer his questions have died, so he may never learn more about his biological family history.
Relatives on his biological father’s side have reached out, but he says he is not ready to talk with them and needs time to process the news.
Rapper Lil Jon says he recently learned that Willie, the man who raised him, was not his biological father.
He discovered the mismatch after a cousin took a DNA test and shared the results with him.
Lil Jon said the news left him with many questions, but the man he learned was his biological father has died.
He has not yet felt ready to speak with relatives on his biological father’s side.
He discusses the discovery in his memoir, I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me.
- Who
- Lil Jon, whose real name is Jonathan Smith.
- What
- He learned that Willie, the man who raised him, was not his biological father.
- When
- Recently; the exact date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- A cousin shared DNA test results with him, and their genetic connection did not match what he expected.
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Lil Jon learned from a cousin’s DNA test results that their genetic connection did not match his expectations.
Lil Jon said he could not get answers from the man who raised him about his biological parentage.
Lil Jon’s mother, Carrie, died after a stroke during a battle with diabetes.
Lil Jon’s memoir, I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me, was due to be released.
- Birth name
- Jonathan Smith
- Man who raised him
- Willie
- DNA test
- Taken by Lil Jon’s cousin
- Memoir
- I Only Shout So You Can Hear Me
- Mother’s death
- 2013
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What people are saying
You never think that will happen to you
And when it happens to you, it just knocks you back, and you got so many questions.
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Neither one of my fathers are here anymore, nor my mother, so I can't get answers