When digital audiences ask whether Central Cee is Black, they frequently misunderstand how mixed-race ancestry works in the British diaspora. Oakley Caesar-Su is a mixed-race rapper with distinct dual lineages.
His mother is White British, of English and Irish descent. His father is of mixed Afro-Guyanese and Chinese descent, tracing his roots back to the South American Caribbean nation of Guyana, where Indian, African, and Chinese populations formed a unique creole society throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. This specific heritage gives Caesar-Su his Chinese surname, "Su," combined with the Guyanese surname "Caesar."
Because of his lighter complexion and wavy hair, viewers unfamiliar with London's diverse demographics often mistake him for North African, Latino, or Mediterranean. Caesar-Su has addressed this directly in his bars and broadcast interviews, openly discussing his mixed identity without distancing himself from the Black British and Caribbean musical traditions that shaped his artistic style.
