1. Marsai Martin and Janelle Monáe are cousins . Rich Polk / Getty Images for Essence
2. Nico Parker is Thandiwe Newton's daughter . Gregg Deguire / WireImage
3. Yara Shahidi is Nas's cousin . Stefanie Keenan / Getty Images for Harper's Bazaar
4. Bianca Lawson is Beyoncé's stepsister . David Livingston / Getty Images, Kevin Winter / Getty Images
5. Rashida Jones is Quincy Jones's daughter . Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images for Netflix
6. Ludacris and Monica are cousins . Prince Williams / WireImage
7. Richard Pryor was Ludacris's distant cousin . Prince Williams / WireImage, Jim Smeal / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
8. John David Washington is Denzel Washington's son . Bruce Glikas / Bruce Glikas / WireImage
9. Snoop Dogg is Brandy and Ray J's cousin . Steve Granitz / FilmMagic, Kevin Mazur / Getty Images
10. Maya Rudolph's mom was Minnie Riperton. Gregg DeGuire / FilmMagic, Harry Langdon / Getty Images
11. Gabrielle Union and Saweetie are cousins . Issac Baldizon / NBAE via Getty Images
12. RuPaul is Cory Booker's cousin . David Livingston / Getty Images, Bonnie Biess / Getty Images
13. Coi Leray is Benzino's daughter . Paul Archuleta / Getty Images, Paras Griffin / Getty Images
14. Redfoo of LMFAO is one of Berry Gordy Jr.'s kids . Jason Merritt / WireImage
15. Viola Davis and Mike Colter are cousins . Steve Granitz / WireImage, Nicholas Hunt / Getty Images
16. Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem are cousins . Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic, Mindy Small / Getty Images
17. Pharrell Williams and Timbaland are cousins . James Devaney / WireImage
18. Stacey Dash and Damon Dash are cousins . Theo Wargo / WireImage
19. Fantasia is cousins with "All My Life" singers K-Ci & JoJo. Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images for Primary Wave En, Johnny Nunez / WireImage
20. Da Brat and LisaRaye are sisters . Thaddaeus Mcadams / Getty Images
21. Nia Long is comedian Sommore's half sister . Lisa O'connor / AFP via Getty Images, Bennett Raglin / WireImage
22. The Jacksons are reportedly cousins with Stevie Wonder. Ron Galella Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
23. Shaq is cousins with actor and comedian Bill Bellamy. Isaiah Trickey / FilmMagic
24. Mason Gooding from the Scream franchise is Cuba Gooding Jr.'s son . Tm / GC Images
25. And Omar Gooding is Cuba's brother . Variety / Penske Media via Getty Images
26. Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad are sisters . Paras Griffin / Getty Images for Tyler Perry Studios
27. Lori Harvey is Steve Harvey's daughter . Neilson Barnard / Getty Images
28. Martin Lawrence is reportedly cousins with his House Party costar Christopher "Play" Martin. Pablo Cuadra / WireImage, Michael Tullberg / Getty Images
29. Aldis Hodge and Edwin Hodge are brothers . Matthew Simmons / Getty Images for SBIFF
30. Spike Lee is cousins with former NBA baller Baron Davis. Bruce Glikas / Bruce Glikas / WireImage, Paul Archuleta / Getty Images
31. Baby Tate is the daughter of "Hopeless" singer Dionne Farris. Prince Williams / WireImage
32. Young Dolph and Juice WRLD were cousins . Prince Williams / WireImage
33. Marques Houston is actually related to J Boog from B2K — not Omarion. 34. Steve Harris and Wood Harris are brothers . George Pimentel, Allen Berezovsky / WireImage
35. Coco Jones is the daughter of former NFL star Mike Jones. Lisa O'connor / AFP via Getty Images, Doug Pensinger / Getty Images
36. Lenny Kravitz and Al Roker are distant cousins . Rich Fury / Getty Images, Walter McBride / Getty Images
37. Lenny's mom was actor Roxie Roker. Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images
38. Eniko Hart and Jordan Craig are cousins . Jason Laveris / FilmMagic, What Jordy Wore / YouTube / Via youtube.com 39. Quincy Brown's dad is R&B singer Al B. Sure! and his stepdad is Sean "Diddy" Combs. Arnold Turner / Getty Images for CMA Entertainment, JC Olivera / Getty Images, Jason Kempin / Getty Images
40. Donna Summer was Bobby Brown's distant cousin . Visual China Group via Getty Images, Greg Doherty / Getty Images
41. Isley Brothers guitarist Ernie Isley is the father of R&B newcomer Alex Isley. Stephen J. Cohen / Getty Images, Paras Griffin / Getty Images
42. Whitney Houston was Dionne Warwick's cousin . CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images
43. Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady are cousins . Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images
44. MC Lyte is cousins with "Brooklyn Girls" rapper Charles Hamilton. Charley Gallay / WireImage, Carlos Chavez / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
45. Brian J. White's father was basketball great Jo Jo White. David Livingston / Getty Images, Gail Oskin / WireImage
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