iShowSpeed celebrates his African DNA heritage after an epic tour of Africa
iShowSpeed shows off his '100% African' result.
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After weeks of chaos and high-speed energy, Darren "iShowSpeed" Watkins Jr. finally got the answer he wanted when his DNA test results confirmed he is “100% African.”
In classic Speed fashion, the "official" reveal wasn’t a formal lab report but a simple, handwritten note on a piece of paper shown to millions of viewers.
"I've got my test results right here. Ancestor test results. 100% African," he said showing the paper.
Whether it was a genuine scientific update or a theatrical bit of "Speed drama" to end the tour, the moment was the perfect finale for his massive month-long journey across the continent.
This is not the first time Speed has spoken about his heritage.
Back in 2025, he shared preliminary results suggesting he was around 80% African and 20% European, even joking that the European side made him a distant cousin of his idol, Cristiano Ronaldo.
By the time he hit the final leg of his 2026 tour, he had fully leaned into his identity, turning the handwritten "100%" reveal into a viral celebration of his roots.
The tour was packed with historic milestones, none bigger than his stop in Egypt.
Speed became the first streamer to ever go live from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.
He took 3.5 million live viewers through the narrow, ancient tunnels in real-time.
Dressed in a traditional galabiya, he navigated the cramped passages with a local archaeologist, even getting help from the Egyptian government to run internet cables deep into the stone chambers to keep the stream from dropping.
The South African leg of the trip was just as legendary, specifically for its high-adrenaline vibes.
Speed didn't just watch the country's famous "spinning" car culture; he jumped right into the passenger seat. He was filmed screaming with excitement as professional spinner Sam Sam sent a "Gusheshe" BMW E30 into a series of wild doughnuts.
Beyond the cars, he fully leaned into the local culture by wearing a Springbok jersey in Cape Town and trading his football kits for traditional Zulu attire in Johannesburg to learn Zulu dancing.
From cage diving with great white sharks to attempting a footrace against a live cheetah, Speed gave the world an unscripted and high-energy look at Mzansi.
The handwritten DNA reveal capped off a 28-day trek that saw Speed welcomed like royalty in 20 different countries.
By the time he reached the end, it was clear that the trip was about more than just breaking viewership records.