Personal Life
Ben Bailey Smith was born in London to a Jamaican mother, Yvonne Bailey, and a White British father, Harvey Smith. His mother had grown up in Jamaica and emigrated to Britain in 1969. Their marriage was his father's second. His parents divorced when he was a child. Smith is the younger brother of novelist and essayist Zadie Smith. He also has a younger brother Luke who is a professional rapper performing under the name Luc Skyz.
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