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Trinbagonian descendant and Social media sensation, Kai Cenat (Kailen Carlo Cenat III) is set to finally make it to Trinidad later this month, after declaring on his live stream with Jamaican Dancehall King, “Vybz Kartel” aka Adidjah Palmer last week that he would accompany him. Kartel is booked to headline the One Caribbean Unity Music Festival scheduled for Saturday, May 31 at the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port of Spain. Cenat previously stated his intention to accompany Trini-born, US-based rapper, Nicki Minaj to Trinidad for Carnival 2025, but when her plans changed, so did his and neither of them attended in February or March.Cenat, whose mother is a T&T National, is the third most-followed Twitch streamer with 17 million followers and he is also the most-subscribed to Twitch streamer. His live streams have hosted celebrity guests like Chris Brown, Kevin Hart, Nicki Minaj, Offset and others.
Recently, the Dancehall “Worl’ Boss” appeared on Cenat’s platform (along with female dancehall artiste, Spice) and caused quite a stir on the internet attracting over 100,000 viewers. During the laid-back interaction, Kartel explained to Cenat that he would be performing in Trinidad and Tobago in May. In response, Cenat declared:
“I’m locking it in right now. On May 31st, I am going to Trinidad and we gon’ go to a show and we gon’ turn up,” said Cenat on the livestream. “Everybody in Trinidad – be there. That is going to be a monumental day!”
While Cenat has been introduced to Trinidad and Tobago’s culture from birth and has declared his affiliation during his livestreams, he has not yet brought his celebrity to T&T. In 2024, Cenat flew to Jamaica to experience that country’s Carnival and did a few live streams from Kingston. This year, he stated his intention to come for Trinidad Carnival and his mother, Trisha, did visit T&T for Carnival 2025, but Cenat did not make the trip. In a social media post with her son, ‘Mama Cenat’ told Kai that while she knows he has an affinity to reggae and dancehall music, there is a new generation of soca artistes he should check out. “We have Lady Lava and we have Trinidad Killa featuring Nicki Minaj and then we have the zessers and ‘dem.” she said. “So I just want to let you know that I need you to come to Trinidad and Tobago and witness the greatest show on earth, and I just want to say: Trinidad and Tobago, he love yuh.”
On March 11, Cenat won “Streamer of the Year” at the 2023 Streamer Awards and also appeared on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 20 Most Influential Creators in 2023. Last year, on February 17, Cenat won “Streamer of the Year” again and the “Best Just Chatting Streamer” at the February 2024 Streamer Awards. He was also nominated for “Best Streamed Event” at the same ceremony.
On December 14, 2024, Nicki Minaj appeared on Cenat’s livestream which broke his previous peak viewership record by 40,000 resulting in 348,593 concurrent viewers.
Vybz Kartel joins an acclaimed cast of entertainers, including but not limited to: Sizzla Kolanji, Molly, Maaya, Preedy, KMC and others set to perform at the Queen’s Park Savannah for the much-anticipated One Caribbean Unity Music Festival.
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