By: Nicholas Schizzano

Those who have read Rise of the Clones: The Cabbage Patch Babies, will already recognise the name “Kid Buu.” Others who have explored the subject of human cloning, may also have come across him, but for those who haven’t please allow me to introduce him:

Kid Buu, born Markquez Lao Santiago in Jersey City, New Jersey, has gone further than almost anyone else in the public eye, when it comes to cloning and states publicly that he is a “second-generation” clone. According to his own account, the original version of himself was born in New Jersey and the man the world now sees, was created later in a laboratory in Canada. He says his memories were wiped, his emotions reset and a new consciousness installed.

His story first reached a wider audience in October 2018, during an Instagram Live broadcast. On camera he appeared beside a man who looked exactly like him – the same tattoos, the same face, the same hair and calmly introduced him as his clone. He told viewers the process had cost millions of dollars and had been carried out in secret in Canada. The footage spread rapidly and cemented his reputation as “the clone rapper.”

Soon afterwards, in a widely viewed interview with DJ Vlad on VladTV, recorded in late 2018 and titled “Kid Buu on Being a Clone, Age and Abuse Allegations,” he expanded on his claims. He described himself as a “second-generation” version created in Canada and spoke about DNA sequencing, hypnosis and memory suppression. He said painful memories were erased using hypnotic techniques and symbols in his tattoos reflected his origins. He also described witnessing a UFO with his mother’s boyfriend, an encounter he credits with drawing him towards the Raëlian movement, a group that teaches life on Earth was created by advanced beings. This belief system is directly connected to the cloning technology used on him and prompted me to research them for myself and share my findings with my readers.

When explaining where this cloning occurred, Kid Buu named Clonaid as the organisation responsible and this is where my work intersects directly with his. I actually wrote an entire chapter about Clonaid, from its origins to the extraordinary claims of cloning humans and the secrecy surrounding it. Therefore, hearing Kid Buu name that very organisation, echoed with what I have been investigating for years.

Kid Buu continues to claim that cloning is not a futuristic idea, but an existing practice shaping culture and celebrity. He presents himself as living proof of what is happening behind closed doors. Whether his story is confession, performance or warning, it remains one of the most detailed public accounts of its kind and challenges the assumption that cloning belongs only to science fiction.

Guy Anderson – Author
Tesla & The Cabbage Patch Kids
Rise of the Clones: The Cabbage Patch Babies