A Latino History of Hip-Hop, Part II

For the second part of a two-part series on how Latinos have influenced hip-hop, Latino USA producers Daisy Rosario and Marlon Bishop explore what happens when rap music becomes big business. We hear from Spanglish rap pioneer Mellow Man Ace, chat with radio personalities Bobbito Garcia and Cipha Sounds, find out about how DJ Laz put his spin on Miami bass, and we pay tribute to the legendary Big Pun.
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[@maquinitasdetexas9110]

Salute to all the Latino hip hopers from east coast like Pun,Fat Joe,Neatnuts,Puerto Rock,Hurricane G,Noriega,Cuban Link.But on the West Coast the Pioneer Legend (KID FROST) started with Ice T in the early 80s KID FROST is very underrated but gotta love all Latino Hip Hopers

[@kaykayjohnson9427]

Ice T is from NJ.

[@skillet6870]

Latino Hip Hop thieves.

[@willaragon6508]

Los cypress hill primeros q todos estos jjj

[@skillet6870]

HAIL TO RAP AND HIP HOP AND TO THE BLACK AMERICANS WHO CREATED IT!!!

[@pr_tr4p_g4wd20]

Vico C was rapping in Spanish since the mid 80’s too.

[@josecontreras6702]

Johnny Jay. The producer behind many of Tupac’s hits.

[@thehiphopnbasketballaddict8501]

The first DJ of Hip Hop Grandmaster Flowers A Black Man The first rapper of Hip Hop Coka la rock Black man

[@ThirtyThreeHipHop]

Thanks for this learned alot. Will reference this for my next episode!

[@washonmontgomery946]

Latinos came later

[@avatar-wc6jd]

😅😅😅BuuullShyt🤣🤣🤣ALL TETHERS are FBA🏹✊🏾STUDENTS...A PHOTOGRAPHER JUST TAKES PHOTOS he did'nt CREATE... OF HIPHOP he also did'nt CREATE☝🏾💯💯💯whose history lay in PUERTO RICO💥

[@augustabates5470]

Well, the old Schools guy said you were not there. The one or two that hangout with FBA. LATINOS WOULD ASK THEM. WHY ARE YOU HANG WITH THOSE N-WORD. AND YOU CALL THE MUSIC Jungle music. YOU SEE FBA HAVE ALWAYS WELCOME DIFFERENT GROUPS. BUT, THE DISRESPECT COME YOU SAID YOU STARTED HIP HOP. NO, YOU CAME later and we said welcome. So, what is the problem. Iam Retired Military and when i go around the world. People always take a black in America our Music style dress flash. And I had Is puerto rican that we hangout with us. Not one time in those countries. Have any of those citizens of those land walk and talk about what they seen and like and bragged about Is puerto rican or any other groups. You forgot that those black people back in the late 60s and early 70S are still around. And know what happens and the 1 or 2 Is puerto rican or jamaican learn from the FBA.. AND ANOTHER THING. FBA HAVE NEVER BEEN FOLLOWER. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU COME WITH LIES AND DISRESPECT.

[@nineballssj9]

Why all talk where are the video format?

[@mexicantone]

Lighter shade of brown

[@HeatFilter]

"Cali Lifestyles" homie, look them up in case you slept on them.

[@skillet6870]

You mean "we latinos think we're white"

[@youngcribdonyoungcribdon4444]

Rap god crib ft joe and big pun

[@xestminsterfifteencounty472]

second in line

[@xestminsterfifteencounty472]

what about kid frost

[@deepstate3358]

He's not from new york. He is not a pioneer

[@maquinitasdetexas9110]

He's a Pioneer in the west coast .since the early 80s.KID FROST .Salute to all Latinos in the west 2 east coast

[@xestminsterfifteencounty472]

this should be talked about more

[@nineballssj9]

Nobody said they wasn't there in the beginning they saying latinos didn't help create hiphop 5050😂

[@Icebgriz]

They don't when I first heard and saw rap it was black faces and white PPLS was calling it nlgga music period

[@renem2257]

🎉

[@youngcribdonyoungcribdon4444]

Leona and izayne lewis uncle luke and ready for the world

[@juanperla1199]

Why dont you make these reports in video format

[@nineballssj9]

Lol they cant

[@azariyahyudahbarachyah8986]

Thank you for dropping this truth. Every time I hear anyone talk about this subjects, I cringe when the Puerto Ricans in particular are left out, along with other Caribbean affiliations. I grew up in the Bronx in 70s and witness the multicultural genesis of hiphop and in memory of hiphop’s forefathers and foremothers get their credit.

[@jayjones251]

They're left out because PRs or the carribeans didn't create hip-hop. No cultural element from them are in hip-hop, nor did they create anything to the genre.

[@azariyahyudahbarachyah8986]

@@jayjones251My Guy, I personally was there at the genesis and I will use your own statement to show you that you are mistaken, “Kool Herc” was……..Jamaican🤔 which is Caribbean and mainstream calls him “The Grandfather of HipHop”..??? If you understood the history of the BX in it’s entirety beginning in the 1960’s, you would understand how the FDAA’s and the Puerto Rican communities were mesh together out of necessity and the mid to late 60’s kids and the 70’s kids, Black and Brown created HipHop from what we used to call “Hole in The Wall” parties, (Apartment Parties)-(Rent Parties). Respectfully, check out most Documentaries about The BX 1960s and 70s and you might understand how and why HipHop was created by neighborhoods of excluded kid’s. PEACE=Proper Education Always Corrects Errors.

[@mikecutts3169]

Hiphop is a black American creation

[@mr.jabbar6443]

Cypress had some joints

[@youngcribdonyoungcribdon4444]

Rap god crib (spanish channel)

[@cribgod4644]

Bruno mars/crib show/f.e.m.gabby

[@xestminsterfifteencounty472]

kid frost 90s

[@youngcribdonyoungcribdon4444]

Crib show ft. Spike lee

[@youngcribdonyoungcribdon4444]

Rick ruiz ft. Dj khalid and izayne lewis

[@markzucker3949]

Give it up for Ese Rich Roc & Spanish F.L.Y.

[@kaykayjohnson9427]

THE Creator of locking is Don Cambellock. He did it first on SOULTRAIN in the later 69/70. Shabadoo was half Black.

[@youngcribdonyoungcribdon4444]

I heart Radio latino

[@willaragon6508]

No creo estos quieren poner los boricuas es mejor q se llame el boricua hip hop

[@skillet6870]

Spirituals, Ragtime, Jazz, Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, Folk, Rock n Roll, Doo-Wop, Soul, Funk, Disco, Punk, House and of course Rap and Hip Hop---all enjoy well documented African American roots coupled with undeniable Black American influence---whether directly or indirectly.. Latinos -- Puerto Ricans particularly -- please explain how you co-created or co-invented yet another installment in the legacy of Black Musical expression known as Rap and Hip Hop, yet didn't co-create or co-invent any of the elements or ingredients of the 14 or so African American music forms that preceeded it? Or why you were nowhere to be found and absent during the creative and inventive foundation outlining the forms of African American musical expression, brilliance and greatness throughout, or even prior to the previous 14 or so African American music forms that are mentioned above? Yet then, all of a sudden--and out of nowhere, lying latinos and jamaicans slither along and falsely claim latinos and/or puerto ricans and jamaicans co-created and co-invented Rap and Hip Hop 50/50 half n half (which is the evidence-free and utter nonsense being peddled by Dr. Derrick Colon, radical latino, Fat Joe and numerous other un-informed and envious latinos---which are claims that latinos never mentioned, verbalized or asserted during its inception in the early 1970's)---latinos claims of "50/50--half & half co-creation and co-invention just don't add up---it makes no sense and are increasingly coming under heavy scrutiny which is leading to these claims being easily debunked--widespread. Nice try though latinos, puerto ricans and jamaicans. Make it make sense Latinos

[@danksinatra5977]

💯

[@cribgod4644]

Scribs riley production/izayne.aaliyah/rakim/big pun/f.e.m.gabby

[@samball2031]

P r did not creat no hip hop you p r came in 90 little to late we talking about the begainng of hip hop not no 90, the Spanish rappers were fat Joe and big pun we talking about 80 70 almost 60 so come man so now you telling me a photographer got something to do it hip hop sound like some desperate s*** right here

[@mr.jabbar6443]

They were there watching them later on they got involved even whipple whip ruby d they all say it are they lying

[@Jaguar.Arreola]

Psycho Realm all day!!

[@mr.jabbar6443]

The reason why y’all have to constantly remind people is because it’s not your culture yes you participate and enjoy it but you have nothing to do with the creation if so prove it

[@miguelestrada9206]

What about Mr. Magic, who was puerto rican black?🤫🤫🤫🤔

[@mr.jabbar6443]

Playing black music

[@breezwonder]

HIP HOP Is a unique art form CREATED by African Americans with some Jamaican influence. It was NOT "Co Created" in any way, shape or fashion by Latinos or anyone else. They later embraced and contributed to it

[@josephvalle2962]

+breezwonder there are african latinos. calm. down. I doubt Rasta Clyde was the first B bOys. well nvm James Browns etc.. but u get me.

[@lilahdog568]

Not co created? Nigga we been co creating shit since 1920. Jazz, r and b, disco, rap, all black and Latino. Quit taking all the credit. We both made this

[@breezwonder]

lilahdog 568 wrong!!! type in 'Latinos say blacks invented breakdance"...the first generation Latinos said it themselves that blacks created hip hop. Then Grandmaster Caz said in an interview on VLADTV that Latinos gradually came into HIp Hop years after its initial creation. Also type in history of breakdance on google. It was created by blacks but was losing its popularity with African Americans and thats when Latinos picked it up and added to it. So no its not racist its just facts. dont get contributions confused with CREATION

[@lilahdog568]

breezwonder Bro, hispanics were most certainly involved in hip hop's creation. they were in from the start. these are the ffacts. u just aint sharing the responsibility

[@breezwonder]

lilahdog 568 They were there in the south bronx but not create hip hop they later contributed to it. Big differnce

[@willaragon6508]

Era mejor q le pusieran boricuas USA están hablando d un solo lugar cuando los cypress hill y mellow men ace para el 91 ya eran disco d platinum

[@Djd271]

There was a black samurai in Japan during the early 1300 s with the Japanese shoukd black people start saying they create samurai ways too 😂

[@misterman7102]

Us Ricans never get the credit we deserve. Smh.

[@pr_tr4p_g4wd20]

Joshua Wisdom Lots we help build this thing from the beginning but got shafted by the record executives because we are not black enough to be signed they thought we couldn’t sell records but we still got through the bullshit to be some of the most popular rappers today.

[@pr_tr4p_g4wd20]

Joshua Wisdom Whether we came late or not to hip hop is not the issue here we latinos left our mark in this genre if you go back to the 80’s we have had our influence in the culture from breakdancing and graffiti and also rappers like Prince Markie Dee Vico C Kid Frost to Melo Man Ace Cypress Hill Big Pun Fat Joe Frankie Cutlass in the 90’s we helped mold this culture to say it’s strictly a black culture is asinine we have had our part in it too it is urban culture simple as that hip hop would not be what it is today if it was strictly just black culture it is in every part of the world because people can connect with the music and culture it is for everybody not just one.

[@ricanredru4760]

@Joshua Wisdom dude...WTF ARE U TALKING ABOUT? Who do u think daddy Yankee, Don Omar & Tego Calderon is, what music & culture do u think they represent? Reggaeton/Trap Latino (Sub set of hip hop culture) is now one of the biggest music & cultural markets in world. Every rapper & there mom's wants to work with bad bunny. PR trap rapper ozuna for example just did a song that sampled diddy's old I need a girl part 2 with with with p Diddy himself featuring the song. I don't know what rock you been living on but quit trying to quit trying to bastardize Latins and it just recognized the game for what it is. Latins are part of hip Hop

[@FulMetaJakit]

Reggaeton was ripped off from black Panamanians... they did it first and much much better.... stop playin

[@Regularspic]

@Joshua Wisdom bro you big tripping we created the wild style graffiti art and transcended the b boying era created the pop lock our MC's been around since the 1970's you just hating and to bring up politics we've always been around bring facts not what a bunch of Stanley's and unlce Tom's write about

[@litebeingimmortal7375]

This is really sickening

[@litebeingimmortal7375]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jtlynn1928]

Why does it Matter! Hip-Hop is alive is well and even though alot of new artists are garbage, it's not even hard anymore with auto tunes, anyone with a computer can get lucky. Back in the day you had to actually have TALENT,! Yes hip hop was originally introduced to all of us by inner city African American artists and then everyone else saw the beauty of what it was about and followed suit! HIP HOP US NOT DEAD!

[@Icebgriz]

Gotta be white man with this shit

[@matthewmann8969]

Puerto Ricans And Dominicans played a major role

[@dsavage6618]

Mostly Puerto Rican

[@soramirez5473]

@@dsavage6618 yo, for every puerto rican in the bronx, there were one or two other type of hispanics.. my mom is from elsalvador, my puerto rican granpa brought her and her sisters over in 1970, and everybody assumed they was puerto ricans.. it was easier to go with the flow then correcting ppl on a country nobody has ever even heard of.. of course ricans had more of a part, but dont put domincans or the rest of latinos down just to bring ricans up..

[@IAMHIPHOP974]

@@soramirez5473 it was Puerto Ricans

[@soramirez5473]

@@IAMHIPHOP974 im NOT puerto rican and I was there.. so was my mom.. so who cares what u say lol

[@IAMHIPHOP974]

@@soramirez5473 then you know the fearless four 🇵🇷 fantastic five 🇵🇷 charlie chase 🇵🇷 and a lot of the pr’s that helped pioneer Hip Hop

[@lawrenceware6279]

Me no black,

[@gboogie360]

FBA dont like this 😂

[@mr.jabbar6443]

We literally don’t care don’t effect us

[@Eric-zc5vt]

We love it. Because it highlights set the FBA with a foundation the Puerto Ricans were mimicking blacks.

[@mr.jabbar6443]

Fat joe is trash pun go hard tho

[@mr.jabbar6443]

Joe conzo is no pioneer

[@bigdog9935]

Latino is not hip hop