Grandmaster Caz is clarifying some remarks he made in an old VladTV interview after he was dragged into Fat Joe’s “Latinos in Hip Hop” argument last week.
On Friday (August 26), a clip of Caz talking about Puerto Ricans’ “gradual” influence on the culture started making the rounds. “Puerto Ricans were playing Congos and tamales in the park while we was playin’ turntables,” he said at the time. “Alright, so they our guests.”
As the debate heated up on Twitter, Grandmaster Caz was the recipient of several disparaging remarks, prompting the Hip Hop pioneer to address them on on Instagram.
“I’ve recently heard some controversy going around on Twitter about a comment I made in a Vlad interview a few years back,” he said. “Well let me clear some shit up for you right about now. Some of the first Latinos in Hip Hop were down with me. Disco Wiz. Charlie Chase. Joe Conzo, the man who took Hip Hop’s babies pictures. Prince Whipple Whip. All Latinos. All part of my crew.
“OK, so there’s no way I could talk about there not being a Latino presence in the culture of Hip Hop. Now, I’ve stuck my foot in my mouth a couple of times on Vlad interviews and they probably caught an off-comment or something like that. But let me clear that up. For all my Latino brothers and sisters in Hip Hop, I’ve been an advocate since day one, so knock the bullshit off.”
Fat Joe, the catalyst for the debate, faced similar backlash for saying both Blacks and Latinos created Hip Hop. After catching wind of some of the comments, he hopped on Instagram Live to double down.
“I tell you I never really fuck with Twitter, but I go on there to see they always hating on me and shit,” he said around the 52-minute mark. “Lately, they’ve been talking about, ‘Latinos wasn’t in rap.’ These guys are fucking delusional. We’re from the Bronx, New York. Shit happens. This is where Hip Hop started. It’s Latino and Black, half and half.
“But they going at me ‘cause I’m like the only Spanish dude with a big voice. Like, ‘Fuck that. Latinos wasn’t there. You was invited. You are a specimen.’ I don’t know what the fuck is up with these people that don’t know their facts.”
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The Terror Squad vet was appreciative of Grandmaster Caz’s post and added a simple “love you Caz” in the comment section. Legendary b-boy Crazy Legs, Khujo of Goodie Mob, Ralph McDaniels of Video Music Box fame, Grandwizzard Theodore, Dres of Black Sheep, Scorpio of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Joe Conzo, Positive K and Myka 9 were among the many who approved Caz’s message.
The birth of Hip Hop has been commemorated every year on August 11, the day Jamaican DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell threw their famous Back To School Jam at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.
We’re officially down the slide of “who’s is it?” in 20 years Blackfolks will be “the guests”. We’ll ignore the Gil Scott-Herons, Oscar Browns, Cab Calloway and the The Jubalaires who were rapping in the 1940s… anything to make Black Culture “universal’.
I mean, where are all the delusional dumbasses that kept calling hip hop a solely black thing? No need to Google those little facts, Caz was actually there.
caz is one of the realest mc’s ever. much respect to a legend
Them folks are trying to separate us. Let’s not fall for it.
there is no such thing as a black/brown alliance. however, facts is facts.. many different people took part in the history of hiphop.
Latinos might have been there but they didnt create hip hop. Hip Hop is black music and white skinned latinos arent black. We arent the same. Black people are never the ones saying they are the same as latinos .
You are a moron. Dominicans and Puerto Ricans ARE mostly black. Over 70 percent of both populations are of African descent. The Dominican Republic is the same Island as Haiti for gods sake. Have you ever seen a Haitian idiot? Caz just set it straight. Mike drop.
Except Haiti fought for their independence and the Dominican Republic wanted to be recolonized by Spain then attempted to sell themselves to the US. They are not the same.
Someone was about to get shanked. LOL.
I’ve never heard someone say “Hip hop is Latino music.” I’ll have to get used to it from now on.
Hiphop is the culture not just the music.
so defensive lol. just cuz Latinos were there in the beginning doesn’t mean we are taking credit for someone else or that we created it but don’t say we wasn’t there from day one and we rep this. someone alway trying to kick out Latinos out of hiphop, stop it we here.
USA black folks been making rap style records since the 1940s and there’s many “talking blues” style blues and doo-wop records from the mid-50s to the mid 70’s. Black Jamaicans invented the technology of rap with the soundsystem crews and the two turntables and a microphone concept. The Jamaicans brought the sound systems to the Bronx and the Black American kids brought the funky soul train dances to the block parties. Black people ran it. But I’m sure there were a few Chinese bros helping rig up sound systems in 60s Jamaica just like there were a few Latino breakers on the set in 70s Bronx
DominicaN Puerto created hip hop
Marvin Gaye did a full on rap parody called “Sporting Life” in like 1976. No one noticed because they thought it was another 70s soul song with half spoken lyrics. Rap is not new – the new part was how the records were made and the people who made them. That’s why people say rap is black music. IT’s clear those are the musical roots nothing else. But look at all the white people who played and produced and engineered so many of the songs that played at the original block parties. That was the original spirit of hip hop we shouldn’t forget
tamales? prince whipple whip?
who proofreads these articles ?
“A tamale, in Spanish tamal, is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made of masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is steamed in a corn husk or banana leaf. The wrapping can either be discarded prior to eating or used as a plate.” (Source: Wikipedia)
Also, what the fuck’s a Prince Whipple Whip? Is it like whipped cream in a can or some shit?
Its when someone with a bbc pulls out his cock and whips your ass with it like a slave.
* Prince WHIPPER Whip
Yall arguing over this while I’m making the cover of forbes and sending my seeds to mars!
#Elon #Cookies #Vibes #415
Congas and timbales, he says