What started as a video to promote DJ Khaled's new album "God Did" became an ongoing heated debate on Twitter about the rapper's alleged racist comments.
The rapper of Latino descent addressed how the "haters" say "Latinos wasn't in rap, to which he responded with: "These guys are f**king delusional. We're from the Bronx, New York. S**t happens. This is where Hip Hop started. It's Latino and Black, half and half."
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Twitter's Take
People on Twitter immediately hit back at the "All The Way Up" rapper, calling him a racist and "pushing for White Supremacy."
Some said people are now already seeing Fat Joe for what he is - a White supremacist.
I’m glad ppl are starting to see Fat Joe for what he is. He’s been pushing that “Latino” style #WhiteSupremacy for a while. & now telling bold face LIES trying to #Colonize Hip Hop & erase Black Americans 🇺🇸.
— All on one Accord 🇺🇸 (@BlacksOrganize) August 26, 2022
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Some, however, showed their support and agreed with Fat Boy's sentiments. While others recognized some truth behind his statement, but do not agree entirely.
Birth Of Hip-Hop
According to HipHopDX, the creation of Hip-Hop is celebrated annually on Aug. 11, and it will celebrate its 50th year of creation in 2023.
The report says that it began when a Jamaican DJ, Kool Herc, and his sister, Cindy Campbell, started the Back To School Jam at the Bronx on Aug. 11, 1973, and it has since then been named the birthdate of the genre.
In his book "Latina," Hip-Hop historian Nelson George wrote about the role of Latinos in Hip-Hop.
"If you talk about some of the famous break crews who really broke through and got known by the early '80s, the majority were Latino dancers like Rock Steady Crew's Crazy Legs."
"So if the idea of the Hip Hop DJ is predicated on keeping dancers dancing, then the Latino aspect is crucial. Their aesthetic, their taste, their ability to dance, all affected what was played and how it was played," he wrote.
Counter Claims
On the other hand, Triq Nasheed, author and culture critic, questioned George: "if every single element of hip hop culture was created by Foundational Black Americans, and one or two Latinos just happened to wander off into a Hip-Hop party in the '70s, how does that equate to Blacks & Latinos being "half & half" in the creation of Hip-Hop?"
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