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- Regardless of these naysayers’ intentions, the fact remains that Latinx people were present and active from the very beginning of hip-hop, demographically representing the New York City communities where this music and corresponding culture arose and thrived.
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- Dj Charlie Chase
- Tracy 168
- Lee Quiñones
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- Pumpkin
- Rock Steady Crew
- The Mean Machine
- The Real Roxanne
- Shabba-Doo
- Devastating Tito
Puerto Rican Carlos Mendes, who professionally goes by the name DJ Charlie Chase, was a founding member of the Cold Crush Brothers. He was also a DJ for the Furious Five (in 1981), and DJed alongside Funkmaster Flex. Charlie Chase stepped on the musical scene in 1975, and has been a part of several Hip-hop and DJ firsts. The Cold Crush Brothers wer...
Next on our list of Latinxs who were pioneers in the musical genere of hip-hop is the artist Tracy 168. Also known as Michael Tracy, the New York native is one of the pioneers of graffiti. He is credited with inventing the Wildstyle graffiti style (you’ve seen it before — it features overlapping and interlocked letters, arrows, and curves; all the ...
We continue showcasing Latinx OGs who were pioneers of the hip-hop element of graffiti with Lee Quiñones. The legendary Nuyorican artist was part of a group of artists who created art on New York subway trains, and is considered to be “the single most influential artist to emerge from the New York City subway art movement.” Lee’s first subway piece...
In addition to wanting to showcase Latinx achievements and accomplishments in Hip-hop, we also want to especially highlight the Latinx women in the genre. If Latinxs have not seen enough recognition as being part of the roots of hip-hop, the Latinas have seen less. Let’s fix that. One of the legendary and iconic graffiti artists that we had to incl...
Now that we have covered several Latinxs who were among the first to spray paint walls and create an entire culture, let get back to the music. Pumpkin was a legendary music producer, of Afro-Costa Rican/Afro-Panamanian descent, and known as the King of the Beat. Born Errol Eduardo Bedward, Pumpkin was right there at the beginning of hip-hop, worki...
The Rock Steady crew is a breaking and hip-hop crew, which got its start in New York. Its legendary members include Puerto Rican Crazy Legs (born Richard Colon), Baby Love (Daisy Castro), Buck 4 (Gabriel Marcano), and Kuriaki (Lorenzo Soto). The Rock Steady Crew is still a thing, expanding to consist of several groups in different locations. The OG...
Mean Machine has the distinction of being one of the first bilingual rap groups ever, and possibly the first Latino rap group, rapping in both English and Spanish. The Puerto Rican group made up of Mr. Schick (Daniel Rivera), DJ Julio (Steven Santiago), Mr. Nice (Jose Semprit), and Jimmy Mac (James Mclean) (the final lineup in 1979), released the f...
Nuyorican Adelaida (also known as Joanne) Martinez was one of the rappers who filled the role of The Real Roxanne. Roxanne was created as the woman who answered what was said in U.T.F.O.’s hit “Roxanne Roxanne.” This spawned the notion of rap answer records, which are still used to this day. She released fivesingles, and two albums, during the ’80s...
Next on our list of Latinx pioneers in Hip-hop is Shabba-Do. Born Adolfo G. Quiñones in Chicago (later moving to Los Angeles), you may remember the Puerto Rican from his role of Ozone in the classic hip-hop film Breakin’ and Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. He was also a member of The Original Lockers, which are some of the originators of the dance s...
Devastating Tito (born Tito Jones) was a member of The Fearless Four, a Hip-hop crew creditedwith being the first rap group to be signed to a major label (Elektra). The group released 1994’s Creepin up on Ya. Fellow Puerto Rican Master O.C. was another member of the Harlem group.
Aug 11, 2023 · August 11, 1973, is now regarded as the birth of hip-hop. Of course, African Americans created the art form, but Latinos have played an essential historic role in the birth and evolution of...
- Trueno.
- Eladio Carrion.
- Villano Antillano.
- Young Miko.
Aug 10, 2023 · Yet the role of Latinos in hip-hop has been debated for just as long as it’s been around. In 2022, controversy ensued after Nuyorican MC Fat Joe stated on an Instagram live that the contributions...
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Aug 24, 2023 · Many of the so-called founding fathers of hip hop were of Latin American and/or Caribbean origin, including DJ Kool Herc (Jamaican), DJ Disco Wiz (Puerto Rican and Cuban descent), Grandmaster Flash (Bajan), and Afrika Bambaataa (Jamaican and Bajan descent).
Sep 18, 2023 · Latin artists have been apart of Hip-Hop's DNA since the genre's birth in the Bronx 50 years ago. While pioneers from coast to coast helped spread the genre's spirit around the world, rappers like Ruby Dee of the Fantastic 5 and Mellow Man Ace were paving the way for other Latin MC's to impact not just Hip-hop but the music industry as a whole.
