YES GOD 6:20... This is a reductive and regressive discussion. The FACT is Hip Hop was created by Black people in the South Bronx...we Puerto Ricans were there and contributed BUTTTTT WE HOLD NO FOUNDING FATHER STATUS

We never divided ourselves from other people. They Divided themselves from us! Facts!

The Black American culture includes Juneteenth, the quilting tradition, jumping the broom, HBCU's, soul food, various dances, inventions, ingenuity, family reunions and AAVE. We created top music genres such as the Blues, Rock & Roll, Gospel, Country, Jazz, R&B, and Hip Hop.

Busta Rhymes said FBA ain't got no culture that's a disrespect Wu-Ha our foot is on his neck . 🇺🇲💪🏾 Lord Jamar big Salute.

What's most interesting is the fact that NONE of the cats that were THERE are the ones having this debate. It's people that were babies, or not even born, having the biggest debates.

If you rapping in another language it still comes from FBA style 💯🙏🏾

Lord Jamar is right, I remember an interview where busta said he to hide his Jamaican heritage

I know, Busta Rhymes is waking up to Social Media craze like, WTF did I just do?? 😆 😆

Every time you say divide and conquer I disagree because that’s only said when FBA stand up for themselves nobody ever says that when FBA gets shitted on constantly

Latin folks used to call Rap "Jungle Music" and Caribbeans weren't even listening to early rap so I don't understand why all of a sudden everyone feels the need to latch on to our culture. Maybe because Hip-Hop is turning 50 next year 🤔

Busta Rhymes has been saying the US has no culture, all their Carribean and Latino s h i t is what makes the US culture. and lets keep it a buck, he's talking about African Americans ( FBA) because he said the cultural influence in America is from the urban communities and the Latino and West indian Carribean communities has always provided the most influence out of everyone and they've always had and always will and its just been that way he says. He goes on to say he's always been influenced by the latino community who has always made him feel comfortable, which has allowed him to feel comfortable putting his west indian influence in his music. This is a slap in the face of Foundational Black Americans (FBA) by Busta Rhymes and Fat Joe who has literally Appropriated our culture and made millions and who has also been talking down to FBAs for a long time and should serve as a wake up call to ALL FBA. There never was a black and brown coalition. There never was FBA and Carribean solidarity after the 60s pretty much, and let me be clear, im talking mainly the immigrants tethers that come to America. They are told to not F with us. To stay away, that we are inferior, we are lazy, were criminals, unintelligent, uneducated and all kinds of other disrespectful derogatory things. No i am not letting off all the other communities that hate on us and disparage us like the whyte peepo and pretty much every other community on earth. We are the most hated and disrespected. We MUST put a stop to this s h i t. It is time for FBA to take off those capes and unify under our own FBA lineage because from the looks of it, we all we got. These people come to this country and i mean EVERYONE as a collective with contempt for FBA. They love our culture, and creations, but hate our people, at least the ones they can't use to get a leg up in America. They seem to be ganging their communities up against FBA because they have been making these slick underhanded derogatory and disrespectful comments about FBA for a long time. They seem to be daring us to do something about it. What it is, is now that Latinos have more numbers here in America and the Carribeans have grown also, they think now they can team up and show their hand. We as FBA has always been some of the most welcoming people in the world. Inviting people into our culture and sharing our cultural creations and contributions with America the country we built into the biggest global economic empire ever in history and the rest of the world. But it has never failed. Once we take these babies under our wings and teach them how to walk, talk, chew gum and everything else we know, they take it and use it against us. We gotta from now on be smarter than that. We have no allies. It needs to be either your with us or against us. Because everybody wants to rep their flags, nations and own communities, but when we try to unify under our own lineage and community they wanna try and say we're being divisive to make us feel ashamed for wanting to look out for ourselves like everyone else does. Now you see that it's only a tactic they use to keep FBA devided and splintered so they can gang up and jump us. The nerve. He said because of his Carribean decent he has an advantage over us, because he can use our culture and when necessary go in his bag and pull out a secret weapon which he means is his Carribean culture and that is superior to FBA They used our culture and resources to become millionaires and then s h i t in our faces when they think they dont need us any more. The audacity to say that Latinos and Carribeans have the most influence in the world, When it is a clear fact that no other ethnic group has influenced and contributed to America and probably the world culturally more than FBA. Music, Sports, Fashion, Entertainment. Inventions, innovation and more. I mean who has contributed more as a single ethnic group. Everyone always talking about how good their cultures food and cuisine is. I'll put a soul food thanksgiving dinner up against any of theirs anyday. We have a humbleness problem, a sharing problem, a giving problem, a forgivness problem that we gotta solve. Because all people do is take take take from FBA and who gives back. I mean really. Just go to google and type in African American inventions and innovations. It will astound you. And we created about 90% of all popular music genras and subgenras or directly influenced them in the world. I mean really who is more lit than African Americans (FBA) Foundational Black Americans. I know this is a hella long comment, but been needing to get this off my chest.

THE BLACK MAN THE ORIGINAL NATIVE AMERICAN AND CREATOR OF HIP HOP

Hip hop became popular from the hoods of America. FBA were the one's buying tapes and albums before it was ever played on the radio. We were the ones supporting the rappers and making it popular.

What's sad is that the CREATION of Hip-Hop/Rap Music is debated more than the OWNERSHIP!

Bob Marley was singing Doo Wap in the 50s and 60s. Look it up! He even had a process!!! Word! His style of Reggae was predicated by FBA influence!

It's simple. If you have one FBA parent tracing their lineage back to the U.S. 1870 Census then you are FBA. Shout out to Lord Jamar our FBA brother. 💯💯💯

Divide and Conquer aint the problem it's the sense of entitlement from these Tethers

I grew up in the University, and Highbridge Sections of the BX 70s/80s. Yes, there were Some P.R.s, and Caribbeans that "Rolled with the Flavor" of Hip Hop Culture. But as God as My Witness, Lots of Hispanics/Caribbeans went out of their WAY! to NOT Mess with Hip Hop Culture. Most West Indians Called ALL Our Music "Yankee Boy Music", and Refused to Play R/B, Rap, or Dress like a "Yankee Boy". I also Personally,... Personally! Heard Some Puerto Ricans say they Don't Go to Jams "Cause Yo Be, It Be Staay Kinnn!!, "Yo, You people be Staaykin!". I Still can Vividly Remember them saying that while Fanning their Hands in Disgust, While Other Puerto Ricans Laughed. But by then I had Already realized how iffy Things were Between Them and Us, And To Be Completely 100% Honest at that point, I really didn't Want them to Come to the Jams Anyway. The Only Reason Puerto Ricans were Involved with Hip Hop is Because We Welcomed them in. Many Puerto Ricans had and Still have a Real Segregationist Mindset towards Blacks. Now Just Imagine if Puerto Ricans/Hispanics Actually Created Hip Hop. Just Take a Walk around the Bronx,.... Yeah That.🤨

Fun Fact: Guyana is actually a country in South America, and not part of the Caribbean Islands. It borders Venezuela to the east and North of Brazil

Exactly Jamar! I’m P.R. & already been known everything you’re spitting are facts. Don’t know why ppl are playing these games. I guess ppl running outta content for KZfaq

I’m Puerto Rican and agree with everything the GOD said I wish everyone realized we are the same damn people fba is the creator no doubt but we helped build it with our FBA brothers an sister don’t let the devil separate us when we need to be together shout out to all my FBA an Caribbean brothers and sisters

Puerto Rico, Dominican republic & Jamaica are not RACES they are PLACES. The confusion between race culture and ethnicity is paramount, learn your history

Muhammad Ali started emceeing first. His big attitude, his punchlines, his disses we're the template for how we emcee today

WRONG!!!! The first break dancers were members of the black spades in Rosdale park. & it was called wild dancing. & disco king Mario was extending break beats in 1970 before cool herc.

@Lord Jamar I swear EVERYONE ( MCs) in the 80s gave it up to James Brown as the forefather!

Rip Shabba Doo from breakin. He was 🇵🇷

James brown is the father of hip hop 4/4 time signature is what made hip hop . Hip is to know, Hop is to move. Hip-hop meaning is to know the move .

I am FBA with a distant Caribbean grandfather as well but FBA is definitely my foundation.

You are speaking the truth ! As long as one side of your family is FBA your in !

FBA Hip-hop, Rap, Rock, Blues , country, R&B, House Music,Funk music, there's no K pop without us No Afro Beat without us. And them reggaeton dudes got it from Jamaica but try to be us taking our style.

It can easily be said Black people in America pioneered all facets of the arts and crafts all over the world (hip-hop included), which all other races adapted to learn, like, partake and be influenced by. The Beatles, The Bee Gees and many other prominent foreign European music artists, have all acknowledged and given public credit to Black Americans for influencing them & their music. Yes, Black Americans hands down are the first (and only) founders and pioneers of music in America as well international. Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country, Bluegrass etc, all stem from Black American's years of tribulations and physical oppressions on the slave plantations. And yes, I too agree this is conspiracy to invoke and stoke contentions among our diaspora family. Definite red flags for those two and others who make such ridiculous and baseless comments. Real wrecks in effect.

Thanks for coming out and putting your spin on the subject Yanadameen Godcast!

Glad you touched on this J. As you said, we have to let it be known and we have to tell our own story!!! Because if we don’t, our history will continue to be covered.

OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING OUTSTANDING Commentary!!!! Lord Jamar is a MANS MAN. I am so PROUD of this Brother for his BRUTE HONESTY. I wish there was a way a could SUBSCRIBE A MILLION TIMES. I waited for days to hear LORD JAMAR speak on this TOPIC. I AGREE with what Jamar said 1000 Percent. 🙏🙏🙏 Peace God!! I hope you read this Lord Jamar.

Almost anybody who is truly black American can tell you what part of the south your family from !

Lord Jamar is right.. great work!!

Being the original creator of something, and contributing to something, is two different things. Inventing something means you created it. Contributing to something means it was already established, you just added on to it, and Latinos did contribute to Hip hop like Wht people contribute to Hip hop, but who started hip hop was FBA all the way around period.

Growing up in Queens in the early 70's I grew up in the early inception of Hip-Hop before Hip-Hop was on radio or wax. In fact the FatBack band out of Queens we're the first to introduce the culture on wax. In Queens we grew up with our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters next door. But honestly, our PR family by majority did not like Hip-Hop nor did our Carribean family, nor did the older ( FBA's) family. Our Pueto Rican family, their choice was Freestyle or Disco music over Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop as a culture was closely connected to the Blaxapotation movies of the late 60" and early 70s. The street culture of drug dealers, pimips, and Hustlers transformed into the Hip-Hop street culture. From the Funk, Soul, R&B, and Disco music you heard in those movies, and then you saw those fashions on the streets. And we in Queens ( Jamaica ) we're throwing block parties outside during the end of the civil rights movement into the early '70s to help people pay their rent, or just keep the kids out of trouble, and with the entire block bringing out their house Speakers on the blocks on holidays in the summer to help the DJ's on the block hold it down with power and sound. Eventually, we were having block party battles, and to have better sound, some of the older teenagers would steal ( borrow ) speakers from where ever they could find them. The concept of using Cerwin Vegas speakers started in Queens. There were two movie theaters across the street from each other, and when I was about 10, I went to the movies with my older family members to watch one of the popular Blaxploitation movies that were out during the time, and the sound went completely out, the neighborhood DJ and his crew, cut the wires and took the speakers, the next day they were on the block with their new speakers winning the neighborhood battles because their sound blew everybody away. This gave birth to one of the biggest DJ crews at the time, who created the wall of sound with multiple Cerwin Vegas speakers, the crew was called ( Infinity Machine Dj's ) sorry Kool Herc and the Bronx did not start the sound systems, and DJ battles, it was all over the city. Hip-Hop as a movement was (labeled) in the Bronx, along with the recognition of the MC, rapping to hype up the crowd, DJ Hollywood, Busy-B, etc. But the culture was all over the city, I can not give the entire birth to the Bronx. And most people did not like or support Hip-Hop they said it was a fade, and would soon disappear. Little did they know it would be the biggest cultural movement ever in music worldwide, and has created more Blk & Brown millionaires and Billionaires than the world has ever seen. Blessings ( FBA ).

I was born 1980 and experienced all but 1 era in Hip Hop! In my home the “ Break In the record” was the point everyone got up and danced! In the Black Christian Church they “ Shout “! I was 5 years old and my first experience was Planet Rock and black togetherness! In the mid 80s we was rocking African Medallions! Black Style existed before the term Hip Hop was termed! “The Funk” existed before the term “ Hip Hop” in American Music!…Black Americans Created The FUNK

You FBA Lord Jamar! Your mother is FBA and you were born on American soil so you are part of the lineage. Plus you got the spirit ✊🏾

Puerto Ricans called Hip Hop "jungle" music in the beginning. When it started they thought it was a fad

The whole world 🌎 is influenced by what Black Americans created which is the culture of hip-hop and all the elements in hip-hop. Black Americans created it then the whole world was influenced. Black Americans need to gate-keep and archive whatever we create, (which is a lot) so other won't try to steel it from us. Other people have to realize that they are a guess in (the Black American created) hip-hop and Black American OGs should had gate keep it before letting everybody in.

I was a kid in South London when the "Pass the Dutchie" came out and that song was a hit not because FBA made it popular..the song was popular because places like London, Toronto, New York, Florida etc has alot of Caribbeans... So in London it became popular because there there is alot of Jamacians there.

Moreno like Mayatay is saying what we are we are Moors and we descend from Mayans My GMom from Florida much love and respect for you Lord✊🏽

Coke La Rock is known for being the first rapper to ever spit rhymes after teaming up with DJ Kool Herc in 1973 and both are recognized as the original founding fathers of Hip Hop. Rap music was originally underground.

I love that you stand on truth and not perception and emotion. Great clarity and much respect good brother. Let’s not forget the political ramifications of allowing others to takeover what FBAs have started/created. We clearly see the agenda of non-FBAs undermining FBAs and usurping resources and power from us. To me this whole discussion has that undertone. Peace to the Gods and Earths!

Puerto Ricans were not THERE they were around. Hip Hop was built over the course of our subjugation in this nation. Hip hop encompasses Jazz, Funk, Blues, And most importantly our unique experience of being black which all these genres of music were birth from. Hip hop comes from the SOUL and we are the SOUL people. None of the elements of hip hop were birth outside FBA culture.

Great performance in Baltimore Lord Jamal!! Y’all did y’all thing at the Happy Nappy Festival!!

This entire segment was wisely spoken.FROM KNOWLEDGE TO BORN.

Y’all not telling the whole truth when you say “Latinos didn’t fk with Blk music or Black people…”. There were also Black people who didn’t fk with Latinos. There’s always been a segment of both groups who were/are prejudiced towards one another. Neither segment should be used to define the entire community.

Kool herc was Jamaican but he was influenced by FBA culture. He tried to bring the same sound from Jamaica but ppl weren't feeling it. Disco was prevalent at the time so they wanted a faster pace of music. Hip Hop sounds nothing like reggae

Thank you big bro for ending this bs. All respect to the participants but it's time to take our creations back.

Merging 2 languages in Hip Hop is NOT a Flex..

At the end of the day i don’t care who was/wasnt there it’s about the culture that was used and being operated under…Every single element is connect to Black America, thats why it’s ours, all of ours. The other groups cant just shoehorn their people in bcus some of them were down and contributing

People regard me as the most efficient debater on youtube when I decide to comment due to the kilshot facts, but let me be clear. I dont say things meaning to break the spirit. I say em to break the chains. I say things aiming force you to see things in a different light before you can even begin to respond. I call it 3D and 4D thinking. Facts Machine YT might have to come soon so we can really have these conversations with each other.

In slavery times a lot of blacks from the United States was ship out to Jamaica for willy lynch to break their spirit, so most Jamaican is technically black Americans this why these two groups are so iconic.

I Love How You Put It. I'm not here To Take away but to allow the adding to

Most likely those instigating this nonsense have a vested interest to keep people divided. The one thing I know for sure being born in the bx in 1970 Hip Hop was a FBA or Afro American experience. Being Puerto Rican as I got older it was the streets and school that introduced me to the culture. If anything most Puerto Ricans were influenced and adopted the culture from the beginning. My personal skill which came naturally to me was Djing starting with puase tapes and later on wax etc. Back then in my world it was disco. My own father would ask me if I was Moreno. Now is the time to rally unify and put the hate to rest. Salute!!! Ps speaking spanish is just another language of the so called conquerers.

Lord Jamar definitely FBA!! 💯🖤✊️👍💪

I had this "HipHop" friend that one day was so disturbed by the notion that HipHop involved Latinos. His Latino co-workers were artists, and it was their inner homie beef.

I'm Puerto Rican and I agree almost with everything you have said the only I don't agree is "moreno" is not a bad word. We in fact call each other moreno.

people need to peep the 1940's and see how the actual break dancing kicked off...blues . jazz and the swing era along with the music helped to create hip-hop..it goes real deep..

There is no such thing of one individual creator of hip hop. Hip hop was a multiphasic event that took place during the early 70’s with a lot of things happening in real time at one time. That means one group of people outside of what was considered American Norms, due to their Uniqueness and musical upbringing made what was unorthodox musically, normal to the world. Other groups who shared living spaces with these particular folk then jumped on whenever they did and contributed in their way. However, they did not create Hip Hop on no level. Now, what group of people continue to be the pioneers of music in America repeatedly? The folks that mainstream society continues to rip off and whitewash, well now they're trying to Latino/ Caribbean wash FBA culture. If you came to the same conclusion I did. Then you know who created hip-hop? It was those same folk who created Funk, Disco, House Music, Blues, Jazz, Rock&Roll, modern R&B, Soul, Classic Soul, Neo Soul, Country Music, and any admixture or offshoots of any of these. These art forms represent the foundation of most modern music today and they All were created by, Black Americans, African Americans, Freeman, FBA, colored Folk in America, American Negros. We are known by all these titles/names but the latest name we except is Foundational Black American/ FBA for short. You're welcome.

Not for nothing something that brought unification is now being used to divide is regressive and is a black eye to hip hop period. Im Puerto rican and we never claimed to create hip hop but at the same time we took it on to identify us aswell especially to rep NYC as a whole.

It doesn't matter what Busta said, it's not even up for question, black people in NY created hip hop and break dance culture. And the rap influence came from James Brown.

It's always about money. With break dancing going into the Olympics. People are trying to get to the bag. So coming up with these lies is the way confused and eventually lie about it's origin. As for the FBA part. As long as you have FBA in your bloodline. You're good.

They gonna say what they gonna say. But here you have a native New Yorker, someone old enough to remember hip hops earliest days, and a legendary MC telling you the deal. Yes Puerto Rican and Jamaicans may have been around but that was our culture and our creation. If they separate you from your achievements and inventions then you will be left with a situation like rock n roll where if a black man does it people are shocked but it was a time when we invented it and were the only ones doing it.

Come on Lord Jamar (I'm a fan - OK?). This is the Reparations Standard - 1. Only one line of descendancy from American slavery. That definitely makes you entitled to 100% of Reparations. 2. Self Identification on government documents as Colored, Negro, Black, and African American for at least 12 years before the start of a Reparations program. Fair? The best literature on this is in two books written by the foremost authority on Black Reparations in the 21st Century. Dr. William Darity Jr. of Duke University. "From Here to Equality" and "The Black Reparations Project."

Lord Jamar is FBA period

All of our music is an extension of our American Indian heritage. Rapping, call & response and the Cypher is from that heritage. Our problem is that we haven't embraced Nationality. Our ethnicity is American Indian.

Thanks Jamar, I been saying the same thing. This is nothing but one of those NEVER ENDING debates like the Lebron vs Jordan to divide us. At the end of the day this debate does zero for the community Lastly it don't matter who created it, if we don't own it nor control it (The music part). It is like claiming BET, though started by black man, it is now owned/controlled by them "ish people"

The nuances is what's so overlooked. In terms of Hip-Hop classic songs : " DANCE TO THE DRUMMERS BEAT " , " GOODTIMES "," LOVE IS THE MESSAGE " all three are all time Hip-Hop classics of the Park Jam Era of Hip-Hop. These songs are not rap songs yet they're Hip-Hop classics. And this speaks to the very essence of rap music and Hip-hop Culture in that when GRANDMASTER CAZ ( CASANOVA FLY ) stated quite profoundly Hip-Hop didn't invent anything but it REINVENTED EVERYTHING! Just think about what Black American People made Hip-Hop that wasn't intended to be Hip-Hop: TIMBERLAND work boots , Sheepskin coats, Farmer Lee's, Shell toe Adidas ect. So now when these FBA movement emma effaz talk about rap was here way before New York City, they reference JAMES BROWN, THE LAST POETS, JOCKO HENDERSON, GIL SCOTT HERON ect to make their inaccurate points but it only illustrates what the essence of Hip-Hop Culture is all about. It takes what's already there and throws it back in your face in a totally new innovative form that the original artists didn't intend or think of. Hip-Hop takes from everywhere not just other music genres but from other fields from film to newscast , Pop Culture itself but the originality comes in the recreation and innovation. From the Caribbean: Latinos ( Puerto Ricans ) were there no question, Jamaicans were there no question. People forget that New York City is the quintessential international city in the world. But the Black American influence world wide cannot be overstated. Black People in America set the standard for just about everything. And whether it's Black American or Carribean, Latino it's ALL BLACK! All aspects of Hip-Hop was created by BLACK PEOPLE. And finally when it comes to rapping itself it's not new , GARY BYRD , JOCKO HENDERSON, GIL SCOTT HERON, JAMES BROWN, THE LAST POETS these bruthaz are forerunners of Rap Music. So for all this bickering to go on about who did what when it all comes from BLACK ANYWAY makes no sense. However it cannot be overlooked that Black People from the Caribbean historically have impacted Black America from the HAITIAN REVOLUTION and it's inspirational impact on the Slave revolts in North America, MARCUS GARVEY came from Jamaica and organized Black Americans and stood up for Black People in Amerikkka and worldwide, STOKELY CARMICHAEL aka KWAME TURE born in Trinidad made a profound impact on Black America so all this debate between Black People in North America and the Caribbean causing division it's like THE HONORABLE MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN born in The Bronx, NYC who himself comes from Carribean ancestry starting with his parents. Father from Jamaica , mother from Saint Kitts said : " WE ARE EXALTING OUR OWN DIVISION ". So the question then becomes....WHY ?

The Government created Hip-Hop...is the reason y there is no clear individual that started Hip-Hop.

Sound system culture comes from JA 🇯🇲 just saying. You can go look and do your research.

Let’s keep it a 💯. You know EXACTLY who is leading this latest divide & conquer strategy. I’m a Guyanese born, Brooklyn raised Black American and NYC is the birthplace of Hip-Hop. NYC is the most diverse city on the planet and to deny the influence of Caribbeans and Latino’s in the creation and development of Hip Hop is insane. Not saying that we created it…..but we were there and when you think about the number of artists in the past (and present) that have Caribbean and Latino roots…..you cannot deny our contributions. 💯

HipHop Artist's Who Are Jamaicans: 1)Biggie 2)Marcus Garvey 3)Uncle Luke 4)KRS-One 5)Bob Marley 6)Shaba Ranks 7)Farrakhan 8)

I do agree this conversation is divisive, which is why we need to question why Busta and Fat Joe felt the need to start them in the first place. Everyone seemed to be on one accord prior to this, so what was their intention?

I'm starting to think the outsiders think we're going to push them to the side so that's why some are going at us like that. Real recognize Real 💯💯💯

Spanish Portuguese and Jewish (Sephardic): nickname for someone with dark hair and/or a swarthy complexion from Spanish and Portuguese moreno 'dark brown swarthy' or 'dark-skinned dark-haired' from Late Latin maurinus a derivative of classical Latin Maurus 'Moor'.

To be honest.... this is a conversation that only heads from nyc & Jersey over 50 can have. All do respect.... so if lord jamar says it.... ill take it as gospel!

Disco Dream is the song JAMAR and the group is called Mean Machine on the Sugar Hill Record Label. First Spanish Verse and it technically makes the song bilingual in nature.

Black Rappers used Mafia imagery from MOVIES and names so now Italians want credit but I thought that Italians didn't want to be associated with the Mafia?

Hip Hop was created by me. I started it in 1974. End of story.

I agree with something he is saying, Moreno means a black person . He just said Puerto Rican was there from the beginning, then was djs. Mcs , Graffiti, bboys. The influence was the West Indians, Puerto Ricans we took hip-hop to another level . As today almost the hip-hop nation are carribean 😂😂 he said 10%😂😂😂 black Brothers want all the credit and the shine 😂😂 u can't do that . Playing that shit that ricans didn't like blacks 😂😂😂 there was Ricans in black spades , darken then the black Brothers 😂😂😂 lord Jamar you crazy .

One minute everybody is telling Jamar that there are no guests in hip hop. Now everyone is “Please lord give your opinion” the truth always shines

A lot of so called Puerto Ricans are black or half black anyway.

Ain't no myth man..The Blk Spades is always been regarded as the ones responsible for the energy that gave rise to NY street culture later dubbed Hip Hop. Now y'all wanna give a non FBA the credit bc he thru a party & used all the tricks he learned from us

King I don’t subscribe to people who know what I know. I subscribed today as a longtime lurker because of your fearlessness to tell the truth and intelligence to speak it eloquently.

Everyone else are "participants" in hip hop. The blueprint for hip hop style and sound was not 50%. The style and sound may have evolved over the years by various "participants" but give originator credit where credit is due.

Hip Hop lingo was greatly influenced by the Jazz era. Jazz terms such as Funky, Fresh, fly, Dope, Hip, The Bomb, Boogie, Cool, Chill, Crib, Down by law, Jam, etc were adopted by Hip Hop. Moreover, the break beats and soundscape of Hip Hop were greatly influenced by James Brown.

The finishing topping of this $h!t sundae Busta Rhymes created is that he mentioned that "Americans Have No Culture". I'm like ok. He must've not listen to those Jamaican old heads givin Black Americans their just due, because the Jamaicans back then were listening to R&B and Blues to craft their sound in Jamaica. Furthermore, isn't Busta Rhymes rap name from a former Black American NFL player ?

Hip Hop is a Black American Culture nothing more nothing less. But I just don't get why it's such a controversial topic to say other people contributed in the beginning. If you're having a BBQ or a house party, and I bring some steak and baked beans and someone else brought the drinks and chips, wouldn't that be the same as contributing? I'm not saying its all of our house party now. It's still yours, people just brought different stuff is all.

Let’s keep in mind Jamar is from New Rochelle and I am from Harlem but we are GODs.

I really think this whole thing was a toxic seed that was planted to divide and conquer as usual. They see us coming together and rising in consciousness and they know how we are and a lot of us are still in the ego and we are passionate about our crafts and creations and our emotions are powerful and can get the best of us. The God lord Jamar and Dane Calloway both touched on it, the ones really benefiting ain't US, so why are we bickering amongst each other?

Finally let's be real our ancestors created every form of world changing music yet we waiting on carribeans to show us how to make our music more palpable to world's youth. FOH it doesn't make sense. Dress like us talk like us act like us try and dance like us yet they created this form of music make it make sense. Love some latins and carribean folks but get it straight the world takes what we create. Not just music but fashion dance political justice (ask ghandi people even though he was racist he modeled his movement behind ours). Clark Kent was disrespectful what has fed him he has disrespected on math pod. Smdh

If your family weren’t here in the 1800,s and you cannot trace your history to the American south you are something different!

Rican Emcees that I know of Whip,Rubie Dee,Tito,Markie Dee,Kurios George,Fat Joe,Chino Xl,Big Pun,NORE,Cuban Link,Joel Ortiz,Hurricane G,Charlie Hustle

At the end of the day all that matters is who's controlling it and who's making the most money from it we all know who they are

P.E.A.C.E. I seen a documentary about Hip Hop and from that I will say this Kool Herc was an innovator. New York DJ's already had two turntables BUT Kool Herc, playing to a younger crowd, realized the break part of the record is what moved that younger hip crowd. Kool Herc is an innovator because of the demographic he was appealing too it really is just that simple. Creator no! Innovator yes! The problem I have with these non-FBA/ADOS is that they black until they accomplish something, but soon as they do here come the "I am Jamaican, I am Caribbean, I am Nigerian, whatever that means. The easiest thing to be in America is a black immigrant all you have to do is show up say you black and receive resources. Then when you level up proclaim you something different! We not trying to separate from all black non- FBA/ADOS we are FINALLY agreeing with ya'll yes, we are different and very separate! WHITE AMERICA HAS A BLACK AMERICA SOUL! Sorry to all other blacks that resent that. Btw, Fat Joe is a WHITE Latino who grew up poor in the Bronx notice he keeps his hair cut short look at his older pictures he looks just like what he is around saying nigga because he grew up around us!

If a Jamaican created Hip Hop then what Jamaican artist is the most sampled in Hip Hop? Name the various phrases from Reggae, Dance hall or Jamaican patois that were adopted by Hip Hop. Can you show any Jamaicans rapping and break dancing in 30s and 40s way prior to Hip Hop?