Puerto Ricans been a part of Hip Hop from the beginning. The first big raggaeton artist was a black Panamanian. You don't know wtf you're talking about.
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@Yehuda put: "why did most of the Panamanian pioneers of the genre get left behind when reggaeton’s explosion came? Some, like Renato, chalk it up to lack of investment, and more specifically, colorism. “The stations didn’t wanna play our songs ‘cause they were like, ‘No this is black music. Maleante.’ They [Puerto Rican artists] had people invest in these guys. Nadie invirtió en nosotros. Ellos tuvieron todo… they were white(r), they looked good, they dressed good. And we were black from Panama City. People were like, ‘This image looks beautiful, and this image looks mas o menos; let me go with the white(r) guys,’ and that’s what happened.”
Regardless, he insists he has nothing but love for the Puerto Rican artists he calls his friends. “Hicieron una industria con esta música y los felicito,” he tells me. “People say ‘Are you angry ‘cause you didn’t make no money?’ I say ‘No,’ but I want my recognition.”
Who are the faces of reggaeton now? Are they black panamanians? No.
Do most people that listen to reggaeton know it came from one dancehall loop? No, they think it's something grown in latin america...it's literally variations of one loop.
Puerto Ricans were not in hip hop during the extreme beginnings/Black spades days..nor were any jamaicans. I'm talking about that time period. They came through right afterward, though.
I do know what I'm talking about, you don't. There weren't any rican spades at those parties, brehbreh.
I'm pretty much sure the VAST majority of reggaeton listeners aren't aware of as much history in regards to it as me...a total non-fan. I don't even count it as a real genre. One loop? Nobody ever better make fun of Bmore club or house again. "Reggaeton" is the worst.
I know how nonblack latinos do black latinos and caribbean blacks do AAs, even with each other.
Jamaicans running around saying they invented hip hop...
Reggaeton being super lightskinned/white rican in the mainstream.