I shyt on Spanish people alot admittedly, more than anyone else. And I always laugh at fat joe for the most part
he's wrong 100% ... but there were alot of puerto ricans during the beginning influencing dance and style
they werent huge pillars or totally killing shyt on a breakthrough tip.... but they were adding flair and present from the beginning
you cant say invent like he tried to... but you can say "brought trends into existence that set the groundwork for offshoots toward the culture"
there's a thread on here where it showed DJ Hollywood didnt even get the initial credit for bringing hiphop alive... because he was doing it at disco clubs and people were hating on his level .... compared to the "street" acts who werent let into any doors. He was doing crowd work and spitting bars over his breaks before anyone.
And even contributing to breaking, it was all lifted from earlier 1920s and 1930s african americans ... what changed is the flair and deeper groundwork... its just an evolution of something that already existed.
one question I would ask, after seeing that first video attached... if there's a claim where people say "NO spanish people came or even to the parties" .... then how would they eventually adopt and blend into the culture if they didnt know it existed? Its not like they just showed up and started breaking without knowing breaking existed.