but what about us latinos? we ve been here in this city, and we ve got every kind of latino. you want your puerto ricans? wepa. you want your cubans? dale! dominicans? que lo que tigre. colombianos? todo bien, todo bien. mexicanos? no manches, guey. and this is where i grew up, too. and when i was a kid, i don t know what the streets were paved with, but it damn sure as hell was not gold. but that didn t stop latinx new yorkers from making big contributions. basquiat, rita moreno puerto rican. cardi b dominican. supreme court justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. even the very first non-indigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. mira eso, right from the start, we ve been here making this city great. now, i don t know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldn t smell as good, it wouldn t taste as good, and it definitely wouldn t sound as good. that s right, cause salsa music was in
Basquiat, Rita Moreno Puerto rican. Cardi bdominican. Supreme Court Justice sotomayor, nuyorican from the bx. Even the very first nonindigenous person to live and work in the island of manhattan in the 1600s was juan rodriguez, a dominicano. Mira eso, right from the start, weve been here making this city great. Now, i dont know what new york would be without latinos, but it sure as hell wouldnt smell as good, it wouldnt taste as good, and it definitely wouldnt sound as good. Thats right, cause salsa music was invented here in new york, thats right. [vocalizing along to salsa music] youre welcome. I wanna retrace my steps from queens, where i grew up, all the way to the Bright Lights of broadway and show you how latinos have contributed to the culture of the greatest city on earf. Thats right, i said earf. And you cant tell Latino Stories without plenty of good food, music, and dancing. So come on, lets go, lets go. Come on. [upbeat music] welcome to Jackson Heights. Thats right, this i
- no more rolling with an entourage unless it s pun and the terror squad - i got something here. mellow man ace had this record. - oh, i know that record. [hip-hop playing] - check this out, baby [rapping in spanish] - yo. - last night, you didn t go - [rapping in spanish] - that was hot, yo, when that song came out, it was revolutionary to my ears because it was like, oh, my god. there are latin words and latin artists. - yeah. - it s hip-hop. you just felt included. - that record hit. - you felt like, oh, my god, i have value. i m important. i don t know. it was big for me. - that record hit, bro. - right now, you re just a liar a straight-up mentirosa today you tell me something - y manana otra cosa - my brother made this beat, dzilla. - ohh. - all right, you got some raps for this, bro? - i might. i might. - oh, yeah? - oh. - ah!
unless it s pun and the terror squad - i got something here. mellow man ace had this record. - oh, i know that record. [hip-hop playing] - check this out, baby [rapping in spanish] - yo. - last night, you didn t go - [rapping in spanish] - that was hot, yo, when that song came out, it was revolutionary to my ears because it was like, oh, my god. there are latin words and latin artists. - yeah. - it s hip-hop. you just felt included. - that record hit. - you felt like, oh, my god, i have value. i m important. i don t know. it was big for me. - that record hit, bro. - right now, you re just a liar a straight-up mentirosa today you tell me something - y manana otra cosa - my brother made this beat, dzilla. - ohh. - all right, you got some raps for this, bro? - i might. i might. - oh, yeah? - oh. - ah! - ohh! ohh! - ahh.
- and of course, big record. - no more rolling with an entourage unless it s pun and the terror squad - i got something here. mellow man ace had this record. - oh, i know that record. [hip-hop playing] - check this out, baby [rapping in spanish] - yo. - last night, you didn t go - [rapping in spanish] - that was hot, yo, when that song came out, it was revolutionary to my ears because it was like, oh, my god. there are latin words and latin artists. - yeah. - it s hip-hop. you just felt included. - that record hit. - you felt like, oh, my god, i have value. i m important. i don t know. it was big for me. - that record hit, bro. - right now, you re just a liar a straight-up mentirosa today you tell me something - y manana otra cosa - my brother made this beat, dzilla. - ohh. - all right, you got some raps for this, bro? - i might.