Afro-Cubans
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Sep 13, 2026
PatifriaHOST
And what I think is even more cringy is now he suddenly, for the first time ever...
PatifriaHOST
Started claiming that his dad is Afro-Cuban, which he's never done before.
PatifriaHOST
And now he's like, you could tell he's like trying to defend himself a little bit.
PatifriaHOST
He's
Kid MeroHOST
Right.
Mia BelleHOST
Now, if he were to use that, 'cause I saw that he also mentioned that his father was Afro-Cuban in the comments, just to, like, you know, amp his stance.
Kid MeroHOST
Yeah.
Mia BelleHOST
If you lead with that, then I understand.
Eric LeedsGUEST
It was much more of a, you know, a jazz side of things.
Eric LeedsGUEST
And it was predicated primarily on her Afro-Cuban roots.
Eric LeedsGUEST
You know, that was the whole thing.
Eric LeedsGUEST
We were really trying to key in on the Latin side of her.
23 MINS LATER
Eric LeedsGUEST
He was the guy who was, you know, you talk about a guy, is the glass half empty or half full? For Eddie, the glass was overflowing.
Eric LeedsGUEST
He was the personification of the person that lives life to its fullest and finds happiness.
Eric LeedsGUEST
that joy in everything and it's infectious um and that was just so much of what his music was about and he was also very prone to hyperbole when he would get into something and it was very funny and very charming because he would on on a couple of occasions where he would invite me to to to play with him He would introduce me as if like I'm like the, you know, the second son of Afro-Cuban tenor.
Eric LeedsGUEST
You know, I'm saying, chill.
J MooreHOST
You know, but...
J MooreHOST
Is he Afro-Cuban? You know,
Jay DiffHOST
Afro-Latina.
J MooreHOST
Latino, rather.
Andrew SchulzHOST
Listen
Charlamagne Tha GodHOST
... his daddy is Afro-Cuban.
Andrew SchulzHOST
Cubans can be white, too.
Charlamagne Tha GodHOST
No, his father is Afro-Cuban, though.
Andrew SchulzHOST
Oh, he's, he's a Black guy.
Charlamagne Tha GodHOST
All right.
Jasmine SandersHOST
I mean, he is black, though, right? His
Skip CheathamHOST
daddy is Afro-Cuban.
Jasmine SandersHOST
I'm just saying.
Jasmine SandersHOST
I mean, but I mean, I don't know.
Jasmine SandersHOST
The crazy thing is people are saying, you know, the question shouldn't be, are you able to use it? But the question should be, why do you want to use it?
Skip CheathamHOST
Well, suppose he is, but he feels that's what he is.
Skip CheathamHOST
If his dad is black, Afro-Cuban, I'm just saying, well, I don't know.
Skip CheathamHOST
I ain't seen his dad, but he said...
Noni JuiceHOST
Right.
Noni JuiceHOST
And I believe he goes on to say or it was revealed somewhere on social media that he said that his dad was actually an Afro-Cuban.
Noni JuiceHOST
So he has like some African heritage in him.
Noni JuiceHOST
So that also gives him the right to be able to say the N word.
Skip CheathamHOST
Well, suppose he is, but he feels that's what he is.
Skip CheathamHOST
If his dad is black, Afro-Cuban, I'm just saying, well, I don't know.
Skip CheathamHOST
I ain't seen his dad, but he said...
Skip CheathamHOST
Mama
speaker_1HOST
Right.
speaker_0HOST
And they basically map out the hidden skeleton of Afro-Cuban music.
speaker_0HOST
So our mission for this deep dive is to trace the genealogy of a beat.
speaker_1HOST
Yeah, a foundational rhythm, really.
speaker_0HOST
Right.
speaker_1HOST
Following the gradual abolition of slavery in Cuba, which, uh, finally concluded in 1886, you had this massive demographic shift.
speaker_1HOST
Dense Afro-Cuban communities started forming in the urban centers.
speaker_0HOST
Especially Havana.
Sharmane FuryGUEST
Fat Joe said his dad was an Afro-Latino.
StephanieHOST
Dad is Afro-Cuban.
RashaniiGUEST
Which he is.
Sharmane FuryGUEST
And then posted a photo.
Sharmane FuryGUEST
And well, well, I believe Cubans-
StephanieHOST
Are you his dark skin dad? [laughs]
Sharmane FuryGUEST
... generally are Afro-Cuban.
Sharmane FuryGUEST
There are still some very pale-ass Cubans, and-
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