National Hispanic Heritage Month

As National Hispanic Heritage Month enters full swing, Latino artists and celebrities are finding a variety of ways to honor and share their culture with the world. From music to food to art, this month is designed to showcase the impact of Latino influence in the United States.

For pop global Latin and pop superstar Enrique Iglesias, this means releasing a Greatest Hits album which will include a variety of his best work as well as some new elements and will feature major hip-hop artists such as Ludacris, fellow Miami native Pitbull, Sean Paul, and more as well as multiple major Latin artists and a remastered re-release of his hit “Could I Have This Kiss Forever” with the late Whitney Houston.

For almost two decades, Inglesias, the son of popular Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, has maintained a steady presence on not just Latin charts, but also American and International Top 40 and hip-hop charts. He also has multiple GRAMMYs and Billboard Awards to his name as well as ASCAP songwriting accolades. From urban-centric hip-hop bangers to catchy mainstream pop to tropical-inspired dance tracks to Latin-infused love songs, Inglesias has demonstrated a unique ability to fuse different rhythms, beats, influences, and elements as he seamlessly weaves his way between genres, something that few artists are capable of achieving.

“Music has always been my passion and I am beyond grateful to be able to celebrate this collection with my fans,” Enrique Iglesias told Billboard in an interview in anticipation of the upcoming album, which will include songs in both English and Spanish.

National Hispanic Heritage Mont h runs from September 15 to October 15 and is meant to celebrate “the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.”

The 16-song Greatest Hits album will be available on October 4.

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Fat Joe has longevity in the game. Rocking stages since the 80s, and putting on for Latino people for decades. Using himself as a conduit between the Merengue and the boombap of the emerging Hip-Hop scene. So it was no surprise when he stopped by Hot 97 and dropped serious knowledge on the unique African experience and heritage, shared by both Black and Brown people.

“All the music is African: Brazilian music, Dominican Music. Spanish Drums. All the music African music.” Fat Joe declared to Hot 97’s Ebro. “You getting on the Afrobeat now. I been in Africa. They been doing that.”

“Even in Puerto Rico when you go to Caribbean… Let’s speak about Latinos not being Black,” Joe said. “Latinos are Black. In Cuba, at one time, there was eight million Cubans. Five million, unfortunately, were slaves. Three million were actual Cubans, and they integrated and had babies. Same thing with Puerto Rico when you go to Loíza. And when you talk about Santeria, that came from the motherland Africa. Sometimes, Latinos may even identify themselves with African and Black culture more than Black people. This ain’t no crazy thing. Fat Joe ain’t on crack. He know what he talking about.”

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@fatjoe makes it clear that he sees many Latinos in the Caribbean as Blacks with African Heritage… We talk #Aguanile origins & Yoruba check interview on @hot97 .com

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Of course, none of this started with Joey Crack. Consider Timba music, the Cuban based genre of music that combines Afro-Cuban folk music with Funk/ R&B. Consider Salsa. Consider Tito Puente and Mother Celia Cruz. What about Oscar D’Leon all the way up to Ibeyi? The Rock Steady Crew? Beat Street? Do The Right Thing- Mookie & Tina? There has been this connection that colonization has tried to dissolve but would never.

As the community recognizes National Hispanic Heritage Month, let’s remember this is also a time to lift unity between two kissing cousins in Hip-Hop culture.

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