Jamaicans got the idea of toasting from america

[yung Herbie Hancock]

A lot of jamaicans on this site like to push this idea that kool herc and Jamaicans "introduced" toasting to America. They didn't. Here's the father of sound system (COXON DODD) explain how him and Count Machuki imitated the jive talk of black radio hosts like Jocko Henderson:

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[kingofnyc]

and this is the difference between us and damn near everybody else on the planet
we don’t take credit for one’s genre/culture , although our influence is what popped it off
a few months ago, I seen an elderly Puerto Rican man say black American rhythms influence Salsa movement which was huge in the mid 70s



yet when we create something that blows up …. everybody wants crowbar their way in & eat off our plate

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

and this is the difference between us and damn near everybody else on the planet
we don’t take credit for one’s genre/culture , although our influence is what popped it off
a few months ago, I seen an elderly Puerto Rican man say black American rhythms influence Salsa movement which was huge in the mid 70s



yet when we create something that blows up …. everybody wants crowbar their way in & eat off our plate

Salsa is basically Cuban and Puerto Rican music combined with jazz and RnB.

 

[yung Herbie Hancock]

History is funny now? Jamaicans get butthurt once you reveal the truth. Bombaclatt!!

 

[MajesticLion]

History is funny now? Jamaicans get butthurt once you reveal the truth. Bombaclatt!!

 

[K.O.N.Y]

and the tradition goes back even further than that in gospel hymns

 

[UncleTomFord15]

This literally takes less than 5 mins to find out from a Google search

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Busta Rhymes somewhere in complete denial