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Hip-Hop Was Invented by a Jamaican Immigrant — and 6 Other Things the Caribbean Gave America

It's Caribbean American Heritage Month. Hip-hop, jerk chicken, Carnival, and a first-ever presidential run — all carry Caribbean roots most people miss.
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Bruno Mars Is Half Puerto Rican, Half Filipino — And That’s the Whole Sound

Bruno Mars's career hits — funk, reggae, doo-wop, soul — all trace back to his Puerto Rican father, Filipino mother, and Hawaiian childhood.
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Hip-Hop Was Invented by a Jamaican Immigrant — and 6 Other Things the Caribbean Gave America

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