Tyga has issued an apology to the Mexican group after receiving backlash for his new “Ay Caramba” video.
On Thursday (July 28), Tyga sat down with Los Angeles’ Energy 106 and Gill of the American Cholo podcast, in an interview explicitly down to deal with the rapper’s newest Latin-themed visible, which has brought on a stir with folks accusing the California rhymer of cultural appropriation.
“Once I dropped the video, I wasn’t in L.A., I used to be in Europe. After which I began seeing lots of people offended by it and I used to be kinda confused,” Tyga stated on the 3:50-mark of the interview. “That is why I did not reply … I kinda, like, tried to do my analysis a bit of bit. I attempted to ask a number of the people who I grew up with which are Mexican.”
Within the video, Tyga performs a number of Mexican caricatures, together with a fats man in a lowrider being rained on with tortilla chips.
“I’ve all the time completed Latin data,” Tyga continued. “Once I’ve completed one thing that was a Mexican file like ‘Go Loko,’ I wrote that music and I used to be like, this music is actually for the Mexicans I grew up with … I need to pay homage to them. That is what I seen rising up with mates of mine. Once I made ‘Go Loko,’ that is what that was. I feel with ‘Ay Caramba,’ I wasn’t pondering, that is for the Mexicans I grew up with.”
“On the finish of the day, I am not Mexican, so I am unable to say what Mexicans are offended by and never,” Tyga added. “However I do know I had no intentions of offending anyone. For one, I need to apologize to the Mexican group and my followers which are Mexican. I’ve a number of Latin followers which are Puerto Rican, Dominican, that most likely weren’t offended by this video. However my Mexicans followers in L.A., there positively have been some that have been offended.”
Tyga’s Collin Tilley-directed “Ay Caramba” video is affected by adverse feedback on YouTube.
“I swear somebody ought to make a music referred to as fried rooster with kool assist,” one particular person famous.
“As A Mexicano from Compton this ain’t it, as a Chicano from California this ain’t it, as an Indigenous Native from Mexico is ain’t it, as a foo from the streets from the hoods in Los Angeles this ain’t it,” one other particular person posted.
The visible has over 4 million views on YouTube.
