Fat Joe's recent appearance on Math Hoffa's podcast caused controversy over his claims that Latinos equally contributed to Hip-Hop alongside African-Americans. During the interview, the Terror Squad leader labeled Foundational Black Africans racist and accused the group of being the most vocal opposition to his claims. Earlier this year, Tariq Nasheed expressed strong opinions about Fat Joe's claim that Blacks and Latinos equally contributed to the creation of hip-hop. Nasheed firmly disagreed, emphasizing that the formative years of hip-hop were predominantly influenced by Black culture.

Nasheed acknowledged the contributions of prominent Latino figures in hip-hop history, such as Crazy Legs and Big Pun, but stressed their participation was more significant in later stages. Nasheed drew parallels with other genres like rock and roll and country music, which also originated from Black culture but were later co-opted. He argued this misrepresentation is an attempt to dilute Black contributions by falsely portraying hip-hop as a shared creation from the start.