Blacks and Puerto Ricans

I agree with you ^^ , not OP on that pretty dumb comment. In fact rap/ hip-hop and the early stuff was all Afro-American , and Latin dance culture and such.
However I don't get the reference to NY/NJ ??

THERES NO ROOM IN MY CIRCUS TENT FOR YOU !!!!

Hip Hop and breakin' would not exist

Just saw the pilot for the show (surprised at how long it was, at an hour and 15 minutes tops---it was definitely made more like a film than anything else--even had an old-school film look and feel) and really enjoyed it---it was definitely one long and crazy ride, I can say that,lol. I had been looking forward to seeing since it was announced nearly 6 months ago, and I wasn't one bit disappointed. Really enjoyed it. I'm a '70s baby,and an old hip-hop head, so some of the fashions, like the daishiki that old dude was wearing (my mother had a long red one with a similar design, and let me and my brother run around in it as kids,and wear until it became nothing but rags,lol) and the shirt the character of Ra-Ra wore--my brother wore one just like it when he was about 6 or 7 years old) definitely gave me a flashback. The acting was excellent (especially from the young leads, who did their own rapping and singing) and yeah, the whole episode came off like an actual film ( it even had an old-school film look and feel) more than anything else. Loved the rapping, of course, and can't wait to see the next episode. SO,yeah, it was worth the wait,apparently.

And,yeah, it was nice to see a cast comprised of mostly black and Puerto Rican folks, since they're the ones who basically started/created the early rap/hip-hop scene anyway.