I was a 16-year-old in 1967 at the Hunts Point Palace, and guess who Pete Rodriguez busts out with Boogaloo Latin-style music. Pete was criticized by Tito Puente for unauthentic Latin music. Pete Rodriguez was an innovator and made it a cross-over music. His music was refreshing, ushering in Puerto Rican vibes from the traditional Cuban-style music of Tito Puente. We formed a dance line you saw in Soul Train decades later and danced until 6 AM. The Salsa wave was a New York thing not from the Island of Puerto Rico nor Cuba but taking an element of Cuban and Puerto Rican island music together. It sprung from New York to the world stage.
The song was famously covered by Latin supergroup The Blackout All-Stars, under the title "I Like It", from volume 1 of the soundtrack to the 1994 film I Like It Like That. The song was the group's only recording, as well as their only release to chart, peaking at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The Blackout All-Stars was a one-off musical supergroup, consisting of various Latin music artists: Ray Barretto, Sheila E., Tito Puente, Tito Nieves, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin and Grover Washington, Jr. The group was originally formed in 1994 to record the song "I Like It", the title song for the film I Like It Like That. Lead vocals were done by Nieves, while the rest of the group provided instrumentals or background vocals to the song. The song was later placed in volume 1 of the soundtrack to the film, and released as a single to promote the soundtrack. 12" and CD maxi singles were released, but the song failed to gain any popularity. The Blackout All-Stars remained one-off, despite the song's renewed popularity. Grover Washington, Jr. died on December 17, 1999 of a heart attack. Tito Puente died of heart failure on May 31, 2000, as did Ray Barretto on February 17, 2006.
AND they did it BEFORE and BETTER than Cardi B!! I can't stand when these new artists sample music and people think the artist created it. This latin gem has been around alot longer than Cardi B will be. Plz b4 anyone else says Cardi B, plz do your homework and give credit where credit is due!! BTW I'm NOT criticizing her, I like her. Just really loved this song b4 her.
Thats right credit should be given to the original Pete Rodriguez who is the original creator of this song and of course with his brother Manny R. this version is only a copy too.
Classic, catchy song! Takes me back to the 90’s! I was lucky to have heard my mom play this at least once a week for about a year lol. I can’t believe this song isn’t bigger than it really is! Thought it was also used in a food commercial or something back in the late 90’s/ early 2000’s? Also, nobody’s going to mention the sex scene used like it ain’t no thing 😂😂😂🤣💀
Who else is here because of Cardi B?? For anyone who want's to play this or Cardi B's version on guitar, here's how :) Capo 3rd Fret Play these chords, in this order, through the entire song using the strum pattern next them! Dm (↓), Gm (↑↑), Am (↑↑ ↑↓↑↓↑) Hope this helps out! If you get stuck or need a little extra help, I just uploaded a video lesson for this on my channel :)
Yeah shes such garbage. This whole generation is just god-awful. Wish I had a DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor so I could just go back to the 90s where I belong. Those were the days.
Hey Guys... IT IS NOT the version sampled by Cardi B. It is a 1994 cover of 1967 original composition by Pete Rodriguez.(Pete's) the one sampled by cardi B. Both are greats and i really love this one. Peace guys.
I knew this and loved this in the 90s. Of course it's a cover of Pete Rodriguez's song. Love both versions. But can anyone tell me what movie is playing in the video?
Can anyone help, been trying to find a version of this song with Tito Nieves on vocals. Maybe it’s remix not sure, has a part when they all shout Jump Jump Jump. Heard someone play it in a DJ set and it really got the crowd going, thanks in advance. 🙂
jajaj esta version es muy nefasta.. y no se me hace que tito nieves le quede el genero que realmente es la cancion original.. Definitivamente ni la segunda ni la tercera... prefiero lo primero lo original 💯.. la unica y mejor version del rey del Boogaloo Pete Rodriguez! afinen oidos "niños"
My high school years awesome and the blackout all stars was awesome !!! 90s music and the movie was cool especially made in the Bronx .. Bronx Rican right here !!!
Such a fun song and I hate to burst some of you guys' bubbles but this isn't even the original. Pete Rodriguez wrote the very first version of I Like It Like That in 1966 which is the version sampled in Cardi B's version.
Great singing and orchestration. Don't care at all for the video part. About Cardi, her version reaches a new generation. Different times; different taste in music. Her merit is giving this song a broader reach in the era of accelerated communications. I learned about this song because of her version. I have never return to hers; this version is it... for me.
I remember jammin to this song years ago when my kid was a baby. This thick dude was belting it out. I loved it. Then Cardi B came up this same song and my now grown kid is jamming to it.
A lot of comments say they heard it with Cardi B. I first heard it by Blackout All-Stars. But the original was performed by Pete Rodriguez, from my dad's younger days. In case people ask, I'm Dominican
Kim, that’s not when the SONG was released, And RU-vid wasn’t a thing when these were made anyway, plus music videos on RU-vid weren’t really a thing until VEVO. Upload dates on RU-vid aren’t very reliable here, but the song releases on Google are.
By his orchestra, yeeeeeees. But it was Tony Pabon, one of the writers (the other being Manny Rodriguez), who actually was the vocals on it. And the instruments were by the Pete Rodriguez Orchestra. Just a bit of trivia I thought was interesting when I first heard it, as I had originally thought Pete did the vocals
20 years ago, when I was 11, me and some classmates developed a 'dance' to this song and performed it in front of our entire primary school + parents at a school day. They were... intrigued.
1994! that's when I first came to the States and I used to blast the "Stereo System" every time the radio station played this jam!! Dammit!! the good old day y yo en plena pubertad!! LOL ♪♪ clap your hands if you want some more ♪♪
Written by Manny Rodriguez and Tony Pabon Produced by Sergio George Performed by Blackout AllStars Featuring Ray Barretto, Tito Nieves, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, Dave Valentin and Grover Washington Jr. Tito Nieves courtesy of RMM Records
