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- brown kids, it's like-- it's like their first exposure to something-- - that's people who look like them, talk like them. - exactly. - talk about things that they're interested in that is culturally theirs. - yeah. - i was a part of other ensembles, but i didn't get the stage time i deserved because they weren't doing shows that had roles for me. - yeah. - that's when i started writing even more because i was like, i'm gonna just write my own stuff. i wanna see stories that i know my story's on stage. - that's how i started, too, 'cause i felt like i'm in this rich community in new york city...

And brown communities. i'm about to meet up with raul lopez, brooklyn native and designer behind luar, who is taking street style back and finally getting the recognition he deserves. what's up, raul? - hey. how are you? - good, good, good. [both speaking spanish] - good. good. - how cool is this place? oh, these are the famous purses, huh? - yeah, man. deemed "it" bag. - the "it" bag. dua lipa had one, or something? - dua had one, solange. - solange had one, too? luar has been featured on the vogue runway, as well as in the pages of its prestigious magazine. luar designs focus on universal, n...

And i got jumped by this kid named johnny. he had my same name. anyway, that was my life growing up, but it made me who i am today, right? ♪ manhattan was like oz, you know. it was there. it was something to achieve. it was something better. you know, it was someplace-- but it was close enough. you know what i mean? you could always dip your toe into what wealthy people and people who had privilege-- you saw it. and you could smell it and taste it and go, god, you wanted it so bad because you could mingle with it. you just couldn't, you know, get into it. ♪ now, jackson heights was not an ...

- so good. - all right, y'all, i'm so glad you made it here to the special restaurant home. i brought you here because you all represent different aspects of my life, and i wanted to share because you know, latin people, we don't get our flowers. we don't get our dues like we deserve. to me, sergio represents broadway. and legendary rapper fat joe and tony, they're all about hip-hop. and aida, she's the comedy world. we dive in, starting with something that seems like it's pretty basic-- what we call ourselves. but it's not that simple. for years, the words hispanic, latino, and latina were mo...

♪ unless it's pun and the terror squad ♪ ♪ - i got something here. mellow man ace had this record. - oh, i know that record. [hip-hop playing] - ♪ check this out, baby [rapping in spanish] - yo. - ♪ last night, you didn't go - [rapping in spanish] - that was hot, yo, when that song came out, it was revolutionary to my ears because it was like, oh, my god. there are latin words and latin artists. - yeah. - it's hip-hop. you just felt included. - that record hit. - you felt like, oh, my god, i have value. i'm important. i don't know. it was big for me. - that record hit, bro. - ♪ rig...