‘Ay Caramba’ Meaning Explained As Tyga Opens Up About The Backlash And Apologizes For His Video
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What does the phrase “Ay Caramba” signify and what actually happened? Tyga has publicly expressed regret for his “Ay Caramba” music video to the Mexican-American community.
On July 8, the rapper released the song, and it was met with criticism shortly after. Tyga received criticism for disrespecting Mexican culture.
Until now, the rapper has chosen to remain silent. Tyga finally spoke up and expressed his regret to everyone.
Exploring Ay Caramba’ meaning
The expression “Ay Caramba” is used to express surprise. Although there was nothing wrong with the song’s title or lyrics, the way the video was executed did not sit well with the audience.
This is not the first time that Tyga has composed a song on Mexican culture. T he rapper has previously written songs like Go Loko. But he made the decision to give the Ay Caramba song more “creative” aspects.
Sadly, it did not impress them, and they were ready to criticize the rapper.
Tyga explains the backlash
According to TMZ, Tyga stated during an appearance on the American Cholo podcast that he was surprised by the criticism since he had not anticipated that people would be upset about it.
Instead of speaking out about it and breaking his quiet, Tyga chose to learn more and ask his Mexican friends where he went wrong.
I’ve always done Latin records, he declared. When I composed the song “Go Loko,” which was a Mexican record, I was thinking, “This song is literally for the Mexicans I grew up with.” I wish to honor them in some way. I don’t believe that when I sang “Ay Caramba,” I was thinking, “This is for the Mexicans I grew up with.”
Rapper expresses regret for his video
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Tyga quickly announced that he will be fully erasing the music video after recognizing his error. He also came forward and expressed regret at the same time.
I’m not a Mexican, so I can’t tell what offends or doesn’t bothers Mexicans, he continued. But I’m confident that I didn’t mean to insult anyone. I want to start by apologizing to my Mexican followers and the Mexican community. Many of my Latin admirers, including those who are Dominican and Puerto Rican, weren’t likely offended by this video. However, there were those of my Los Angeles-based Mexican admirers who were undoubtedly outraged.
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
