Wrong Freakin' Puerto Rican

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: Not that I would have guessed that there's 2, but that's the wrong "Freakin" Puerto Rican. That guy's name is Ramiro and he works for WJMN in Boston (completely different photo on their site). Our Freakin' Puerto Rican is Donnie Devoe. Last I heard he was still spinnin' records out at the iBar in Melrose Park. : : : I found this an interesting read. It's obviously outdated, but kind of a cool background to a guy we only know about as a "taco fighter".. : : ******* : : : The “Freakin’” Puerto Rican : : November 6, 2006 : : After finishing her early morning shift at a Chelsea produce wholesaler, Luc Maria Torres puts on her sweatsuit and goes to the health club. It’s an unexpected luxury: The children are all grown now, and the days of hurrying home, only to rush off to a second job, are a distant memory. She and her husband Ramiro Sr. have paid their dues, and now they have a modest home in Everett and a handful of grandchildren. She has time to cook plantains and alcapurrias; time to chat with amigos and familia about her son Ramiro. Or, as he is known to thousands of radio listeners on Jamn’ 94.5, the “Freakin’ Puerto Rican.” : : “My son is a D.J.,” she says proudly. “God help him. He’s doing good.” : : Ramiro, who shares the 6 a.m.–10 a.m. slot with sidekick Pebbles, spins blazing hip-hop and R&B. He is a slick urban persona on the FM dial. But cool guy Ramiro with tattoos and : : And never tell Luc Maria that Puerto Ricans aren’t really immigrants. She may not have needed new citizenship, but she still struggled with an unfamiliar language and culture. “It has not been easy,” she says. “But I did it. What I didn’t have, I try to give to my kids.” : : And the Freakin’ Puerto Rican? The moniker was a nickname first used by a station co-worker. “At first I didn’t like to be called that, but I found that it’s catchy, so it stuck. It’s who I am,” says Ramiro. : : Luc Maria says that she enjoys the attention she gets when people find out she’s Ramiro’s mother. “It’s a really a nice sensation.” Although she tunes into the radio and listens to her son whenever she can, she hedges about whether she likes the rap and hip-hop music he plays. “There was one song I heard that reminded me of something I used to hear in Puerto Rico,” Luc Maria says diplomatically. “But the rest? I don’t know.” : : © Copyright Boston Globe. : : I found this an interesting read. It's obviously outdated, but kind of a cool background to a guy we only know about as a "taco fighter".. : : ******* : : : The “Freakin’” Puerto Rican : : November 6, 2006 : : After finishing her early morning shift at a Chelsea produce wholesaler, Luc Maria Torres puts on her sweatsuit and goes to the health club. It’s an unexpected luxury: The children are all grown now, and the days of hurrying home, only to rush off to a second job, are a distant memory. She and her husband Ramiro Sr. have paid their dues, and now they have a modest home in Everett and a handful of grandchildren. She has time to cook plantains and alcapurrias; time to chat with amigos and familia about her son Ramiro. Or, as he is known to thousands of radio listeners on Jamn’ 94.5, the “Freakin’ Puerto Rican.” : : “My son is a D.J.,” she says proudly. “God help him. He’s doing good.” : : Ramiro, who shares the 6 a.m.–10 a.m. slot with sidekick Pebbles, spins blazing hip-hop and R&B. He is a slick urban persona on the FM dial. But cool guy Ramiro with tattoos and : : And never tell Luc Maria that Puerto Ricans aren’t really immigrants. She may not have needed new citizenship, but she still struggled with an unfamiliar language and culture. “It has not been easy,” she says. “But I did it. What I didn’t have, I try to give to my kids.” : : And the Freakin’ Puerto Rican? The moniker was a nickname first used by a station co-worker. “At first I didn’t like to be called that, but I found that it’s catchy, so it stuck. It’s who I am,” says Ramiro. : : Luc Maria says that she enjoys the attention she gets when people find out she’s Ramiro’s mother. “It’s a really a nice sensation.” Although she tunes into the radio and listens to her son whenever she can, she hedges about whether she likes the rap and hip-hop music he plays. “There was one song I heard that reminded me of something I used to hear in Puerto Rico,” Luc Maria says diplomatically. “But the rest? I don’t know.” : : © Copyright Boston Globe.

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