Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd
Remember Jazz from T1, his first words were "whats happenin bitches" and then breakdanced.

Jazz, even in the original cartoon , had a "black" feel to him. He was the hip hop speakin kinda guy.

Jazz Cartoon G1/The Movie 1986 Voice: Scatman Crothers
Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, and provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Jazz the Autobot in Transformers and the title character in Hong Kong Phooey.

Jazz Transformers Movie (2007): Darius McCrary aka Eddie Winslow from Family Matters

Jazz In Animated Series that comes on Kabillion: Phil LaMarr
LaMarr's television credits include a starring role on Justice League as Green Lantern, a major role as Hermes Conrad and various other characters on Futurama, and Samurai Jack (the main character).

Apparently these BLACK guys didn't/don't have a problem with being black/thought it was racist or else they would have declined the part.