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Is Zack De La Rocha One Of The Greatest Emcees Of All Time?
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Is Zack De La Rocha One Of The Greatest Emcees Of All Time?

Zach De La Rocha is rarely mentioned with other influential emcees of his era. But he should be.

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May 26, 2024
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Random top emcees of all-time lists pop up all the time on Twitter.

Older heads stick to the usual suspects: Rakim, Nas, KRS. Newer generation folks stick up for the likes of Drake, Kendrick, Ye and such.

These lists usually only have room for one Latino, and more often than not, that slot is reserved for the Bronx’s own Big Pun and for good reason.

Pun wa…

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