...I woke up thinking about this cat. Talk about dying young and filled with potential. Beautiful, beautiful lyricists. Out of all the MCs who've passed, I think I actually miss him the most. I loved Big L, but Pun was just nasty...
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Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. He is the author of The Beautiful Struggle, Between the World and Me, and We Were Eight Years in Power.