Cuban Link

Cuban Link's early life and career

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Born Felix Delgado, in Habana, Cuba in 1974, Cuban link is a New York rapper who is best known for his former membership to the group Terror Squad, friendship with latin rapper Big Pun, and beef with rapper Fat Joe.

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In 1980 Cuban's father was exiled from Cuba and shipped off 90 miles to the United States, eventually settling in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Cuban link quickly learned English, and was immediately infuenced by early hiphop culture. Cuban began writing lyrics at the age of 15 and became friends with fellow latin rappers Triple Seis and Big Punisher, his future partners in rhyme. "We clicked like brothers." Cuban remembers fondly. An example of Cuban link and Big Pun's close friendship was in '94 when Cuban Link was stabbed, he considered giving up rapping. Big Pun encouraged him and convinced him to continue rapping.

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The three were soon recruited by Bronx rapper Fat Joe in to the group Terror Squad, and began to make ripples in the New York hiphop scene, receiving recognition world famous rappers like Nas, who quoted their lyrics back to them when they first met.

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Cuban was first heard alongside Big Pun on the 1997 single "Off the Books", and made numerous appearences on Pun's platinum "Capital punishment". He was also heard on the Terror squad tracks "Bet Ya Man Can't" and "Tell Me What You Want".

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When Big Pun died in 2000, Cuban released his first solo single "Flowers For The Dead" as a tribute to Pun. It was shortly after this time that Fat Joe and Cuban Link began dissagreeing with Fat Joe on manegerial decisions and the infamous beef started between the two.

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