Big Pun would have taken gold, silver and bronze for Puerto Rico in the new 2012 Olympic category ‘Linguistic Gymnastics’. 
‘Pun's lyrics are notable for technical efficiency, having minimal pauses to take a breath, and heavy use of internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes.’ Instead he lost the big one; Big Pun died of a heart attack at age 28.

Image for the CIA Alternative Olympics Calendar 2012.