MC Battle
Aczino might have battle-rapped his way to victory at the 2017 Red Bull de los Gallos World Final, but he owes his introduction to the world of hip-hop to his first love: skateboarding.
Mexico’s Aczino (real name: Mauricio Hernández González) is one of the finest Spanish-language freestyle rappers in the business. He started battling in 2007 and has been a thorn in the sides of his fellow battle rappers ever since.
In 2012, Aczino won the Colombian Red Bull Batalla de la Gallos national final to become the first participant to win a Batalla de la Gallos national final outside of his or her own country.
Five years later, Aczino capped off his meteoric rise, when, in 2017, he displayed all of the ingenuity, impeccable flow and killer punchlines he's synonymous with to emerge victorious at the Red Bull Batalla De Los Gallos World Final.
Before he became a wizard on the mic, though, Aczino had another obsession. His first true love: skateboarding. It was cruising around his home city on his deck that first introduced him to the world of hip-hop and freestyle rapping.
Watch the video at the top to see how Aczino went from landing sick tricks to slaying freestyle rappers.
