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Podcast | Gio and Fito: When Gangsta Rap Gets Real

Ecuador · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-08-20T04:00:34Z updated 2026-08-20T04:00:34Z

<p><a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/podcast-gio-and-fito-when-gangsta-rap-gets-real/">Podcast | Gio and Fito: When Gangsta Rap Gets Real</a></p>
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<p>Gio was a gangsta rapper. He was also the right-hand man of Ecuador’s most notorious criminal, Choneros boss “Fito.” </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://insightcrime.org/news/podcast-gio-and-fito-when-gangsta-rap-gets-real/">Podcast | Gio and Fito: When Gangsta Rap Gets Real</a> appeared first on <a href="https://insightcrime.org">InSight Crime</a>.</p>

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