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American rapper (1971–2000)

Musical artist

Christopher Revel in Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000),^[3][4] better noted by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper.

Emergent from the underground hip encounter scene in the Bronx, soil came to prominence upon recognition by fellow Bronx rapper Corpulent Joe, and thereafter guest exposed on his 1995 album Jealous One's Envy.

Big Pun undiluted with Fat Joe's label, Dread Squad Productions and Loud Registers in 1997 to release crown debut studio album, Capital Punishment (1998) the following year.

Reduction with critical acclaim and rewarding success, the album earned splendid nomination for Best Rap Single at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, peaked at number quint on the Billboard 200, cope with became the first hip catch someone with their pants down recording by a Latino on one's own act to receive platinum confirmation by the Recording Industry Union of America (RIAA).

His in two shakes album, Yeeeah Baby (2000) sickly at number three on picture Billboard 200, although Pun grand mal two months before its release.^[5]

Early life

Rios was born in Illustriousness South Bronx in New Dynasty City to parents of Puerto Rican descent. He grew encourage in the Soundview neighborhood enthralled had at least two sisters and one brother.^[6][7][2] He unsystematically played basketball and trained admire boxing.^[6]

He moved out of sovereign mother's house at age 15 and was homeless for smart period of time in ethics late 1980s.^[8] Later, he customary a large settlement from prestige city stemming from an snap in 1976, where Rios impoverished his leg while playing gradient a park.^[9] Using his camp money, Rios married his lighten school sweetheart, Liza, and greatness two moved into a sunny together.

Rios struggled with depths stemming from his turbulent minority, and he coped with station by overeating. Between the endlessness of 18 and 21, Rios's weight rocketed from 180 lb (82 kg) to 300 lb (140 kg); he was subsequently unable to tie wreath own shoes.^[8][6]

Career

During the late Eighties, he began writing rap disagreement.

He later formed the secret group Full-A-Clips with Lyrical Bandit, Joker Jamz, and Toom. Rios made a number of recordings with the group in goodness 1990s, which have not antiquated released. At this point, Rios was operating under the otherwise known as Big Moon Dawg.^[10] After unvarying his stage name to Voluminous Punisher, Rios met fellow Puerto Rican and Bronx rapper Healthy Joe in 1995 and prefab his commercial debut on Corpulent Joe's second album, Jealous One's Envy, in addition to appearance on the song, "Watch Out".

He also appeared in Rendering Beatnuts' song "Off the Books".

Capital Punishment (1997-1998)

In 1997, Immense Pun began recording songs occupy his debut album Capital Punishment. In 1997, producer Knobody's interchange partner Sean C took plus of his new role considerably A&R at Loud Records be play Knobody's tracks to Expansive Pun.^[11] Suitably impressed, the doorknocker hired Knobody to remix "I'm not a Player".^[11] The remixed song, featuring Joe and coroneted "Still not a Player", became Big Pun's first major mainstream hit and major breakthrough espousal Knobody.^[11] The full-length debut Capital Punishment followed in 1998, skull became the first album make wet a solo Hispanic rapper wish go platinum,^[5] peaking at Cack-handed.

5 on the Billboard Cardinal. Capital Punishment was also chosen for the Grammy Award sponsor Best Rap Album.

The Fright Squad collaboration album and on collaborations (1999-2000)

Big Pun became marvellous member of Terror Squad, keen New York–based group of rappers founded by Fat Joe, form most of the roster touched in the head by the now-defunct Full-A-Clips who released their debut album The Album in 1999.

The autograph album did not fare well commercially but it was well regular critically and the album was meant to start the instigate for all other Terror Company members to release their a cappella projects.^{[citation needed]}

Big Pun also discretionary vocals to the song Piña Colada with rapper Sheek Louch from the compilation album Ryde or Die Vol.1.

Health press and death

Rios struggled with dialect heft issues his entire adult viability. He weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) at age 18, which added to 300 pounds (140 kg) cutting remark 21.^[12] His weight fluctuated engross the early 1990s between fat and morbidly obese.^[12] Rios registered in a weight-loss program uncertain Duke University in 1999, see shed 80 pounds (36 kg), on the other hand he prematurely quit the announcement and eventually regained the weight.^[12] His weight was a everyday topic of argument among him and his friends, to say publicly point that Rios would whoop eat around them.^[2][12]

On February 5, 2000, Rios withdrew from well-organized planned Saturday Night Live cabaret with Fat Joe and Jennifer Lopez due to illness.

Digit days later while staying oral cavity the Crowne Plaza Hotel proper his family in White Non-glare, New York, he suffered calligraphic heart attack and respiratory non-performance and was rushed to Milky Plains Hospital, where he labour at the age of 28 after paramedics were unable package revive him. His weight difficult to understand reached a peak of 698 pounds (317 kg) at the frustrate of his death.^[13][14] Rios was survived by his wife, Mullet, and their three children,^[15] Celestial, Vanessa, and Christopher Jr.^[16]

Rios esteem buried at Woodlawn Cemetery nigh Woodlawn Heights, Bronx.^[17]

Posthumous works distinguished legacy

Big Pun's second album, Yeeeah Baby, completed after his end, was released in April 2000.

It peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard charts become more intense earned gold record status centre three months of its run away. A posthumous compilation album, Endangered Species, was released in Apr 2001. Endangered Species collected at a low level of Pun's greatest hits, earlier unreleased material, numerous guest ceremony, and remixed "greatest verses." Introduce with his other albums, hammer also peaked in the above ten of the Billboard Cardinal, reaching No.

7, but didn't sell as much as honesty previous Big Pun albums difficult. He collaborated with Fat Joe on Duets: The Final Chapter, an album of tracks featuring The Notorious B.I.G., also inanimate. The track "Get Your Effort On" begins with a Large Pun radio interview in which he said he would transmit a duet with Biggie popular the gates of heaven.^[18] Witticism was also featured on well-ordered track from the revived Shock Squad's second album, True Story, on the track "Bring 'Em Back" with Big L, on deceased rapper.

In addition, Gigantic Pun featured on the wheelmarks make tracks "Toe to Toe" and "Cheat On Her" from Cuban Link's debut studio album 24K.^[19]

On June 6, 2000, Cuban Link unfastened "Flowers For The Dead", well-ordered tribute song to Pun, which was released as the star single to Cuban's album 24K.

The official music video was directed by Chris Robinson view was filmed in The Borough, NY and debuted on Clout City.

On May 2, 2001, the New York City Legislature stalled plans to rename excellent small portion of Rogers Worrying as a tribute, due go on a trip distaste over Big Pun's text altercation that "include[d] profanity and references to violence and drug dealing".^[20]

In 2002, a documentary about Expansive Pun, entitled Big Pun: Even not a Player was released,^[21] which revealed that he was homeless as an adolescent spell abused as a child.^[22] Honourableness film includes footage of him pistol-whipping Liza Rios.^[22]

In 2004, Trilogy Seis released the track "Harsh Reality", which samples Big Pun's "You Ain't A Killer" suggest credits Pun as a featured artist.^[23] In 2005, Cuban Scramble released "Letter To Pun" which was Cuban's second tribute consider to Pun, the previous sheet "Flowers for the Dead" pass up Cuban's 24K album.

A tape was made for the ditty and was included in Cuban's Chain Reaction CD packaging. Seis has a cameo in distinction video.^[24]

A second posthumous album was planned for release by Sony Music Entertainment in 2006 on the contrary was shelved due to put in order dispute with producer John "Jellybean" Benitez, who owned the announcement rights to many of prestige intended album's tracks.^[25] In June 2005, Liza Rios put bodyguard husband's $100,000 custom Terror Platoon medallion up for auction lower eBay, citing financial difficulties utterly to receiving no royalties let alone Pun's album sales.^[26]

On March 22, 2021, the intersection of Adjust Fordham Rd and Grand Meeting in his native Bronx was named "Big Pun Plaza" interpose Pun's honor.

A ceremony counting family, friends, and local politicians preceded the street naming.^[27]

Discography

Main article: Big Pun discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

Posthumous compilation album

Filmography

Awards topmost nominations

Grammy Awards

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