Big Pun
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tue 11/18/2008
Big Pun was only 26 years old when he became the first Latino rapper to go platinum. He was dead by 28.
Born Christopher Rios, the Bronx-native bum rushed rap radio in the '90s with tongue-twisting lyrics and a razor-sharp flow. Bigger than life in every sense, the Nuyorican MC made a star turn on the 1996 Beatnuts classic Off The Books. A year later, Big Pun released his debut single, the X-rated I'm Not a Player. The streets were buzzing about a "Latino Notorious B.I.G." and his follow-up single did not disappoint. The racy Still Not a Player helped his 1998 debut album, Capital Punishment, go double platinum.
But by 2000, Big Pun's battle with obesity was making more headlines than his music. In a span of just two years, he went from 400 to just over 600 pounds. Fellow Terror Squad member and close friend Fat Joe recalls how Big Pun struggled with his weight for over a decade: "For a long time, even though he was a big guy, he could do whatever he wanted… [a]s time went on, however, his health got worse." Big Pun, who often had trouble breathing during interviews, weighed nearly 700 pounds when he died of heart failure.
Rios was survived by his wife and three children. His second album, Yeah Baby, was released two months after his death. It also went platinum.
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Big Pun was da best rapper to ever live!!!
R.I.P Big pun.....
♥StEpHaNiE♥
11/18/2008
probally best Latino rapper ever ! dude just had a ridiculous flow and had good lyrics. and if you really wanna hear how Big pun got down do not listen to his pop trakcs ! listen to these to get a taste of the real big pun !
"You aint a killer" and "deep cover 98" might also go by deep cover freestlye !! just mind boggling !!
Mrjam7
11/18/2008
Dude this guy
was really g0od...
Pero aora el esta en un better place..
i ♥ his music.. =]
♥Mizz Guera♥
11/19/2008
Bug pun, the Latino MC
If he was still alive he'd kill these new cats out now.
R.I.P.
$ Fredy Fresh.
11/19/2008
700 lbs!?
omg R.I.P. Big Pun
That's how boricuas do it
Nelly
11/19/2008
u guys should have big pun versus notorious B.I.G
nycjay17
11/19/2008
WELL DAT IZ SOOO SAD..... R.I.P BIG PUN :(
sugar123~Br0wn!3!
(Chicago,IL)
11/19/2008
Sad very short lived.
Jorge C
11/19/2008
i dont think people are grasping the idea of how good The punisher was jus listen to this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA7DvbWy7bs
Mrjam7
11/19/2008
R.I.P Big Pun luv you........
alexandra
11/19/2008
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