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Big Punisher
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Christopher Lee Rios (November 9, 1971 - February 7, 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was an Puerto Rican American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from The Beatnuts on the track “Off the Books” and on Fat Joe’s second album Jealous One’s Envy, on the track “Watch Out”, prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. Big Pun’s career was cut short in 2000 at age 28 by a fatal heart attack due to his obesity. He is survived by a wife, Liza Rios, and three children. Big Pun was the first solo Latino rapper to sell over one million LPs. His first stage name was Big Moon Dawg. His name comes from the Marvel comic book anti-hero The Punisher.
Childhood
Born in the South Bronx of Puerto Rican descent during the early years of hip-hop, Christopher Rios grew up enjoying basketball, boxing, and other sports. He met his wife Liza in the eighth grade. At the age of five, he broke his leg in a Manhattan municipal park, resulting in a lawsuit against the City of New York, later settled out of court. He received a lot of money in compensation. By all accounts from Pun’s family, his early years were very difficult, including witnessing his mother’s drug abuse, his father leaving the family, and a stepfather who was very hard on Pun. According to his grandmother, Pun would become angry and self-destructive, punching holes in the walls of his family’s apartment and eating the chunks of drywall rocks .
Childhood
Born in the South Bronx of Puerto Rican descent during the early years of hip-hop, Christopher Rios grew up enjoying basketball, boxing, and other sports. He met his wife Liza in the eighth grade. At the age of five, he broke his leg in a Manhattan municipal park, resulting in a lawsuit against the City of New York, later settled out of court. He received a lot of money in compensation. By all accounts from Pun’s family, his early years were very difficult, including witnessing his mother’s drug abuse, his father leaving the family, and a stepfather who was very hard on Pun. According to his grandmother, Pun would become angry and self-destructive, punching holes in the walls of his family’s apartment and eating the chunks of drywall rocks .
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Big Punisher - Beware
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Big Punisher - Glamour Life
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Big Pun - Wrong Ones
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Big Pun - The Nicest
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roko1 wrote:
he broke his leg playin basketball, fucked up his knee id guess quite bad and couldn't exersise much i think. sumin like that.
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kriso_ wrote:
"You ain't even en mi clasa"
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adomay wrote:
Join the Danja group! http://www.last.fm/group/Danjahandz
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hiphopizded wrote:
Yo, my squad is honored it like Elijah Muhammed/ But I'm God-retarded, ain't no righteousness in this heart of violence/ Hard as diamond but I'm in the ruff, listen up/ If you ever see me wit the Feds you can bet it's in the cuffs/ Ain't no snitchin us, bitchin us/ Unofficial-ness, everything we are, side you wish you was/ Official thugs in the drug profession/ Drug connections, drug addictions/ Still seein the judge for drug possession/ The four-D's, all these is more reas/ To either get big, leave or let live/ We the best there is TS, ain't nobody else/ We probably Dove cuz we all way on top of the shelf/ I'm lockin your wealth wit the master keys, freeze/ Don't try to breeze, I'ma squeeze and blast the back of your knees/ Just pass the cheese, please don't test the toaster/ My tech'll roast ya body faster than Ferrari's Testarosta/
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Nestea-88 wrote:
IMO Big Punisha >>Bigge,2pac,Big L . Yo
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STFUDonnie wrote:
Could spit better than most of em.
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Prince91 wrote:
Pun is ill
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hiphopizded wrote:
Pun was fire! R.I.P. Get voting for a new pic y'all, there are better ones
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Nestea-88 wrote:
great !!! BIG PUN!!! KING OF N.Y. ?
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Jaysilla wrote:
i don't listen to pun as often as i should but he's truly a hip hop legend. r.i.p.
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hurricane_mario wrote:
Yeeeah Baby is massively underrated. I actually think in some ways it's better than the first. It's more melodic and more inventive, and the intro is hilarious.
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fsunoles wrote:
One of the best. The best Puerto Rican rapper hands down......
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Charlie_bwoi wrote:
believe that.
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ironsgirl wrote:
i never heard about trolling before i joined this site. i've deduced it's a hobby for people with no social skills who don't get out much
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teflon_hearted wrote:
lmao NathanBolstad is complete moron.
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Aardvarked wrote:
He's a trolling dipshit who knows nothing about hip-hop, I wouldn't indulge him.
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ironsgirl wrote:
how did pun fail? by dying?!
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Soofmatic wrote:
pun is a monster mayn, fuck that.
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NathanBolstad wrote:
I do it all for you, Aardvarked
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Aardvarked wrote:
Nice to see the big l shoutbox isn't the only place this NathanBolstad is demonstrating his total lack of knowledge of hip-hop and it's finest MCs. What a stupid fuck.
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