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Back in 98, Big Pun, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records. His presence stunned the music world, but on , his lif Read allBack in 98, Big Pun, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records. His presence stunned the music world, but on , his life was cut short when he suffered a heart in 98, Big Pun, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records. His presence stunned the music world, but on , his life was cut short when he suffered a heart attack.
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The Legacy of a Legend
This film could have very easily been titled "Big Pun - The Rise and Fall of Rap Royalty" because in his day and even now, Christoper Rios, a.k.a. "Big Punisher," was regarded as a king. Not only by his loyal fans and the Puerto Rican co
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It's been 25 years since Hip-Hop lost one of the most notable voices in the game.
On February 7, , Christopher Rios a.k.a. Big Pun passed away after he suffered from a heart attack and respiratory failure while staying at a hotel in White Plains, N.Y. He was rushed to White Plains Hospital where he was declared dead after paramedics failed to revive him. Before his death, Pun experienced issues with his weight throughout most of his adult life. He weighed pounds when he passed away. He was only The rap passed just two months before his second album Yeeeah Baby was posthumously released.
Born in the South Bronx, Rios got his start in the music industry in the late s rapping under the stage name Big Moon Dawg with the group Full-A-Clips. After he changed his rap name to Big Punisher, Rios met Fat Joe and made his grand debut on "Watch Out" from Joe's LP Jealous One's Envy. He also hopped on The Beatnuts' classic hit "Off The Books" in That same yea
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Who Was Big Pun?
Big Pun's first album Capital Punishment hit No. 1 on the hip-hop/R&B charts and he became the first Latino rapper to go platinum. Pun was proud of his Puerto Rican heritage and became an icon within his community. Weighing nearly pounds, he died of heart failure in February
Early Years
Rapper Big Pun was born Christopher Rios on November 10, , in Bronx, New York. In his all-too-short career, Big Pun became a breakthrough Latino artist in the world of hip-hop music. While he did well in school and participated in friidrott in his early years, he left home at the age of 15 because of his difficult family life and eventually dropped out of high school.
Taking over his own education, Big Pun was an avid reader. He also became interested in breakdancing and rapping. It was a difficult time for him as he was sometimes homeless. Within a few years, Big Pun had the added pressure of being a young father when he and his junior high school girlfri