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  • Xzibit Recalls Wild Tour Experience with Big Pun: Guns, Cops, and Chaos

    Xzibit Recalls Wild Tour Experience with Big Pun: Guns, Cops, and Chaos

    The rapper shares an unforgettable story of life on the road with Terror Squad

    Xzibit has shared a jaw-dropping tale from his early touring days with Big Pun, filled with unexpected twists and high-octane drama. Speaking with Bootleg Kev, the rapper revealed how a promo tour on the East Coast turned into a night he’d never forget.

    After Big Pun’s tour bus broke down, he and his family joined Xzibit’s bus. What started as a logistical hiccup quickly unraveled into chaos. An irate limousine driver clashed with Pun’s crew, prompting a bizarre chase around the vehicle that Xzibit compared to “a silent movie.”

    The drama peaked during the concert when a scuffle broke out between Terror Squad member Boobie the Boxer and the front-row audience. The fight spilled onto the stage, and, shockingly, someone pulled a gun from a briefcase and fired into the air, causing fans to scatter.

    Police arrived on the scene, discovering the discarded gun and cuffing the crew, though they were later released. Back at the hotel, the group faced another hurdle as concertgoers sought them out, forcing a covert escape.

    “They shot the buses up and everything,” Xzibit said, describing the chaos. “There was never a dull moment.”








  • Fat Joe recalls Big Pun’s songwriting prowess: ‘He was a genius’

    Fat Joe recalls Big Pun’s songwriting prowess: ‘He was a genius’

    Joe claims Pun used to write raps in his sleep

    Fat Joe recounts the sharp writing skills of his late friend and Terror Squad member Big Pun. Recently speaking on Jay Shetty podcast, Joe revealed that Pun was far better than him at composing songs, even claiming he used to lay down bars in his sleep.

    “He was so good. He was like a freak of nature, bro. He was a genius,” Joe shared. “He was so much better than me, like light years [ahead] of me. He actually taught me how to make hits, even though I discovered him.”

    He continued, “He had that thing, narcolepsy or something, where he would fall asleep right on you. He would wake up and be like, ‘Pass me the book!’ He would have a whole song. He would write it in his sleep.

    “I mean, this guy was phenomenal. From the first time I ever heard him I knew, like, ‘This guy is the greatest. He’s the best.’ It was another level.”


  • Jay-Z skipped Big Pun’s “Still Not A Player” beat, ex Roc-A-Fella A&R says

    Jay-Z skipped Big Pun’s “Still Not A Player” beat, ex Roc-A-Fella A&R says

    Hov passed the beat that became Big Pun’s biggest hit

    Jay-Z almost recorded over the instrumental that ended up being Big Pun’s biggest hit, “Still Not A Player,” but he passed it. Per a recent revelation made by former Roc-A-Fella A&R Kyambo “Hip-Hop” Joshua at the R.O.A.D podcast, the beat created by Knobody was among the many that Hov wasn’t interested in.

    “There’s a lot that didn’t make it, that I tried to force and then other people used them,” Joshua recalled. “‘Still Not A Player, I had that. I had ‘Woah,’ I think [Memphis] Bleek passed on that. We had ‘Lights, Camera, Action,’ [JAY] said it was too slow. I was like, ‘What you mean it’s too slow?’”

  • Big Pun passed away on February 7, 2000

    Big Pun passed away on February 7, 2000

    When did Big Pun Die? Big Pun passed away on February 7, 2000

    Christopher”Big Pun” Rios was a Puerto Rican New York rapper from the South Bronx that was a rising star when he died at the young age of 28. His 1997 album Capital Punishment had the classic rap song “Still Not a Player” and set him up for major success.

    He was scheduled to perform with Fat Joe and Jennifer Lopez but had to cancel. His weight was nearly 700 pounds when he died of a heart attack days later. Rios has endured in the memories of rap listeners for generations and his wordplay and speed rap made him one of the greats.

  • Big Pun was the first solo Latino rapper to go Platinum

    Big Pun was the first solo Latino rapper to go Platinum

    Capital Punishment was the first album by a solo Latino rapper to go platinum.

    Big Pun‘s debut album Capital Punishment, which he released on April 28, 1998 was the first album by a Latino rapper to go platinum after selling over a million copies. Also making Big Pun the first Latino rapper to go Platinum and double-platinum.

    Capital Punishment peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 charts and went No. 1 on the R&B Albums chart for two week. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1999 Grammy awards.

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    Read: Big Pun’s first rap name was Big Moon Dawg

    Read: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is the only group to work with 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while they were still alive

  • Big Pun’s first rap name was Big Moon Dawg

    Big Pun’s first rap name was Big Moon Dawg

    Big Pun's first rap name was Big Moon Dawg

    Before Christopher Lee Rios was known as Big Punisher or Big Pun for short, his first rap name was Big Moon Dawg. Big Pun’s rap name came from the comic book character Punisher. In 1989, Big Pun was performing under the name Big Moon Dawg, he formed a group called Full A Clips with Triple Seis, Prospect & Cuban Link. Big Pun was eventually discovered by Fat Joe and was featured on Fat Joe’s 1995 album Jealous One’s Envy. Big Pun’s debut studio album Capital Punishment  was the first solo hip hop album by a Latino rapper to go platinum.

    Purchase our 100 Hip-Hop Facts (1973-2000) Book

    Read: Big Pun was the first Latino rapper to go Platinum

    Read: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is the only group to work with 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while they were still alive

  • Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is the only group to work with 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while they were still alive

    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is the only group to work with 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while they were still alive

    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are the only group to work with 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while all four were still alive. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony worked with Eazy-E on 1994’s “Foe Tha Love Of $,” with Big Pun on 1996’s”No Mercy,” with Tupac on 1997’s “Thug Love,” and with Biggie on 1997’s “Notorious Thugs.”

    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is the only group to work with 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Eazy-E, and Big Pun while they were still alive

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