Christopher Lee Rios, known by his stage name Big Pun, is an American rapper and musician. Pun's lyrics stand out for their technical efficiency, exceptional breath control, use of a variety of word movements, as well as polyphonic and intrinsic rhyme patterns. He is often considered one of the best MCs of all time. Emerging from the Bronx underground hip hop scene in New York in the early 1990s, he rose to prominence in the second half of the decade with his work with Fat Joe and Terror Squad. Big Pun was discovered by Fat Joe and first appeared on Fat Joe's J jealous 1995 album One's Envy. In 1997, he signed with Loud Records as a solo artist and released his Grammy-nominated debut studio album, Capital Punishment in April 1998, receiving critical acclaim and success. commercially, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and becoming the first. hip-hop solo album by a Latino artist ranked Platinum.
He is a legendary Puerto Rican American rapper and actor who is widely regarded as one of the best MCs of all time. Capital Punishment, his debut solo album, debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 charts when it was released in 1998.
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