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Also known as Big Punisher, Christopher Rios, Big Moon Dawg, Pun, Christopher Lee Rios

American rapper (1971–2000)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1971-11-10
Active to
2000-02-07
east coast hip hopgangsta raphardcore hip hophip hop

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(Note: scrobbles for "Big Pun" redirect here due to an incorrect redirect. Disable automatic spelling corrections in your settings to fix this.) Christopher Lee Rios (November 9, 1971 - February 7, 2000), better known as Big Pun or Big Punisher, was a 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 in 1995 <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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Also known as
Big Punisher Big Dog The Punisher Big Moon Dawg
Born
Christopher Lee Rios , ( 1971-11-10 ) November 10, 1971, New York City, U.S.
Died
February 7, 2000 (2000-02-07) (aged 28), White Plains, New York , U.S.
Genres
East Coast hip-hop Latin hip-hop gangsta rap hardcore hip-hop
Occupations
Rapper songwriter actor
Years active
1992—2000
Labels
RED Columbia SRC Loud Terror Squad
Formerly of
Terror Squad
Children
3, including Christopher Jr.
Website
officialbigpun .com

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Wikidata facts

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Big Pun passport (cropped).jpg
Height
171
Number of children
3
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name in native language
Big Pun
date of birth
1971-11-09
date of death
2000-02-07
birth name
Christopher Lee Rios
nickname
Chris
pseudonym
Big Pun
start of work period
1992-00-00
social media followers
90900
Commons category
Big Pun
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Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip-hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery by fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe, alongside Cuban Link and Triple Seis, and thereafter guest appeared on his 1995 album Jealous One's Envy.

Big Pun signed with Fat Joe's label, Terror Squad Productions and Loud Records in 1997 to release his debut studio album, Capital Punishment (1998) the following year. Met with critical acclaim and commercial success, the album earned a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, and became the first hip hop recording by a Latino solo act to receive platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, Yeeeah Baby (2000) peaked at number three on the Billboard 200, although Pun died two months before its release.

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