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  • Big Punisher
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  • East Coast hip hop musicians
  • American people of Puerto Rican descent
  • Rappers from New York City
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  • American rapper from New York. Born November 10, 1971, died February 7, 2000. He performed with Fat Joe and D.I.T.C., often he appeared under the name “Big Pun”. He died at the age of 28, with a heart attack brought about by his serious weight problem.
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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 and actor, the first Latino rapper to attain Platinum sales status as a solo act. Big Pun emerged from the underground hip hop scene in The Bronx borough of New York City, in the late 1990s. He first appeared on tracks from Fat Joe's second album %22Jealous One's Envy%22 in 1995, and The Beatnuts' second album Stone Crazy in 1997, prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. Pun's lyrics are notable for technical efficiency, having minimal pauses to take a breath, heavy use of alliteration as well as internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes. He is widely revered as one of the all-time rap greats.About.com ranked him #25 on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of All Time, while MTV2 ranked him #11 on its list of the %2222 Greatest MCs.%22 In 2012, The Source ranked him #19 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. An article from Rolling Stone magazine states, %22Pun embodied all of the traits of a master wordsmith: melody, a unique flow, an unforgettable voice, humor, and lyrics that made other MCs go back to their black and white composition notebooks.%22
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  • Christopher Lee Carlos Rios
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