Big Pun
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Big Pun was a highly influential Puerto Rican-American rapper from the Bronx, celebrated for his complex multisyllabic rhymes and as one of the first Latino solo hip-hop artists to achieve platinum status.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Big Punisher | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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rapper ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| albumCertification | Capital Punishment certified platinum by RIAA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Big Punisher
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Chris Rios NERFINISHED ⓘ Punisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Armageddon
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Cuban Link NERFINISHED ⓘ Fat Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ Remy Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ Terror Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Christopher Lee Rios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
complications of obesity
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heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Chris Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1971-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-02-07 ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseDate | 1998-04-28 ⓘ |
| debutStudioAlbum | Capital Punishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Puerto Rican ⓘ |
| firsts | first solo Latino rapper to have a platinum-certified album by the RIAA ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
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hardcore hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Amanda Rios
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Vanessa Rios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Puerto Rican-American ⓘ |
| influenced | later Latino hip hop artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Big Daddy Kane
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Kool G Rap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first Latino solo hip hop artists to achieve platinum status
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breath control and rapid-fire delivery ⓘ complex multisyllabic rhymes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Terror Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeOf | The Bronx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Capital Punishment
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I’m Not a Player NERFINISHED ⓘ Still Not a Player NERFINISHED ⓘ Twinz (Deep Cover 98) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeeeah Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
rapper
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | White Plains, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousAlbum | Endangered Species NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumousAlbumReleaseDate | 2001-04-03 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Loud Records
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Terror Squad Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Liza Rios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary film "Big Pun: The Legacy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Big Punisher