The first solo Latino rapper to go platinum, Big Punisher was also yet another member of the hip-hop community to fall victim to an early death -- though in his case, it was due to health problems, not violence. In contrast to his large frame, Big Pun was a surprisingly graceful and nimble rapper, delivering his often clever, tongue-twisting rhymes at a torrential pace. He endured a rough childhood in an unstable home, and moved out when he was 15, dropping out of high school around the same time. Still, he continued his education on his own, and became interested in rapping and breakdancing he was a solid athlete during his teen years. In , under the name Big Moon Dog, he and several friends formed a street-corner rap group called the Full a Clips Crew. He later changed his name to Big Punisher , after the Marvel Comics superhero, and caught his big break when he met and impressed fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe in

Who Was Big Pun?

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Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in The Bronx borough of New York City in the early s, he came to prominence during the latter half of the decade for his work with Fat Joe and the Terror Squad. Pun's lyrics are notable for their technical efficiency, having minimal pauses to take a breath, heavy use of alliteration as well as internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes. He is frequently cited as one of the best MCs of all time. In , he signed with Loud Records as a solo artist, and released his Grammy-nominated debut studio album Capital Punishment in April to critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking at 5 on the Billboard and becoming the first solo hip hop record by a Latino artist to go Platinum. He grew up in the South Bronx neighborhood of the city, and had at least two sisters and one brother. Rios struggled with depression stemming from his turbulent childhood, and turned to food as a way of coping with it.