Big Pun

Taking a look at nine essential posthumous hip-hop albums released after a rapper's death.

XXL kicks off their new series Family Ties. The episodes will allow fans to discover aspiring rappers who are kin of hip-hop’s elite MCs. In each segment, XXL invites a relative of a famous rapper to lay it all out on a never-before heard track in our studio. Wondering i...

It hardly seems like it’s been over a decade since the release of “Lean Back,” when radio stations nationwide had the whole country doing the “rock-a-way.” But alas, Fat Joe has slimmed down and the Terror Squad seems like a thing of the past, especially since Remy Ma left the group in 2007 and subsequently turned herself into police after being convicted of a shooting outside of a Manhattan night

On what would have been Big Pun's 43rd birthday, a previously unreleased track featuring Pun, Shaq, Fat Joe and Easy Mo Bee hit the web much to the delight of hip-hop fans across the board. Fortunately for Big Pun fans, the leak wasn't just a loosie and an official Pun project is scheduled for a Dec ...

Today, Big Pun would have turned 43. While hip-hop remembers the great Bronx MC, his longtime collaborator and producer went into the vaults and revealed a rare gem for fans. Pun is jointed by Fat Joe, Easy Mo Bee and Shaquille O'Neal for a lyrical onslaught...

Fat Joe is the latest artist to be featured on Music Choice’s series Chronicles. In the upcoming episode the "Stressin" rapper opens up about growing up in the Bronx, coming up with the Wu-Tang Clan and his relationship with the late Big Pun. On t...

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Looks like Fat Joe might be a player after all. Big Pun's widow, Liza Rios, is suing the late rapper's best friend Fat Joe for screwing her out of tons of money. Apparently, Pun struck up a deal with Fat Joe to divide the royalties Pun earned from songs like "Still Not a Player" and "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)," but the money stopped rolling in after 2005...

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When it comes to late New York rappers who truly had the potential to change the game, Big L and Big Pun are marquee names in The Big Apple's storied history. Both died before they could reach their career's climax. Complex has obtained rare footage of the two legendary rappers, as well as Charlie Hustle and Ron Browz, freestyling and recording back in 1998...

It’s so hard to believe that it’s been a full year since Big Pun passed on. But he’s not forgotten. Through family, friends, artists and his music, he lives on. Reminisce over our amigo with our tribute to one of hip-hop’s most respected MCs. Written By: XXL Sta... Read More ...

Bronx rapper Big Pun dropped his first and only album, 'Capital Punishment.'