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BIG PUN CAPITAL PUNISHMENT LP VINYL RECORD PICTURE DISC SEALED 2 X 12”.

Twenty years ago, hip-hop was in the midst of one of the most historic years the genre would experience. A slew of classic rap albums helped rap fans pick up the pieces from the deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. and move forward by embracing and celebrating the remaining rising stars and major players in the game. When surveying the landscape and the potential kings in waiting, Bronx native and Terror Squad rep Big Pun was as good of a pick to grip the baton and run with it as any of the contenders vying for control of the throne. Discovered by Fat Joe during the mid-90s, Big Pun raised his profile with a string of standout guest appearances, including the 1997 single "Off The Books," which paired Pun with fellow Latin reps The Beatnuts and had everyone inquiring about the rotund spitter.

Among those intrigued was Loud Records. Pun and Terror Squad signed their record deal in 1997, setting in motion the recording of his debut album, Capital Punishment. Preceded by a pair of hit singles, including the Joe-assisted smash "Still Not A Player," Capital Punishment was released on April 28, 1998, and confirmed critics and fans' notions of Pun's potential. The project ended 1998 as one of rap's most talked-about albums. Earning Pun a platinum plaque, Capital Punishment made him the first solo Latin rapper in history to achieve that feat, which would help break all barriers for the Latin emcee to set off a cultural revolution of Latin pride within the hip-hop community. Earning a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album and stepping into the role of rap's most prominent heavyweight behind the mic, the future appeared bright for Pun heading into the recording of his second album, Yeaah Baby***.

However, his untimely death on February 5, 2000, would cut short his career in what is still considered one of the biggest tragedies in hip-hop history. In spite of only releasing one album during his life time, Big Pun is revered as one of the greatest lyricists of all-time, due in large part to the excellence displayed on Capital Punishment, an album filled with riveting rhyme spills and testimonials from the vantage view of the murderous streets of the Bronx.

undisputedly classic and game-changing album.

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