{"title":"Big Pun","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"yeeeah-baby","title":"Yeeeah Baby","description":"\u003cp\u003ePressed on A-Side\/B-Side double colored vinyl with numbered obi, out of print on vinyl since 2000. This past year marked the 25th Anniversary of Big Pun's debut Capital Punishment. Big Pun was truly larger than life and sadly passed away at the age of 28, only two months before the release of his sophomore studio album Yeeeah Baby. Yeeeah Baby was released on April 4, 2000, executive produced by Fat Joe and a roster of producers including Just Blaze, L.E.S., Buckwild, Younglord, and Sean C among others. The album which would be Big Pun's final release was certifed Gold after three months off the strength of the first two singles \"It's So Hard\" and \"100%\" and eventually certified Platinum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Get On Down","offers":[{"title":"Black LPx2.","offer_id":50390698459467,"sku":"2172095","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BIG_PUN_Yeeeah_Baby_LP_c13ef322_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726393652"},{"product_id":"capital-punishment-2","title":"Capital Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCapital Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut studio album by Puerto Rican rapper Big Pun, released by RCA Records, Loud Records and Fat Joe's Terror Squad Productions. Released on April 28, 1998, it is the only album released during his lifetime and was regarded as \"super groundbreaking\" upon release. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 charts and number one on the Top R\u0026amp;B Albums chart for two weeks. It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RCA","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50402377367883,"sku":"2055668","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Capital_Punishment_9f449ec9_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726543326"},{"product_id":"capital-punishment-25th-anniversary","title":"Capital Punishment (25th Anniversary)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBig Pun remains on the best rappers ever list to this day. Reasons for this weigh largely on his debut Capital Punishment which was released 25 years ago. His commanding voice and rapid fire delivery make it clear there will never be another Big Pun. Pun was New York. His confidence on the mic made him stand out among his contemporaries. Similarly, the production - by a cast of many - remains ever so New York loyal. The close cousins \"Im Not a Player\" and \"Still Not a Player\", may have been the hits off this album but it is packed with so many more that show Pun's true abilities. \"Beware\" and \"Dream Shatterer\" are great examples of Big Pun at his best, dark cinematic production with just enough room to let him breathe fire. On \"Twinz (Deep Cover)\" Big Pun is trading bars with his mentor Fat Joe over a remake of Dr. Dre's classic beat. Here Pun delivers one of his most quoted verses that contains among others \"Dead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know that we riddled some middlemen who didn't do diddly.\" There are numerous guest appearances, the best of which include aforementioned Fat Joe (on several tracks), Black Thought of The Roots on the MC showcase \"Super Lyrical\", Prodigy and Inspectah Deck on \"Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)\", and an extra-insane Busta Rhymes on \"Parental Discretion\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Get On Down","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50490345488715,"sku":"2165073","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/BIG_PUN_CAPITAL_1a29924a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727659226"},{"product_id":"capital-punishment-5","title":"Capital Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe beats on Capital Punishment, from RZA, Rockwilder, Domingo, and other A-list maestros, are grimy, radio- friendly, yet low-ley cutting-edge, affirming its status as an undisputed classic. Big Pun was as much a visionary — conceptualizing every song — as a consummate pro in the booth. Citing Picasso and Baby Jesus while purporting to “twist your temples into pretzels,” Pun made Minute Rice out of multi-syllables. There’s no way to describe Pun’s febrile liberties with the king’s English. He doesn’t really breathe; when he does, it’s a sharp gasp for air that almost mimics his Ginsu-like wordplay. Pun’s habit of sucking wind before spitting an ill verse mimics the effect of a lit grenade about to land and decimate entire sections of the population. If Pun’s dense rhymes invoke mixed metaphors, that’s likely because he’s an impossible amalgam of wanton wooer and lyrical hitman, an overweight lover with a murderous mouthpiece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Me Please","offers":[{"title":"Red LP","offer_id":50495603409227,"sku":"2225019","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_6cd093d5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727712823"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/big-pun.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}