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Big Pun
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In the scheme of the hardcore hip-hop scene, Fat Joe came before Big Punisher, helping the latter score a deal with Loud Records somewhere along the way. That said, Big Punisher was the first platinum-coated Latino rapper, as certified by the two-million-plus sales of [i]Capital Punishment[/i]. His second disc, 2000's [i]Yeah Baby[/i], went platinum as well, a feat made all the more impressive by the fact that Big Pun passed away from a heart attack earlier the same year. No wonder our career overview feels like a manifesto of [i]what could have been[/i], told amid menacing church chimes ("Watch Those"), sped-up samples (the Black Thought-backed "Super Lyrical"), chest-thumping drums ("The Dream Shatterer"), and such traditional Latin music elements as the Spanish hook and flute [i]charanga[/i] loop of "100%."