Big Pun - Capital Punishment 25th Anniversary [2LP Coloured]

Get On Down

£39.58

Format: 2 x LP, Coloured
Catalogue No.: GET51280LP
Barcode: 0196588233418
Release Date: 08 Dec 2023
Genre: Hip Hop

Pressed on double colored vinyl in a gatefold jacket with a 25th anniversary commemorative obi limited to 2000 copies. Big 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".

A1. Intro A2. Beware A3. Super Lyrical (feat. Black Thought) A4. Taster's Choice (Skit) A5. Still Not A Player (feat. Fat Joe) A6. Intermission A7. The Dream Shatterer B1. Punish Me B2. Pakinamac Pt. I (Skit) B3. You Ain't A Killer B4. Pakinamac Pt. II – Skit B5. Caribbean Connection (feat. Wyclef Jean) • B6. Glamourlife (feat. Fat Joe, Triple Seis, Armageddon, & Cuban Link) C1. Capital Punishment (feat. Prospect) C2. Uncensored (Skit) (feat. Funkmaster Flex) C3. I'm Not A Player C4. Twinz (Deep Cover 98) (feat. Fat Joe) C5. The Rain & The Sun (feat. dead prez & Prospect) C6. Boomerang D1. You Came Up (feat. Noreaga) D2. Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy) (feat. Prodigy
& Inspectah Deck) D3. Charlie Rock Shout (Skit) D4. Fast Money D5. Parental Discretion (feat. Busta Rhymes)