Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VIBE took on the tough task of breaking its tracklist - pound for pound - and ranked the songs from worst-to-first to determine ...

Reigning from the Bronx is Big Pun, an emcee whose ability to master stylistic literary devices deemed him a legendary act by automation. Born Chistopher Lee Rios, the class act tragically and ...

On this date in 2000, the Hip Hop community was shocked and saddened by the untimely death of lyrical giant Christopher “Big Pun” Rios. As the premiere artist for ...

On Feb. 7, 2000, Big Pun passed away after suffering a heart attack at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains, NY. He was staying there with his wife and three children, waiting while their home was ...

When Big Pun died, it was a dark day in Hip-Hop. Frankly, it was probably darker than most fans realized. Pun was a member of an innovative and elite group of MC s that reclaimed the art of lyricism.

Today would have been the 47th birthday of Big Pun. As one of his generation's most gifted lyricists, Big Pun broke through in 1998 with the release of his celebrated debut album, Capital Punishment.