USRN - Mar 10, 2003
(3/10/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Patti LaBelle has been added to the lineup of performers at a tribute to the mothers of Jam Master Jay , Tupac Shakur , Aaliyah , Lisa Left Eye Lopes , and other artists who met...
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(2/14/04, 12 p.m. ET) -- Big Pun has become the first rapper honored by the New York State (NYS) Assembly as the third anniversary of his death is marked. Lawmakers have passed a legislative resolution...
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(1/17/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- The mothers of Tupac Shakur , Aaliyah , Lisa Left Eye Lopes , and other artists who met with untimely deaths are being honored. A tribute to the special women will happen at the...
More »USRN - Jan 6, 2003
(1/6/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Several heavyweights have signed on to participate in the kick-off of the 2003 Big Pun Tribute tour, including Nas , N.O.R.E. , Nelly , Missy Elliott , Cuban Link , and Fabolous...
More »USRN - Nov 28, 2001
(11/28/01, 5 p.m. ET) -- The Beatnuts , Triple Seis (formerly of the Terror Squad ), and Musaliny of the rap outfit Musaliny-N-M.A.Z.E. were among the many guests turning out to honor the late Big Pun...
More »USRN - Nov 2, 2001
(11/2/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- Fat Joe , Nas , Ice T , DJ Premier , and Wu-Tang Clan members RZA and Raekwon , among others, are featured in the forthcoming documentary on the life of Big Punisher titled Still...
More »USRN - May 3, 2001
(5/3/01, 4 p.m. ET) -- There likely will not be a New York City intersection renamed for late rapper Christopher "Big Pun" Rios since some city officials, including Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ,...
More »USRN - Mar 29, 2001
(3/29/01, 1 p.m. ET) -- The late rapper Big Pun will see his second posthumous album, Endangered Species , released on April 3. The set mixes some old favorites with new unreleased material. In addition...
More »USRN - Feb 2, 2001
(2/2/01, 6 p.m. ET) - A Big Punisher mural will be painted by hip-hop graffiti artists the Tats Crew on 163rd Street and Intervale Boulevard in New York Tuesday (February 6). The painting will commemorate...
More »USRN - Nov 30, 2000
(11/30/00, 3 p.m. ET) - Deceased rapper Big Pun s second posthumous album, Endangered Species , will be released on February 6, a day before the one-year anniversary of his death. Big Pun died from a...
More »USRN - Nov 14, 2000
(10/14/00, 1 p.m.) - Fat Joe will write the liner notes for Big Punisher s second posthumous album, Endangered Species , which is scheduled for a February 6 release. The collection contains classic cuts...
More »USRN - Nov 10, 2000
(11/10/00, 6 p.m. ET) - Big Punisher s second posthumous album, Endangered Species , is scheduled for a February 6 release. The rapper, who died February 7 of heart failure, would have been 29 today (...
More »USRN - May 22, 2000
(5/19/00, 6 p.m. ET) - "Flowers For The Dead," the debut solo single by Terror Squad member Cuban Link that pays tribute to the late rapper Big Punisher , will be released on June 6....
More »USRN - Mar 7, 2000
(3/8/00, 1 p.m. ET) - Before his death last month, Big Punisher had collaborated with a bevy of rappers, several of whom were close friends of the Bronx-based rapper. A.G. recorded with Punisher on the...
More »USRN - Mar 3, 2000
(3/5/00, 10 a.m. ET) - The forthcoming posthumous album from Big Punisher , Yeeeah Baby , features collaborations with a number of high-profile hip-hop stars. Drag-On and mentor Fat Joe appear on "...
More »USRN - Feb 11, 2000
(2/11/00, 5 p.m. ET) - In addition to an eight-hour wake held for Big Punisher on today (Feb. 11), a Saturday (Feb. 12) funeral ceremony, complete with performances from Wyclef Jean , DMX ,...
More »USRN - Feb 9, 2000
(2/10/00, 7 a.m. ET) - The cause of Grammy-nominated rapper Big Punisher s death on Monday (LAUNCH, 2/7) should be determined next week, after tests for drugs, alcohol, and other toxins have been completed...
More »USRN - Feb 7, 2000
(2/7/00, 7 p.m. ET) - Grammy-nominated rapper Big Punisher died today (Feb. 7) at approximately 4 p.m. ET from medical complications, according to a spokesperson from his record company. The Bronx,...
More »USRN - Sep 22, 1999
(9/22/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - Hip-hop heavyweights Fat Joe and Big Pun have joined their Bronx-bred cronies to form the Latino rap collective the Terror Squad . The outfit released its self-titled Atlantic...
More »USRN - Sep 9, 1998
(9/9/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - There s got to be a better way to celebrate the release of your latest album than behind bars, but that s what happened to rapper Fat Joe . On Tuesday, Sept. 8, he was arrested...
More »USRN - Aug 26, 1998
(8/26/98, 2 p.m. PDT) - Immortal Records has emerged victorious in the battle to release the soundtrack to Slam , 1998 s winner of both the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the Camera...
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