Capital Punishment (explicit)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Intro
Big Pun20:33
2Beware
producer:
Juju (rapper Jerry Tineo of The Beatnuts)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Shook Ones, Part I (original version) by Mobb Deep (QB hip hop duo Prodigy & Havoc) and Theme for the Losers by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
recording of:
Beware
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
writer:
Jerry Tineo (rapper Jerry Tineo of The Beatnuts)
quotes lyrics from:
Shook Ones (Part I)
Big Pun4.353:15
3Super Lyrical
assistant recording engineer:
Denise Barbarita
recording engineer:
Adam Kudzin
producer:
Rockwilder (US hip-hop producer, songwriter, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, programmer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Black Thought (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
other vocals:
Canibus (Jamaican‐American rapper) and The Notorious B.I.G.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mirror Image Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s Logic (freestyle) by Canibus (Jamaican‐American rapper) and One More Chance by The Notorious B.I.G.
recording of:
Super Lyrical
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.), Germaine Williams (Jamaican‐American rapper) and Tariq Trotter (US rapper, singer, and actor Tarik Trotter)
writer:
Carl Thompson, Norman Glover, Reginald Ellis (hip hop producer Reginald Ellis, Masta Ace associated) and Sean Combs (Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy)
composer:
Dana Stinson (US hip-hop producer, songwriter, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, programmer)
Big Pun feat. Black Thought of The Roots4.653:28
4Taster’s Choice (skit)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Taster’s Choice (skit)
Big Pun11:21
5Still Not a Player
recording engineer:
Soundboy (production engineer Christian Delatour)
co-producer:
Dahoud and Nomad (engineer)
producer:
Knobody
mixer:
Ted Wohlsen
bass and keyboard [keys]:
Dahoud
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
other vocals:
Joe (American R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Axis Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Hit Factory (The Hit Factory) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
A Little Bit of Love by Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
edit of:
Still Not a Player (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) featuring Joe (American R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 383)
partial recording of:
Still Not a Player
writer:
Brenda Gordon Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Jerome Foster, Joe L. Thomas (American R&B singer), Jolyon W. Skinner, Rodney Roy Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda and Michele Williams (R&B songwriter and producer)
is based on:
A Little Bit of Love
is based on:
Don’t Wanna Be a Player
revision of:
Still Not a Player (Pre-Trial Motion mix)
Big Pun feat. Joe4.253:57
6Intermission
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Intermission
Big Pun1.50:21
7The Dream Shatterer
producer:
Domingo (US hip-hop producer Domingo Padilla)
mixer:
Cus (technical)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Cutting Room Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Unique Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
remix of:
The Dream Shatterer (original version) (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
samples:
Funk and Wagner by Sugarcane Harris
recording of:
The Dream Shatterer (Capital Punishment mix)
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
is based on:
The Dream Shatterer (original version)
Big Pun4.53:34
8Punish Me
producer:
Franky Nitty
guest background vocals and other vocals:
Miss Jones
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Punish Me
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
Big Pun feat. Miss Jones3.54:15
9Pakinamac, Pt. I (skit)
spoken vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Pakinamac, Pt. I (skit)
Big Pun11:35
10You Ain’t a Killer
recording engineer and mixer:
Tony Smalios
producer:
Young Lord (producer Richard Frierson)
lead vocals:
Big Punisher (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1997)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
With a Child’s Heart by Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
recording of:
You Ain’t a Killer
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Richard Frierson (producer Richard Frierson)
Big Pun4.654:15
11Pakinamac, Pt. II (skit)
lead vocals and spoken vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Pakinamac, Pt. II (skit)
Big Pun30:57
12Caribbean Connection
producer:
Young Lord (producer Richard Frierson)
mixer:
"E" (Chicago house producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Daddy’s House Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Ready or Not by Johnny Osbourne (Jamaican reggae singer)
recording of:
Caribbean Connection
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Nelust Wyclef Jean (Haitian rapper, musician and actor)
composer:
Richard Frierson (producer Richard Frierson)
Big Pun feat. Wyclef33:24
13Glamour Life
producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
lead vocals:
Armageddon (US rapper & producer, Terror Squad member John Eaddy), Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Cuban Link, Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad) and Triple Seis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
The World Is a Ghetto by George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
recording of:
Glamour Life
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
composer:
Leshan Lewis (QB hip hop producer)
Big Pun feat. Fat Joe & Terror Squad4.54:44
14Capital Punishment
producer:
Jugrnaut and Trauma
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Prospect
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mirror Image Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Capital Punishment
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
composer:
Collin Dewar and Michael Dewar
Big Pun feat. Prospect44:20
15Uncensored
spoken vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Funkmaster Flex
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Uncensored
Big Pun feat. Funkmaster Flex22:13
16I’m Not a Player
assistant recording engineer:
Gregory Wilson (Gregory "Gold" Wilson)
recording engineer:
Ken "Duro" Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Minnesota (US producer and member of the Money Boss Players)
mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
other vocals:
Eddie Levert and Walter Williams (soul singer/songwriter, in The O’Jays)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) by The O’Jays
edit of:
I’m Not a Player (LP version) by Big Punisher (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
recording of:
I’m Not a Player
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International), Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) and Mark Richardson (US producer and member of the Money Boss Players)
is based on:
Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)
Big Pun43:41
17Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)
engineer:
Ken “Duro” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad)
assistant mixer:
Nikos Teneketzis
mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Deep Cover by Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer) introducing Snoop Doggy Dogg (US rapper)
recording of:
Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Joseph Cartagena (US rapper, Terror Squad)
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Colin Wolfe
composer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer)
is based on:
Deep Cover
Big Pun4.53:49
18The Rain & The Sun (interlude)
other vocals and spoken vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
performer:
dead prez (US hip-hop duo)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
The Rain & the Sun (interlude)
Big Pun feat. dead prez21:44
19Boomerang
recording engineer and mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
producer:
V.I.C. (US hip hop producer Victor Padilla)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Le Bracelet by Alain Goraguer
recording of:
Boomerang
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
writer:
Joseph Cartagena (US rapper, Terror Squad) and Victor Padilla (US hip hop producer Victor Padilla)
Big Pun3.53:36
20You Came Up
recording engineer:
Soundboy (production engineer Christian Delatour)
producer:
Rockwilder (US hip-hop producer, songwriter, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, programmer)
mixer:
Troy Hightower
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
other vocals:
Noreaga (Noreaga, hip-hop artist from Queens, NY)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mirror Image Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Sweet Sister Funk by Ramon Morris
recording of:
You Came Up
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
composer:
Dana Stinson (US hip-hop producer, songwriter, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, programmer)
Big Pun feat. Noreaga4.53:54
21Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
recording engineer:
Nastee (producer and engineer Miles Balochian) and Soundboy (production engineer Christian Delatour)
producer:
RZA (American rapper and actor)
mixer:
Carlos Bess
turntable [scratches]:
Roc Raida
guest lead vocals:
Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Rebel INS (east coast hip hop)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Axis Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and The Cutting Room in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sony Music Studios (NYC, closed 2007) in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Ain’t No Joke by Eric B. & Rakim and Las Vegas Tango by Gary Burton (jazz vibraphonist and composer)
recording of:
Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
lyricist:
Albert Johnson (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson), Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop)
writer:
Eric Barrier, Robert Diggs (American rapper and actor) and William Michael Griffin, Jr. (William Michael Griffin Jr., American rapper)
Big Pun feat. Mobb Deep’s Prodigy & Wu‐Tang’s Rebel INS44:19
22Charlie Rock Shout (skit)
spoken vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recording of:
Charlie Rock Shout (skit)
Big Pun10:27
23Fast Money
assistant recording engineer:
Kevin Stone (sound engineer) and Nikos Teneketzis
recording engineer:
Ken “Duro” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
EQ (sound engineer) and Danny O (Hip-hop producer)
mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Fast Money
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
Big Pun3.53:49
24Parental Discretion
assistant engineer:
Tom Hughes
engineer:
Ken “Duro” Ifill (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
producer:
Showbiz
assistant mixer:
Nikos Teneketzis
mixer:
Chris Conway (US musician, engineer & producer)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
other vocals and spoken vocals:
Busta Rhymes
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Mystic Recording Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Mystic Studios in Staten Island, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Parental Discretion
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
composer:
Rodney Lemay
Big Pun feat. Busta Rhymes3.54:34

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:I’m Not a Player by Big Punisher (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
Punish Me by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) featuring Miss Jones
Still Not a Player
You Came Up by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) featuring Noreaga (Noreaga, hip-hop artist from Queens, NY)
You Came Up / Twinz (Deep Cover ’98) by Big Punisher (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
part of:Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 1999) (order: 17)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/111392 [info]
Wikidata:Q964937 [info]