| Product Summary | | Label: LOUD | | UPC: 00088561196325 | | Release Date: 4/3/2001 | | Buy.com Sku: 60471216 | | Item#: M6HCHR | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24321 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Intro ~ Big Pun |  | | 2. You Ain't A Killer ~ Big Pun | | | 3. Twinz - (Deep Cover '98) ~ Big Pun | | | 4. Whatcha Gon Do - (with Terror Squad) ~ Big Pun | | | 5. How We Roll - (previously unreleased, featuring Ashanti) ~ Big Pun | | | 6. Still Not A Player - (featuring Joe) ~ Big Pun | | | 7. Off The Books - (featuring The Beatnuts/Cuban Link) ~ Big Pun | | | 8. Words From Nore ~ Big Pun | | | 9. Banned From T.V. - (featuring Noreaga/Jadakiss/Styles/Nature/Cam'Ron) ~ Big Pun | | | 10. Mama - (previously unreleased, featuring Tony Sunshine) ~ Big Pun | | | 11. Beat Box, The ~ Big Pun | | | 12. Brave In The Heart - (previously unreleased, featuring Terror Squad) ~ Big Pun | | | 13. Dream Shatterer, The - (previously unreleased, original version) ~ Big Pun | | | 14. Words With Fat Joe ~ Big Pun | | | 15. John Blaze - (featuring Fat Joe/Raekwon/Jadakiss) ~ Big Pun | | | 16. My World ~ Big Pun | | | 17. Pina Colada - (featuring Ruff Ryders/Sheik) ~ Big Pun | | | 18. Top Of The World - (remix, featuring Brandy/Fat Joe) ~ Big Pun | | | 19. Livin' La Vida Loca - (remix, featuring Ricky Martin/Fat Joe/Cuban Link) ~ Big Pun | | | 20. Fire Water - (featuring Fat Joe/Armageddon/Raekwon) ~ Big Pun | | | 21. Classic Verses Medley: Drop It Heavy / Fantastic 4 - (featuring DJ Clue) ~ Big Pun | | | 22. Freestyle - (featuring Remy Martin) ~ Big Pun | | | 23. Wishful Thinking - (featuring Fat Joe/Kool G. Rap/B Real) ~ Big Pun | | | 24. How We Roll '98 ~ Big Pun | |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Big Pun, Raekwon, Armageddon, Cam'Ron, Nature, Styles, Judakiss, Noreaga, Cuban Link, Beatnuts, Terror Squad, Sheik, Tony Sunshine (rap vocals); Joe, Brandy, Ashanti (vocals); G (guitar); Martha Mooke (viola); Dahoud (keyboards, bass); Ed Golson (bass); DJ Spin Bad, DJ Clue (vinyl scratches). | | Producers: Young Lord, JuJu Gigante, Irv Gotti, Show, Tone. | | Engneers: Tony Smalios, Ken "Duro" Hill, Sound Boy. | | Includes liner notes by Fat Joe. | | A posthumous release for the oversize Puerto Rican rapper, ENDANGERED SPECIES is a collection of classics, unreleased material, and rarities that includes his breakthrough hit, "You Ain't a Killer" as well as other cuts from his first two albums. Pun's rapping talents are never overshadowed, even with guest artists the likes of Ricky Martin, the Beatnuts, Cuban Link, and Brandy. His rapid-fire delivery and breath control still inspire awe, and combined with his unquestionable rhyming skills make his early death all the more poignant. | | He's almost endearing on "I'm Not a Player" ("I'm not a player I just crush a lot") featuring the smooth vocals of Joe, and elsewhere his duet with Ricky Martin points to the respect in which he was held by his peers. This 24-track overview of Big Punisher's career will more than satisfy longtime fans and newcomers alike. |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/03/2001 | | Original Release Date : 2001 | | Catalog ID : 1963 | | Label : Loud (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00088561196325 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (5/10/01, p.84)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...A mix tape for die-hards, collecting the best of Pun's uniformly thrilling guest appearances..."Entertainment Weekly (4/13/01, p.76)
- "...The year's first hip-hop essential....paying proper respect to the fallen hip-hop heavyweight..." - Rating: A- CMJ (4/23/01, p.26)
- "...Further reinforces the belief that Pun was struck down before his time..." Vibe (5/01, p.162)
- 4 discs out of 5 - "...A kind of 'best of', with a pinch of unreleased stuff laced while recording CAPITAL PUNSISHMENT and YEEEAH BABY....ENDANGERED shows how significant Pun was in this hip hop climate..." |
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