Capital Punishment (album)
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| Studio album by Big Pun | ||||||||||
| Released | April 28, 1998 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1996–1998 | |||||||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, hip hop, Latin hip hop, gangsta rap, Horrorcore, Mafioso rap | |||||||||
| Length | 71:53 | |||||||||
| Label | Terror Squad/Loud Records | |||||||||
| Producer | Juju Rockwilder Knobody L.E.S. Big Punisher Fat Joe RZA Showbiz dead prez The Infinite Arkatechz Mike Zulu Domingo Franky "Nitty" Pimental Young Lord Minnesota V.I.C. Danny O EQ |
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Capital Punishment is the solo debut album by rapper Big Pun, released on April 28, 1998. The album received critical acclaim, and Big Pun became the first solo Latino rapper to go Platinum.[1] The album peaked at #5 on on the Billboard 200 charts and #1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for two weeks. It also was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, but lost to Jay-Z's Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. Capital Punishment would be the only album released in Pun's lifetime.
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop |  [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| Q | [5] |
| Rap Pages | [6] |
| RapReviews | (9.5/10)[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| The Source | [9] |
- Entertainment Weekly (7/17/98, p. 85) - "Everything about this Bronx-bred Puerto Rican rapper is generous, his 400-pound girth, his multiple rhyming within each line, and his talent for spewing out verses without stopping for breath." - Rating: B+
- Q magazine (6/00, p. 123) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Displaying huge lyrical prowess and the requisite 'sensitive' side...[the album] established Pun as a serious rival to Biggie Smalls and something of a ladykiller to boot....funk and fun aplenty....Outrageously good."
- The Source (6/98, p. 159) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "He'll rhyme every possible word in a line because he wants to be twice as nice....Capital Punishment's all about execution."
- Rap Pages (9/98, p. 120) - 4 (out of 5) - "Big Pun is at his best with all barrels firing bullets lacing the air like embroidery on grandmama's quilt." [10]
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:33 | |
| 2. | "Beware" | Juju | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Super Lyrical" (featuring Black Thought of The Roots) | Rockwilder, scratches by Dj Iroc | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Taster's Choice (Skit)" | 1:20 | |
| 5. | "Still Not a Player" (featuring Joe) | Knobody, Dahoud & Nomad | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Intermission" | Mike Zulu | 0:21 |
| 7. | "Dream Shatterer" | Domingo | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Punish Me" (featuring Miss Jones) | Franky "Nitty" Pimental | 4:15 |
| 9. | "Pakinamac Pt. 1 (Skit)" | 1:35 | |
| 10. | "You Ain't a Killer" | Younglord | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Pakinamac Pt. 2 (Skit)" | 0:57 | |
| 12. | "Caribbean Connection" (featuring Wyclef Jean) | Younglord | 3:24 |
| 13. | "Glamour Life" (featuring Fat Joe, Triple Seis, Armageddon & Cuban Link) | L.E.S. | 4:43 |
| 14. | "Capital Punishment" (featuring Prospect) | The Infinite Arkatechz | 4:20 |
| 15. | "Uncensored" (Skit)" (featuring Funkmaster Flex) | 2:12 | |
| 16. | "I'm Not a Player" | Minnesota | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Twinz (Deep Cover 98)" (featuring Fat Joe) | Dr. Dre | 3:49 |
| 18. | "The Rain and the Sun (Interlude)" (featuring Dead Prez) | Dead Prez | 1:45 |
| 19. | "Boomerang" | V.I.C. | 3:35 |
| 20. | "You Came Up" (featuring Noreaga) | Rockwilder | 3:54 |
| 21. | "Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)" (featuring Prodigy & Inspectah Deck) | RZA | 4:19 |
| 22. | "Charlie Rock Shout (Skit)" | 0:26 | |
| 23. | "Fast Money" | Danny O, EQ | 3:48 |
| 24. | "Parental Discretion" (featuring Busta Rhymes) | Showbiz | 4:33 |
[edit] Samples
Intro
- Excerpt from the film Fresh
Beware
- "Shook Ones Pt. I (Original Version)" by Mobb Deep
- "Theme for loser by Henry Mancini
Super Lyrical
- "One More Chance (Remix)" by The Notorious B.I.G.
- "It's Logic" by Canibus
- "A Little Bit of Love" by Brenda Russell
- "Don't Wanna Be a Player" by Joe (interpolation)
You Ain't a Killer
- "With a Child's Heart" by Michael Jackson
- "Summertime Madness" by Kool & The Gang
Glamour Life
- "The World Is A Ghetto" by George Benson
- "Brazilian Rhyme (Interlude)" by Earth, Wind & Fire
- "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet Tender Love)" by The O'Jays
- "Darlin' Darlin' Baby" by Steve Khan
Twinz (Deep Cover '98)
- "Deep Cover" by Dr. Dre
Boomerang
- "Le Bracelet" by Alain Goraguer
- "Don't Ask Me" by Ramon Morris
Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
- "I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B & Rakim
- "Las Vegas Tango" by Gary Burton
- "Illusions" by Cypress Hill
Parental Discretion
- "Hydra" by Grover Washington, Jr.
[edit] Album singles
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"I'm Not a Player"
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"Still Not a Player"
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"You Came Up"
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[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Canadian Albums | ||
| 1998 | Capital Punishment | 5 | 1 | 11 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales |
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| 1997 | "I'm Not a Player" | 57 | 19 | 3 | - | 7 |
| 1998 | "Still Not a Player" | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| "You Came Up" | - | 49 | 43 | - | - |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - Big Pun". RIAA. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Big%20Pun&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ AllHipHop review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Q review
- ^ Rap Pages review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Alvarez, Gabriel (June 1998). "Review: Capital Punishment". The Source: 159–160.
- ^ "Big Punisher - Capital Punishment CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 1999-08-24. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1110918. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
