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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 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.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllHipHop | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rap Pages | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews | (9.5/10)[6] |
Robert Christgau | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Source | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
- 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+[4]
- Q (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." [5]
Track listing
# | Title | Featured guest(s) | Producer(s) | Time | Samples |
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1 | Intro | 0:33 |
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2 | Beware |
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Juju | 3:15 |
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3 | Super Lyrical |
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Rockwilder, scratches by Dj Iroc | 3:28 |
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4 | Taster's Choice (Skit) | 1:20 | |||
5 | Still Not a Player |
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Knobody, Dahoud & Nomad | 3:56 |
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6 | Intermission | Mike Zulu | 0:21 | ||
7 | The Dream Shatterer |
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Domingo | 3:33 | |
8 | Punish Me |
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Franky "Nitty" Pimental | 4:15 | |
9 | Pakinamac Pt. 1 (Skit) | 1:35 | |||
10 | You Ain't A Killer |
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Younglord | 4:14 |
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11 | Pakinamac Pt. 2 (Skit) | 0:57 | |||
12 | Caribbean Connection |
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Younglord | 3:24 | |
13 | Glamour Life |
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L.E.S. | 4:43 |
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14 | Capital Punishment |
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The Infinite Arkatechz | 4:20 | |
15 | Uncensored (Skit) |
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16 | I'm Not a Player |
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Minnesota | 3:41 |
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17 | Twinz (Deep Cover 98) |
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Dr. Dre | 3:49 |
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18 | The Rain and the Sun (Interlude) |
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Dead Prez | 1:45 | |
19 | Boomerang |
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V.I.C. | 3:35 |
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20 | You Came Up |
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Rockwilder | 3:54 |
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21 | Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy) |
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RZA | 4:19 |
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22 | Charlie Rock Shout (Skit) | 0:22 | |||
23 | Fast Money |
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Danny O, EQ | 3:48 | |
24 | Parental Discretion |
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Showbiz | 4:33 |
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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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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 |
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 | - | - |
See also
References
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - Big Pun". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^ AllHipHop review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ a b c "Big Punisher - Capital Punishment CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 1999-08-24. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Alvarez, Gabriel (June 1998). "Review: Capital Punishment". The Source: 159–160.