In 1997, producer Knobody's production partner Sean C took advantage of his new role as A&R at Loud Records to play Knobody's tracks to Big Pun. Suitably impressed the rapper hired Knobody to remix "I'm Not a Player". The remixed song, featuring Joe and titled "Still Not a Player," became Big Pun's first major mainstream hit and major breakthrough for Knobody. The full-length debut Capital Punishment followed in 1998, and became the first album by a solo Latino rapper to go platinum, peaking at #5 on the Billboard 200. Capital Punishment was also nominated for a Grammy. Pun's second album Yeeeah Baby, although not as successful as his first also went platinum producing two solid hits in "It's So Hard" and "100%".
Big Pun became a member of Terror Squad, a New York-based group of rappers founded by Fat Joe, with most of the roster supplied by the now-defunct Full a Clips Crew who released their debut album The Album in 1999. The album didn't fare well commercially but it was well received critically and the album was meant to start the foundation for all other Terror Squad members to release their solo projects.
01 Intro 00:00
02 Beware 00:33
03 Super Lyrical Feat Black Thoughts 03:48
04 Taster's Choice Skit 07:17
05 Still Not A Player Feat Joe 08:38
06 Intermission 12:33
07 The Dream Shatterer 12:55
08 Punish Me Feat Miss Jones 16:30
09 Pakinamac Pt.1 Skit 20:44
10 You Ain't A Killer 22:19
11 Pakinamac Pt.2 Skit 26:34
12 Caribbean Connection Feat Wyclef 27:31
13 Glamour Life Feat Terror Squad 30:54
14 Capital Punishment Feat Prospect 35:54
15 Uncensored Feat Funkmaster Flex 39:58
16 I'm Not A Player 42:11
17 Twinz (Deep Cover 98) Feat Fat Joe 45:52
18 The Rain & The Sun Interlude Ft Dead Prez and Prospect 49:40
19 Boomerang 51:26
20 You Came Up Feat Noreaga 55:02
21 Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy) Ft Prodigy & Inspektah Deck 58:56
22 Charlie Rock Shout Skit 1,03:16
23 Fast Money 1:03:42
24 Parental Discretion Feat Busta Rhymes 1:07:31
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