Capital Punishment (album)
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| Studio album by Big Pun | |||||
| Released | April 28, 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop Gangsta rap Mafioso rap East Coast Hip Hop |
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| Length | 71:53 | ||||
| Label | Loud/Relativity | ||||
| Producer | Juju Rockwilder L.E.S. Big Punisher Fat Joe RZA Showbiz dead prez Knobody Mike Zulu Domingo Franky "Nitty" Pimental Young Lord Jugrnaut Mike "Trauma" D Minnesota V.I.C. Danny O EQ |
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Capital Punishment is an album by Big Pun, recorded in 1998. It is widely regarded by fans and critics alike as his finest work, and it was his only album released while he was living - he died due to a heart attack before the release of Yeeeah Baby. Thanks to the hit single "Still Not a Player," a remix of Pun's previous single "I'm Not a Player" and featuring R&B singer Joe in an interpolation of his own song, "I Don't Wanna Be a Player," Capital Punishment debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 charts and became the first album by a solo Latino rap artist to reach the platinum sales mark. To date the album has sold 2 million copies. The album was nominated for the Best Rap Album Grammy, but lost the award to Jay-Z's Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life. Capital Punishment is an has topics emcompassing battle raps on "Beware", "The Dream Shatterer", and "Super Lyrical", fantasies with women on "Still Not a Player" and "I'm Not a Player", relationships on "Punish Me", storytelling in "Fast Money" and mafioso lifestyles on "Glamour Life". The album also boasts the street classics "You Ain't a Killer" and "Twinz".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Intro"
- "Beware"
- "Super Lyrical" (featuring Black Thought)
- "Taster's Choice"
- "Still Not a Player" (featuring Joe)
- "Intermission"
- "The Dream Shatterer"
- "Punish Me" (featuring Miss Jones)
- "Pakinamac Part. 1"
- "You Ain't a Killer"
- "Pakinamac Part. 2"
- "Caribbean Connection" (featuring Wyclef Jean)
- "Glamour Life" (featuring Fat Joe, Armageddon, Triple Seis & Cuban Link)
- "Capital Punishment" (featuring Prospect)
- "Uncensored" (skit), (featuring Funkmaster Flex)
- "I'm Not a Player"
- "Twinz" (Deep Cover '98) (featuring Fat Joe)
- "The Rain & The Sun" (Interlude) (featuring dead prez)
- "Boomerang"
- "You Came Up" (featuring Noreaga)
- "Tres Leches" (Triboro Trilogy) (featuring Prodigy & Inspectah Deck)
- "Charlie Rock Shout"
- "Fast Money"
- "Parental Discretion" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
[edit] Samples
Beware
- "Shook Ones Pt. I (Original Version)" by Mobb Deep
Super Lyrical
- "A Little Bit of Love" by Brenda Russell
- "One More Chance (Remix)" by The Notorious B.I.G.
- "It's Logic" by Canibus
You Ain't a Killer
- "With a Child's Heart" by Michael Jackson
Glamour Life
- "The World Is A Ghetto" by George Benson
I'm Not a Player
- "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
You Came Up
- "Don't Ask Me" by Ramon Morris
Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
- "I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B & Rakim
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover | Single information |
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"I'm Not A Player"
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| "Still Not A Player" | |
| "You Came Up" |
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Canadian Albums | ||
| 1998 | Capital Punishment | #5 | #1 | #11 |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Rhythmic Top 40 | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1997 | "I'm Not A Player" | #57 | #19 | #3 | - | #7 |
| 1998 | "Still Not A Player" | #24 | #6 | #13 | #5 | #1 |
| 1998 | "You Came Up" | - | #49 | #43 | - | - |
| 1999 | "Punish Me" | - | #87 | - | - | - |
