The Legacy: The Best of Big Pun (Music From The Film) ﾖ The Soundtrack CD released September 15th on Loud/Columbia/Legacy, the same date as Big Pun: The Legacy – – the 93-minute documentary DVD Released by CZAR//Vivendi/Universal.
ﾓBig Pun accomplished his goal by becoming the first Latino hip-hop artist to sell a million records. He was nominated for a Grammy after the release of his classic album Capital Punishment and earned respect from virtually everyone in the industry, appearing on tracks with Jennifer Lopez, Monica, Nas, Raekwon, Marc Anthony, Incubus and many more… Who knows how much more Pun wouldﾒve accomplished and where his music wouldﾒve taken him if it werenﾒt for his untimely death.ﾔ ﾖVlad Yudin, director of Big Pun: The Legacy, from his liner notes to The Legacy: The Best Of Big Pun (Music From The Film).
The all-too-brief big time recording career of South Bronx Latino hip-hop superhero Big Punisher (Christopher Rios, 1971-2000) began on the mixtape scene in 1995, when he joined his friend and patron Fat Joe on a handful of freestyle joints ﾖ and came to its sudden end five years later on February 7, 2000, when Pun succumbed to a heart attack (brought on by his 300-400 pounds girth), just two months before the release of his second album in April, Yeeeah Baby.
During those five years however, no rapper reigned more supreme than Big Pun, who enjoyed the distinction of being the first Latino hip-hop artist to reach the RIAA platinum certification plateau (with his debut album, 1998ﾒs Capital Punishment). In addition to his own releases, Pun was in constant demand and appeared on sides with (to name a few) Fat Joe (and other members of Joeﾒs Terror Squad Entertainment crew), The Beatnuts, Kool G Rap, and KRS-One, and of course Jennifer Lopez, whose Epic single ﾓFeelinﾒ So Goodﾔ (with Big Pun and Fat Joe) was issued the week before Punﾒs death.
In loving tribute to Pun ﾖ as the 10th anniversary of his death approaches next year ﾖ filmmaker Vlad Yudin has directed a 93-minute documentary feature on his life, Big Pun: The Legacy. The Vladar Company with Czar Productions will release the DVD of the film on September 15th, distributed by Vivendi Universal (a division of the Universal Music Group, UMG) and Polychrome Pictures.
On the same day (September 15th), the soundtrack CD – – The Legacy: The Best of Big Pun (Music From The Film) will be available at all physical and digital retail outlets through Columbia/Legacy, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
In addition to a never-before-released track by Pun, ﾓBX NI**AZ,ﾔ the DVD of The Legacy also contains a number of bonus features. These include an exclusive interview with Big Pun himself; deleted scenes (with XZIBIT, Raekwon, and Snoop Dog); outtakes (with Swizz Beats, Method Man and Redman, Jim Jones, and Keith Murray); and a ﾓMaking of the Filmﾔ segment (featuring interviews with director Yudin, producer Ed Mejia, Jose Aguilar and cinematographer Vitaly Acosta).
THE LEGACY soundtrack follows the filmﾒs direction and incorporates spoken word tracks along the way.
Check out the Dubcnn Exclusive Video Interview with the Producer and Director of Big Pun: The Legacy.
Also, check out the Official Trailer of Big Pun: The Legacy:
Make sure you pick up both the DVD & CD September 15th!!!
