On April 28, 1998, Bronx rapper Big Pun released his debut solo album, Capital Punishment. The project would peak at number five on the Billboard charts and would go on to sell over one million ...

Capital Punishment was a product of its time. Pun does an obligatory sensitive story-song or two, and they work, but they don’t work as well as the moments where he’s just rapping as hard as ...

The drop includes an album double vinyl set, a t-shirt and long sleeve tee. Originally released on April 28, 1998 Capital Punishment was the one and only son of Tony’s finest hour as he bridged ...

On this date in 1998, Big Pun dropped his debut album 17 years ago on this date, Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher put out his first LP, Capital Punishment, on Loud Records.

Capital Punishment: 6 Little Known Facts About Big Pun’s Debut Album [PHOTOS] ...

And Big Pun still had his hits: "Still Not a Player" and "It's So Hard" are still popular in hip-hop. Sadly, Big Pun only lived to see his first album, 1998's Capital Punishment, drop.

He also became the first solo Latino rapper to go platinum with his debut, certified classic album Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment, which dropped in 1998, was a commercial success ...

Big Pun's debut album solidified his spot in hip-hop but also open doors for Latino rappers ...

He was a magician. On Capital Punishment, the only album that Pun managed to release during his lifetime, Pun tested himself. He went head-to-head against some of the greatest pure rappers of the time ...