BIG PUN: THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LATINO RAPPER
Based on his achievements, I believe that Christopher Lee Rios, a.k.a. Big Pun, was the most influential Latino Rapper of all time. Rios deserves this title because he was the first Latin-American Rapper to: (1) Become a hip hop star, (2) Achieve platinum status, and (3) Be nominated for a Grammy Award. Due to his contributions he implemented in the hip hop industry, he was able to make Latino rap mainstream. This is significant because it has been claimed that rap and hip hop was dominated by African-American artists. Big Pun was a big influence in getting more Latinos interested in this genre.
Rios was born in the Bronx, New York City by his two Puerto Rican parents. He grew up in the South Bronx …show more content…
This album was well-received, selling over two million copies. It also made it on the Billboard 200 charts, reaching as high as #5 on the list. However, it was #1 on the 'Top R&B Albums' chart for two weeks. The album was so successful that was able to be nominated for 'Best Rap Album' at the 1999 Grammy Awards. One of his most successful hits was a 'club-ready remix' of one of his previous songs, "I'm Not a Player", called "Still Not a Player". This track was one of the songs that allowed the album to receive platinum status in a short amount of time. It was #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-hop songs chart. Still Not a Player implemented sample, taking a portion of one song and reusing it for another, very common within the hip hop industry. The song they sampled was "A Little Bit of Love" by Brenda …show more content…
However, on April 4, 2000, his record company released his second album, Yeeeah Baby. This album managed to sell over 179,000 copies within it's first week of release. Even though it did not surpass the amount of success his first album received, Yeeeah Baby still received a positive response. One of his songs was the single, 100%. This single sampled the song, "Anita" by Lalo Schifrin. Before his death, Big Pun described this single as the "Puerto Rican
Based on his achievements, I believe that Christopher Lee Rios, a.k.a. Big Pun, was the most influential Latino Rapper of all time. Rios deserves this title because he was the first Latin-American Rapper to: (1) Become a hip hop star, (2) Achieve platinum status, and (3) Be nominated for a Grammy Award. Due to his contributions he implemented in the hip hop industry, he was able to make Latino rap mainstream. This is significant because it has been claimed that rap and hip hop was dominated by African-American artists. Big Pun was a big influence in getting more Latinos interested in this genre.
Rios was born in the Bronx, New York City by his two Puerto Rican parents. He grew up in the South Bronx …show more content…
This album was well-received, selling over two million copies. It also made it on the Billboard 200 charts, reaching as high as #5 on the list. However, it was #1 on the 'Top R&B Albums' chart for two weeks. The album was so successful that was able to be nominated for 'Best Rap Album' at the 1999 Grammy Awards. One of his most successful hits was a 'club-ready remix' of one of his previous songs, "I'm Not a Player", called "Still Not a Player". This track was one of the songs that allowed the album to receive platinum status in a short amount of time. It was #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-hop songs chart. Still Not a Player implemented sample, taking a portion of one song and reusing it for another, very common within the hip hop industry. The song they sampled was "A Little Bit of Love" by Brenda …show more content…
However, on April 4, 2000, his record company released his second album, Yeeeah Baby. This album managed to sell over 179,000 copies within it's first week of release. Even though it did not surpass the amount of success his first album received, Yeeeah Baby still received a positive response. One of his songs was the single, 100%. This single sampled the song, "Anita" by Lalo Schifrin. Before his death, Big Pun described this single as the "Puerto Rican