Big Pun Death
Big passed away on February 7, 2000 at the age of 28 in White Plains, New York, USA. Big's cause of death was heart attack.
When did Big Pun die?
February 7, 2000How did Big Pun die? What was the cause of death?
Heart attackHow old was Big Pun when died?
28Where did Big Pun die? What was the location of death?
White Plains, New York, USA
Big Pun Birthday and Date of Death
Big Pun was born on November 9, 1971 and died on February 7, 2000. Big was 28 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 9, 1971
Date of Death: February 7, 2000
Age at Death: 28
Big Pun - Biography
Christopher Lee Carlos Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in The Bronx borough of New York City, in the early 1990s, he was the first Latino rapper to have an album certified platinum as a solo act. He first appeared on tracks from Fat Joe's second album, "Jealous One's Envy", in 1995, and The Beatnuts' second album, Stone Crazy, in 1997, prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. Pun's lyrics are notable for technical efficiency, having minimal pauses to take a breath, heavy use of alliteration as well as internal and multi-syllabic rhyming schemes.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.About.com ranked him #25 on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of All Time, while MTV2 ranked him #11 on its list of the "22 Greatest MCs". In 2012, The Source ranked him #19 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.
Rios struggled with weight issues his entire adult life. He weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) at age 18, which increased to 300 pounds (140 kg) at 21. His weight fluctuated in the early 1990s between obese and morbidly obese. Rios enrolled in a weight-loss program at Duke University and shed 80 pounds (36 kg), but he prematurely quit the program and eventually regained the weight. His weight was a constant topic of argument among him and his friends to the point that Rios would not eat around them.
On February 5, 2000, Rios withdrew from a planned Saturday Night Live performance with Fat Joe and Jennifer Lopez due to illness. Two days later while staying at a hotel with his family in White Plains, New York, he suffered a heart attack and respiratory failure and was taken to a hospital, where he died at the age of 28 after paramedics were unable to revive him. His weight had reached a peak of 698 pounds (317 kg) at the time of his death. Rios was survived by his wife, Liza, and their three children, Star, Vanessa and Christopher Jr..
