Description
PRESSED ON HALF & HALF COLORED VINYL
The beats on Capital Punishment, from RZA, Rockwilder, Domingo, and other A-list maestros, are grimy, radio- friendly, yet low-ley cutting-edge, affirming its status as an undisputed classic. Big Pun was as much a visionary — conceptualizing every song — as a consummate pro in the booth. Citing Picasso and Baby Jesus while purporting to “twist your temples into pretzels,” Pun made Minute Rice out of multi-syllables. There’s no way to describe Pun’s febrile liberties with the king’s English. He doesn’t really breathe; when he does, it’s a sharp gasp for air that almost mimics his Ginsu-like wordplay. Pun’s habit of sucking wind before spitting an ill verse mimics the effect of a lit grenade about to land and decimate entire sections of the population. If Pun’s dense rhymes invoke mixed metaphors, that’s likely because he’s an impossible amalgam of wanton wooer and lyrical hitman, an overweight lover with a murderous mouthpiece.
Tracklist:
A1. Intro
A2. Beware
A3. Super Lyrical
A4. Taster's Choice (Skit)
A5. Still Not A Player (Radio Version)
A6. Intermission
A7. The Dream Shatterer
B1. Punish Me
B2. Pakinamac Pt.1
B3. You Ain't A Killer
B4. Pakinamac Pt.2
B5. Caribbean Connection
B6. Glamour Life
C1. Capital Punishment
C2. Uncensored (Skit)
C3. I'm Not A Player
C4. Twinz
C5. The Rain & The Sun
C6. Boomerang
D1. You Came Up
D2. Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
D3. Charlie Rock Shout (Skit)
D4. Fast Money
D5. Parental Discretion
D6. Still Not A Player (Explicit Version)
