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NEW YORK (AP) - Christopher
Rios, the 698-pound platinum-selling
rapper known as Big Pun, who was
respected for his imaginative lyrics and
smooth delivery, died Monday. He was
28.
Rios was stricken at the Crowne
Plaza Hotel in suburban White Plains
where he was staying with his family
while their home was being renovated.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at a
hospital. A coroner said extreme obesi
ty caused Rios’ health problems, but a
final determination on cause of death
waspending.
“He was beloved and admired and
accomplished and rich,” said his publi
cist, David Granoff.
He credited Rios, who was Puerto
Rican, with working to bring Latino
entertainers into rap, a style dominated
by black artists.
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1 he rap world started to take notice
of Rios - whose stage name was short
for Big Punisher - after appearances
with fellow rapper Fat Joe and a feature
on “The Mix Tape Vol. 1” put together
by Funkmaster Flel
His street hit “You Ain’t a Killer”
was featured on the “Soul in the Hole”
soundtrack, and his first album,
“Capital Punishment,” went double
platinum and was nominated for a
Grammy last year.
Rios’ second album, “Yeah, Baby,”
was due in April.
“Big Pun possessed a lyrical gift of
incessant breath control and a knockout
punch with the rhymes,” a reviewer
wrote about the rapper for
http//www.sonymusic.com.
Known earlier in his career as Big
Moon Dog, the entertainer was once an
avid basketball player and boxer, but
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Jimmy Rodriguez, a longtime
friend, said people would miss Rios.
“Anybody that knew or ever came
in contact with Big Pun would have
walked away saying that they just
walked away from a gentle giant,”
Rodriguez said. “He was so special.”
Rios, who lived in the Bronx, was
survived by his wife, Liza, and three
young children, Christopher, Vanessa
and Amanda.
Dr. Louis Roh, a Westchester
County medical examiner, said
Tuesday that Rios weighed 698 pounds
at his death and had an enlarged heart
and other problems. But the coroner
said Rios had not suffered a heart attack
and the cause of death would not be
determined until tests were complete
on drugs, alcohol and other toxins.
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