Christopher Lee Rios (November 9, 1971 - February 7, 2000), better known as
Big Pun or
Big Punisher, was a Puerto Rican American
rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from
The Beatnuts on the track "
Off The Books" and on
Fat Joe's second album in 1995,
Jealous One's Envy, on the track "
Watch Out", prior to signing to
LOUD RECORDS as a solo artist.