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Big Punisher is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Fat Joe, The Beatnuts, Joe, The Notorious B.I.G. and Big L. Those roots explain a lot about how Big Punisher arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Big L, Fat Joe, Rakim, Mobb Deep and DMX, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sheek Louch, Jennifer Lopez, Joe and Promoe, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 31 connections around Big Punisher, reaching back through Fat Joe and forward to Sheek Louch. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Christopher Lee Rios, better known by his stage name Big Pun, was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip-hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discovery by fellow Bronx rapper Fat Joe, alongside Cuban Link and Triple Seis, and thereafter guest appeared on his 1995 album Jealous One's Envy.
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Big Punisher connections
Big Punisher grew out of Fat Joe, The Beatnuts, Joe and The Notorious B.I.G., shares an orbit with Big L, Fat Joe, Rakim and Mobb Deep, went on to shape Sheek Louch, Jennifer Lopez, Joe and Promoe. 31 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists similar to Big Punisher
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- Big Lartist
- Fat Joeartist
- Rakimartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- DMXartist
- Method Manartist
- Jadakissartist
- The Loxartist
- GZA/Geniusartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- The Beatnutsartist
- O.C.artist
- EPMDartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Eric B. & Rakimartist
- Jeru the Damajaartist
- M.O.P.artist
- D.I.T.C.artist
- Ol' Dirty Bastardartist
- Maseartist
- Smif-n-Wessunartist
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