Track Listing
1. Intro
2. You Ain't a Killer
3. Twinz - (Deep Cover '98)
4. Whatcha Gon Do - (with Terror Squad)
5. How We Roll - (previously unreleased, featuring Ashanti)
6. Still Not a Player - (featuring Joe)
7. Off the Books - (featuring The Beatnuts/Cuban Link)
8. Words From Nore
9. Banned From T.V. - (featuring Noreaga/Jadakiss/Styles/Nature/Cam'Ron)
10. Mama - (previously unreleased, featuring Tony Sunshine)
11. Beat Box, The
12. Brave in the Heart - (previously unreleased, featuring Terror Squad)
13. Dream Shatterer, The - (previously unreleased, original version)
14. Words With Fat Joe
15. John Blaze - (featuring Fat Joe/Raekwon/Jadakiss)
16. My World
17. Pina Colada - (featuring Ruff Ryders/Sheik)
18. Top of the World - (remix, featuring Brandy/Fat Joe)
19. Livin' la Vida Loca - (remix, featuring Ricky Martin/Fat Joe/Cuban Link)
20. Fire Water - (featuring Fat Joe/Armageddon/Raekwon)
21. Classic Verses Medley: Drop It Heavy / Fantastic 4 - (featuring DJ Clue)
22. Freestyle - (featuring Remy Martin)
23. Wishful Thinking - (featuring Fat Joe/Kool G. Rap/B Real)
24. How We Roll '98
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Armageddon, Ashanti, B Real, Brandy, Cam'Ron, Cuban Link, DJ Clue, Fat Joe, JOE, Jadakiss, Joe, Kool G. Rap, Nas, Nature, Noreaga, Raekwon, Remy Martin, Ricky Martin, Ruff Ryders, Sheik, Styles, Terror Squad, The Beatnuts, Tony Sunshine | | Distributor: | RED Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Big Pun, Raekwon, Armageddon, Cam'Ron, Nature, Styles, Judakiss, Noreaga, Cuban Link, Beatnuts, Terror Squad, Sheik, Tony Sunshine (rap vocals); Joe, Brandy, Ashanti (vocals); G (guitar); Martha Mooke (viola); Dahoud (keyboards, bass); Ed Golson (bass); DJ Spin Bad, DJ Clue (vinyl scratches).
Producers: Young Lord, JuJu Gigante, Irv Gotti, Show, Tone.
Engneers: Tony Smalios, Ken "Duro" Hill, Sound Boy.
Includes liner notes by Fat Joe.
A posthumous release for the oversize Puerto Rican rapper, ENDANGERED SPECIES is a collection of classics, unreleased material, and rarities that includes his breakthrough hit, "You Ain't a Killer" as well as other cuts from his first two albums. Pun's rapping talents are never overshadowed, even with guest artists the likes of Ricky Martin, the Beatnuts, Cuban Link, and Brandy. His rapid-fire delivery and breath control still inspire awe, and combined with his unquestionable rhyming skills make his early death all the more poignant.
He's almost endearing on "I'm Not a Player" ("I'm not a player I just crush a lot") featuring the smooth vocals of Joe, and elsewhere his duet with Ricky Martin points to the respect in which he was held by his peers. This 24-track overview of Big Punisher's career will more than satisfy longtime fans and newcomers alike.
Editorial Reviews
...Further reinforces the belief that Pun was struck down before his time...
CMJ (04/23/2001)
...The year's first hip-hop essential....paying proper respect to the fallen hip-hop heavyweight... - Rating: A-
Entertainment Weekly (04/13/2001)
3.5 stars out of 5 - ...A mix tape for die-hards, collecting the best of Pun's uniformly thrilling guest appearances...
Rolling Stone (05/10/2001)
4 discs out of 5 - ...A kind of 'best of', with a pinch of unreleased stuff laced while recording CAPITAL PUNSISHMENT and YEEEAH BABY....ENDANGERED shows how significant Pun was in this hip hop climate...
Vibe (05/01/2001)
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