Endangered Species (clean)

~ Release by Big Pun (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Intro
spoken vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
Big Pun2.50:15
A2You Ain’t a Killer
edit of:
You Ain’t a Killer (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
partial recording of:
You Ain’t a Killer
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Richard Frierson (producer Richard Frierson)
Big Pun3:52
A3Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)
edit of:
Twinz (Deep Cover ’98) (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
partial recording of:
Twinz (Deep Cover ’98)
lyricist:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Joseph Cartagena (US rapper, Terror Squad)
writer:
Calvin Broadus (aka Snoop Dogg) and Colin Wolfe
composer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer)
is based on:
Deep Cover
Big Pun featuring Fat Joe3:48
A4Whatcha Gon’ Do?
edit of:
Whatcha Gon’ Do? (explicit) by Terror Squad (American hip-hop group) feat. Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
partial recording of:
Whatcha Gon’ Do?
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Jerry Tineo (rapper Jerry Tineo of The Beatnuts)
Terror Squad featuring Big Pun3:07
A5How We Roll
edit of:
How We Roll (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) feat. Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
partial recording of:
How We Roll
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Irv Lorenzo and Paul Walcott
is based on:
How We Roll ’98
Big Pun featuring Ashanti3:34
A6Still Not a Player
recording engineer:
Soundboy (production engineer Christian Delatour)
co-producer:
Dahoud and Nomad (engineer)
producer:
Knobody
mixer:
Ted Wohlsen
bass and keyboard [keys]:
Dahoud
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
other vocals:
Joe (American R&B singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 1998)
recorded at:
Axis Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Hit Factory (The Hit Factory) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
A Little Bit of Love by Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
edit of:
Still Not a Player (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) featuring Joe (American R&B singer)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 383)
partial recording of:
Still Not a Player
writer:
Brenda Gordon Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Jerome Foster, Joe L. Thomas (American R&B singer), Jolyon W. Skinner, Rodney Roy Jerkins, Japhe Tejeda and Michele Williams (R&B songwriter and producer)
is based on:
A Little Bit of Love
is based on:
Don’t Wanna Be a Player
revision of:
Still Not a Player (Pre-Trial Motion mix)
Big Pun featuring Joe3.83:56
B1Off the Books
edit of:
Off the Books (explicit) by Beatnuts feat. Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Cuban Link
partial recording of:
Off the Books
writer:
Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Jerry Tineo (rapper Jerry Tineo of The Beatnuts) and Lester Fernandez
Beatnuts featuring Big Pun and Cuban Link2:48
B2Words From Nore
edit of:
Words From Nore (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
Big Pun0:52
B3Banned From T.V.
edit of:
Banned From T.V. (explicit) by Noreaga (Noreaga, hip-hop artist from Queens, NY) feat. Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Jadakiss (US rapper) + Styles (of the L.O.X) (aka Styles of the LOX), Nature (QB rapper Jermaine Baxter), Cam’ron (US rapper Cameron Giles, fka Killa Cam)
Noreaga featuring Big Pun, Jadakiss + Styles (of the L.O.X), Nature, Cam’ron4:19
B4Mamma
recording engineer:
Soundboy (production engineer Christian Delatour) and Brian Stanley (US engineer)
producer:
Alchemist (hip hop DJ & producer)
mixer:
Doug Wilson (engineer)
bass:
Ed Goldson
vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Tony Sunshine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 2001)
recorded at:
Axis Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Sonic Wave Studios in North Carolina, United States
mixed at:
Sound on Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Classical Gas by Hugo Montenegro
edit of:
Mamma (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) featuring Tony Sunshine
partial recording of:
Mamma
writer:
Alan Maman, Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) and Jarret Washington (aka Hennessy)
Big Pun featuring Tony Sunshine4:16
B5The Beat Box
edit of:
The Beat Box (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
Big Pun0:14
B6Brave in the Heart
producer:
Mike Heron (New York hip-hop producer, member of Ghetto Professionals) and V.I.C. (US hip hop producer Victor Padilla)
mixer:
Kevin Krouse (production engineer)
turntable [scratches]:
DJ L.V. (US hip hop producer Levar Coppin)
lead vocals:
Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Fat Joe (US rapper, Terror Squad), Prospect (rapper, member of Terror Squad) and Triple Seis
other vocals:
KRS‐One
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Loud Records, LLC (in 2001)
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Sound on Sound (New York) in New York, New York, United States
samples:
KRS-ONE Attacks by KRS‐ONE and Makin’ Believe That It’s You by Love Unlimited Orchestra
edit of:
Brave in the Heart (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) feat. Terror Squad (American hip-hop group)
partial recording of:
Brave in the Heart
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Emmett North, Joseph Cartagena (US rapper, Terror Squad), Lawrence Parker, Michael Herard (New York hip-hop producer, member of Ghetto Professionals), Victor Padilla and Barry White
is based on:
Makin’ Believe That It’s You
Big Pun featuring Terror Squad3:56
B7The Dream Shatterer (original version)
edit of:
The Dream Shatterer (original version) (explicit) by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher)
partial recording of:
The Dream Shatterer (original version)
writer:
Anthony Best (US hip-hop producer Anthony Best), Christopher Rios (Big Pun, rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher), Paul Politi and Barry White
is based on:
Under the Influence of Love
Big Pun53:19
212" Vinyl

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associated singles/EPs:How We Roll by Big Pun (rapper Christopher Rios aka Big Punisher) featuring Ashanti (US R&B singer and musician)
Mamma
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/144241 [info]
Wikidata:Q5375939 [info]