Capital Punishment (Colored 2xLP)

PRESSED ON HALF & HALF COLORED VINYL The beats on Capital Punishment, from RZA, Rockwilder, Domingo, and other A-list maestros, are grimy, radio- friendly, yet low-ley cutting-edge, affirming its status as an undisputed classic. Big Pun was as much a visionary — conceptualizing every song — as a consummate pro in the booth. Citing Picasso and Baby Jesus while purporting to “twist your temples into pretzels,” Pun made Minute Rice out of multi-syllables. There’s no way to describe Pun’s febrile liberties with the king’s English. He doesn’t really breathe; when he does, it’s a sharp gasp for air that almost mimics his Ginsu-like wordplay. Pun’s habit of sucking wind before spitting an ill verse mimics the effect of a lit grenade about to land and decimate entire sections of the population. If Pun’s dense rhymes invoke mixed metaphors, that’s likely because he’s an impossible amalgam of wanton wooer and lyrical hitman, an overweight lover with a murderous mouthpiece. Tracklist:  A1. Intro  A2. Beware A3. Super Lyrical  A4. Taster's Choice (Skit) A5. Still Not A Player (Radio Version) A6. Intermission  A7. The Dream Shatterer B1. Punish Me  B2. Pakinamac Pt.1 B3. You Ain't A Killer B4. Pakinamac Pt.2  B5. Caribbean Connection B6. Glamour Life  C1. Capital Punishment  C2. Uncensored (Skit) C3. I'm Not A Player C4. Twinz C5. The Rain & The Sun  C6. Boomerang D1. You Came Up  D2. Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy) D3. Charlie Rock Shout (Skit) D4. Fast Money  D5. Parental Discretion  D6. Still Not A Player (Explicit Version)