11.21.09
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VIDEO Mrs. Big Pun: When Love Hurts

When we first heard that Liza Rios (Big Pun's wife) was living in a homeless shelter we were absolutely shocked.

Big Pun (aka Christopher Rios) burst onto the rap scene in 1995 and never looked back.  His debut album Capital Punishment dropped in 1998 and made Pun the first solo Latino rapper to go platinum. How could the wife of one of the most celebrated rappers of all time become homeless?

We caught up with Liza to find out and to get her side of the story. Check out the video below:

 

3 Comments
In watching this video I am suprised to hear of the things that Mrs. Rio's had to endure. In regards to the domestic violence that she spoke of, its sad that she had to go through something so terrible. Im soo glad that she is using her expierence that sharing that with other and advocate against it. I wish her well with that and just feel that is a wonderful thing she is doing with that. Because if she is letting you know that, that is something that in never okay, no matter who they are Celebrity or not. The other thing I would like to comment on, its Im not even shocked by that rediculous comment that Fat Joe made on the radio show. I dont even follow the "hip hop game" like that so I dont know too much about them, but I know is that I have always had a gut instinct that FAT JOE is a shady character. How dare he go on a radio show and say that they arent owed anything because no one got anything. HOw can you continue to embrace the Legend of BIG PUN and then go out in public and say things like that... JUST SHADY!!! Im my opinion Fat Joe as lost his credibility I believe after I saw him team up with Paris Hilton, Im like this dude is all about "FAME" but not by producing quality work... SHAMEFUL
I’ve been following this story very closely since Big Pun’s (RIP) platinum chain went up on eBay for auction. At the time it was a disturbing sight to see a piece of Latino Hip Hop history go up on the auction block. But when you dug deeper into the story you realized that a lot of people were doing Pun’s legacy and his family wrong along the way. At the end of the day, there are many people who are still profiting off of Big Pun, and to not make sure his family is taken care of is not only a shameful act, it’s a deplorable and inexcusable act. I personally don’t care what Fat Joe’s beef with Liza is, he does have a responsibility to Pun’s children, one who I believe is his godchild, to ensure that they never go hungry and that they never ended up homeless… Let me repeat that… Fat Joe absolutely has a responsibility to Big Pun’s children as Pun elevated him to the level he is today and the least he can do to show his gratitude for what Pun did for him personally and professionally is to make sure those kids are taken care of for the rest of their lives. This is “exactly” the problem with Latinos and that crabs in a bucket mentality that continues to hurt us to this day! I hope that attorneys at some point take notice and rectify the contractual obligations Fat Joe & Jellybean Benitez have to Pun’s family. And even if the contracts sucked and no money is owed... Money is certainly deserved by the children of the late Big Pun – Author Ivan Sanchez
wow. i had no idea she was so broke. it's utterly depressing.

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