Large Pun’s widow, Liza Rios, did a current interview with the Uppercut podcast that didn’t precisely go in response to plan. At one level through the dialog, she was requested why she wouldn’t apologize to Fats Joe to settle their variations. It went downhill from there.
It started innocently sufficient, with Rios suggesting Fats Joe would have been nothing with out Large Pun.
“Joe most likely would’ve pale out as a result of if one other label would have signed Large Pun, Joe most likely would have pale to the again,” she stated. “[…] Joe’s a sensible enterprise man. He’s stayed related all these years.”
However then the interviewer stated, “All he needs is an apology and you may’t try this?” to which she says, “Are you critical? Why would I give him an apology after what he put my household via? What he did legally.”
They began to speak over one another till it was clear Rios was getting upset. She then stated, “Can we cease this for a second? I’m leaving this interview. This can be a entire Fats Joe scenario now. Yeah, I’m good. I’m good off of this. I’m not comfy and I’m leaving this interview.”
Rios accused the interviewer of performing like he was on Fats Joe’s “aspect” as she slammed his “perspective.” As she stood as much as depart she added, “I’m not going to take a seat right here and clarify to you what he did to my household […] You f##### up.”
Large Pun (actual title Christopher Rios) was found by Fats Joe, who signed him to his Terror Squad label within the mid-Nineties. Fats Joe performed an important position in introducing Large Pun to the world and, subsequently, Pun grew to become the primary solo Latino rapper to go platinum together with his 1998 album Capital Punishment.
Tragedy struck in 2000, when he handed away at age 28. Pun, who suffered from weight problems, died of a coronary heart assault and issues from the illness. His loss of life left a void within the Hip-Hop neighborhood, particularly for Fats Joe, who publicly mourned his good friend’s loss.
Within the years after Large Pun’s loss of life, controversy arose between Fats Joe and Pun’s household, notably Liza Rios.
Rios accused Fats Joe of failing to correctly compensate Pun’s household for his music royalties. She claimed that the household was left in monetary hardship whereas Fats Joe profited from Large Pun’s legacy. In 2014, she filed a lawsuit towards Fats Joe, alleging that the Terror Squad owed Pun’s property over $1 million in royalties.
Fats Joe has denied these allegations, sustaining that he fulfilled his contractual obligations. Within the years since, Fats Joe has persistently expressed his love and respect for Large Pun, emphasizing that he did his greatest to help Pun’s household after his loss of life. Nonetheless, the authorized and public disputes have forged a shadow over their once-strong partnership.
