The Price of Loyalty: Unpacking the Lengthy and Painful Fat Joe and Big Pun Family Feud Over Royalties
Fat Joe and Big Pun Family Feud: Royalties, Lawsuits, and the Broken Terror Squad Brotherhood A Hip Hop Brotherhood Torn Apart by Business and Death: The partnership between legendary Bronx rappers Fat Joe and Big Pun (Christopher Lee Rios) was once one of the most celebrated friendships in hip hop. Together, they formed the core of the Terror Squad collective, launching Punisher to unprecedented heights as the first Latino solo rapper to achieve platinum sales. Their track "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)" remains an iconic testament to their unbreakable bond. However, Pun's untimely death in February 2000, at the age of 28, left a massive void—not just in music, but in the financial security of his family. What followed was a complex, two-decade-long family feud over Big Pun's royalties that has permanently fractured the relationship between Fat Joe and Pun’s widow, Liza Rios, and their children, including rapper Chris Rivers. This article dives ...