topics with witty, unpredictable elasticity. "Watch Those" finds him dropping mouthfuls of speed-record verses over big, ballin' rock guitars. He gives Chris Rock a run for the big yuks and bucks on an ode to his "true love," "Nigga Shit" ("Smokin' weed with my moms/ Swingin' D in her arms/No love for the cops/Getting my dick sucked with my pops"). His ill communication doesn't end there: "Laughing at You" quotes Simple Minds' New Wave guilty pleasure "Don't You (Forget About Me)." "It's So Hard" features Pun exclaiming, "I just lost 100 pounds! I'm trying to live! I ain't going nowhere - I'm staying alive!" a moment that might give even the most rugged thug pause. Pun is at his habanero hottest, however, when representing his Latino pride. On the salsa-sauced "100%," he spits, "I'm like G Rap, Pac, Master P/All balled up with a twist of Marc Anthony." It was no idle boast. (RS 838)
MATT DIEHL
Pun's second album was released shortly after his death in 2000. While not a classic like his first release, it's still pretty solid. "New York Giants" with M.O.P. is an ultra-aggressive, neck-breaking anthem, "My Turn" flaunts his untouchable flow, and the bouncy "It's So Hard" found love on the radio and MTV.
