 This past Thursday (November 10) would've been Big Pun's 40th birthday if he were alive today. 11 years after his untimely passing, the first platinum Latin rapper is still recognized as one of hip-hop's greats, especially to his former mentor, Fat Joe.
To celebrate his life, Joe wrote a sentimental letter to his homie for XXLMag.com, in which he calls Pun the best father, best friend and best rapper yet to be outdone
Below is the letter in its entirety:
Dear Pun,
Happy Birthday my brother! I wish you were here. We would have done it real big if you was here. I know we getting older now. We would have done it big with our families. The world is missing you. Still to this day, I haven't heard a better rapper yet. God bless you.
When the world lost you, they lost an incredible spirit, an angel. Besides just being a dope rapper, you were always the best father, and you were always the best friend a person could have. Your loyalty and just being a sincere good person is really, really missed.
Right now you probably would have had like 20 platinum albums. To this day, they couldn't catch your flow. I'm still trying to be better than you, but figured out I can't be better than you yet. God bless you man and till we meet again. You know we going to see each other again.
Your twin,
Joe Crack
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