N.O.R.E is perhaps one in all Hip Hop’s most distinguished figures, however no matter his personal fame he’s at all times made it a degree to provide different stars of the tradition their flowers.
Amazon launched its new mini-doc Hip-Hop X Siempreearlier this month, which explores the intersection between Latin tradition and Hip Hop, with a handful of veterans speaking about its historical past and present state.
Throughout a somber second within the movie, N.O.R.E. tearfully remembers his late pal and collaborator — and the primary solo Latin rapper ever to go platinum — Huge Pun, who sadly handed away in 2000 on the age of 28.
“Pun was most likely the best particular person I ever met in life,” N.O.R.E says of the Terror Squad titan. “Not biggest Puerto Rican — the best particular person I ever met in life.”
The Drink Champs host goes on to spotlight the generosity of Pun, who would at all times cop presents for N.O.R.E. each time he was within the hood.
“I keep in mind me and Pun each being platinum,” N.O.R.E. remembers within the doc. “And if he discovered I used to be within the Bronx, he would purchase me an Avirex and a PlayStation. And I used to be like, ‘Yo bro, I’m getting’ the identical amount of cash as you,’ however he at all times wished to provide.”
Elsewhere in Hip-Hop X Siempre, Fats Joe, who performed a serious position in elevating Pun, additionally fondly remembers the “Twinz” rapper’s expertise. Joe was already on the come-up when the 2 crossed paths, but, he put his profession on maintain to help his fellow MC.
“Once I met him, I knew,” Joe remembers. “I mentioned, ‘Yo, that is it. Latinos been ready for this man.’ And so I put my profession again and pushed him ahead.”
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DJ Tony Contact additionally takes a second to touch upon his fellow Puerto Rican. “Once I first heard Huge Pun, I used to be an prompt fan,” he says.
The documentary’s intricate look into the Hip Hop custom throughout the Latin neighborhood options personalities from the previous all the way in which as much as the current.
It’s not simply the deceased that N.O.R.E. exhibits like to. Final week, the Queens rapper shocked Nas backstage in Paris whereas the legendary rapper was performing abroad as a part of the N.Y. State of Thoughts Tour.
The brotherly interplay between the 2 iconic artists was captured and uploaded to social media. Within the video, Nas swiftly left the stage and upon strolling backstage, he and N.O.R.E. slapped palms and greeted one another with a hug.
