The posthumous album is becoming less of a rarity in Hip-Hop today. Releases after the passing of such rappers as 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G. and Big L often prompt tanong as to the motives for continuing releases. However, it seems as though Big Punisher's final release serves as madami of a tribute to the late legend and his fans.

Born Christopher Carlos Rios, the 28-year-old Bronx-bred Puerto Rican artist had made a name for himself as a hip-hop phenomenon. Big Pun's break came when he became the protégé to fellow Bronx native Fat Joe, a Cuban/Puerto-Rican rapper who began to gain serious...