| Endangered Species | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Big Pun |
| Cover: | Big Pun-Endangered Species.jpg |
| Released: | April 3, 2001 (USA) |
| Recorded: | 1997–2000 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 73:23 |
| Label: | Loud Records |
| Producer: | Fat Joe (Executive) Sean Cane (Co-executive) |
| Prev Title: | Yeeeah Baby |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
Endangered Species is a posthumous compilation of unreleased tracks, guest appearances, and greatest hits by the late rapper Big Pun, released on April 3, 2001, by Loud Records, following his death in February 2000.[1] The album reached a peak chart position of #7.[2] The proceeds from the album were to be given to Pun's widow, Liza Rios, and their three children. Liza Rios claims to have only received a small royalty check from the sales of Endangered Species, and in response, auctioned off her husband's Terror Squad medallion in July 2005.[3]
The album's single, "How We Roll", featured then R&B-newcomer Ashanti singing the chorus. The music video for the song features both artists animated using cartoon-styled 3D computer graphics.[4] Fellow rapper and close friend Fat Joe, who was also the compilation's executive producer, revealed in the liner notes of the album that the title chosen for the compilation was in fact the original title for 2000's Yeeeah Baby. All of Pun's lyrics were included in the booklet of the disc, partly due to the limited amount of promotional tools available to the label, and partly because of a desire to emphasize Pun's technique as a lyricist.[5]
| Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Original album | Length | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Intro" | Big Pun | 0:15 | |||
| 2 | "You Ain't a Killer" | Big Pun | Young Lord | Capital Punishment | 3:52 | |
| 3 | "Twinz (Deep Cover '98)" | Big Pun, Fat Joe | Dr. Dre | Capital Punishment | 3:48 | |
| 4 | "Whatcha Gon Do" | Big Pun | JuJu | 3:07 | ||
| 5 | "How We Roll" | Big Pun, Ashanti | Irv Gotti, Tru Stylze | 3:34 | ||
| 6 | "Still Not a Player" | Big Pun, Joe | Knobody | Capital Punishment | 3:58 | |
| 7 | "Off the Books" | Big Pun, The Beatnuts, Cuban Link | The Beatnuts | Stone Crazy | 2:48 | |
| 8 | "Words from Nore" | Noreaga | 0:52 | |||
| 9 | "Banned from T.V." | Big Pun, Noreaga, Jadakiss, Styles, Nature, Cam'ron | Swizz Beatz | N.O.R.E. | 4:19 | |
| 10 | "Mamma" | Big Pun, Tony Sunshine | The Alchemist | 4:16 | ||
| 11 | "The Beat Box" | Big Pun | 0:14 | |||
| 12 | "Brave in the Heart" | Big Pun, Triple Seis, Fat Joe, Prospect | V.I.C., Mike Heron | 3:56 | ||
| 13 | "The Dream Shatterer (Original Version)" | Big Pun | Buckwild | First version released on Capital Punishment | 3:19 | |
| 14 | "Words with Fat Joe" | Fat Joe | 0:37 | |||
| 15 | "John Blaze" | Big Pun, Fat Joe, Nas, Raekwon, Jadakiss | Ski | Don Cartagena | 4:06 | |
| 16 | "My World" | Big Pun | EZ Elpee | 3:29 | ||
| 17 | "Pina Colada" | Big Pun, Sheek | Swizz Beatz | Ryde or Die Vol. 1 | 4:09 | |
| 18 | "Top of the World (Remix)" | Big Pun, Brandy, Fat Joe | Darkchild | U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To) | 3:48 | |
| 19 | "Livin' la Vida Loca (Remix)" | Big Pun, Ricky Martin, Fat Joe, Cuban Link | Poke & Tone | 2:43 | ||
| 20 | "Fire Water" | Big Pun, Fat Joe, Armageddon, Raekwon | Showbiz | B-side to Fat Joe's "Envy" single from Jealous One's Envy | 4:15 | |
| 21 | "Classic Verses (Drop It Heavy and Fantastic 4)" | Big Pun | Showbiz, DJ Clue?, Duro | "Drop It Heavy" verse from Full Scale EP "Fantastic 4" verse from The Professional | 2:18 | |
| 22 | "Freestyle with Remy Martin" | Big Pun, Remy Martin | Sean Cane | 1:33 | ||
| 23 | "Wishful Thinking" | Big Pun, Fat Joe, Kool G Rap, B-Real of Cypress Hill | Showbiz | B-side to Big Pun's single "I'm Not a Player" from Capital Punishment | 4:00 | |
| 24 | "How We Roll '98" | Big Pun, Pun's Kids, Veronica | K-Cut, Rashad Smith | 4:07 |