Big Pun's Wife and Children Living in Homeless Shelter

Deceased rapper Big Pun's widow and three children are living in a New York homeless shelter. Liza Rios and her children have been forced to relocate to the shelter after losing their home to foreclosure.

"We're in a city shelter," Rios said in an interview. "It's been very hard for them [the children] to transition. After Pun passed I didn't receive a lot of money. I received $160,000 from publishing. The house I was paying mortgage [on] was my husband's. He bought the house and it wasn't paid out. The five years I was living there I spent over $120,000 just on mortgage [payments]. Then you [have] the kids, and the food, and the clothes and legal fees...when there's no money coming in, there's just money [going] out."

Rios also talked about her physically and emotionally abusive relationship with her late husband. "It's through the grace of God that I've survived," she said. "I never knew what domestic violence was until I was in it and even when I was in it I still didn't know what was going on. I thought it was just me I didn't know that it was happening with so many women."



As a member of the Terror Squad rap group Pun was responsible for introducing rapper Fat Joe to the public. According to Rios, she and Joe are not on good terms and have no plans to reconcile. "We haven't been on the best of terms in a while. I'm asking to see proof of royalties and so forth. I have not yet seen anything. Pun has made a lot of money for people and continues to make money for them. Pun doesn't get paid when you hear songs on iTunes [or] ringtones. If Pun's not getting a check, his kids are not getting a check."

Pun, born Christopher Rios, died in 2000 from a fatal heart attach. Most famous for his single 'I'm Not A Player,' the rapper weighed almost 700 lbs at the time of his death.
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Afi Keita James

Even if joe watches over pun's kids, the legacy of the late pun is officially destroyed for good.

August 09 2012 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Afi Keita James

Even if joe watches over pun's kids, the legacy of the late pun is officially destroyed for good.

August 09 2012 at 7:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
louroc17

She should get a damn job but i think fat joe should look out for puns kids and maybe pay off the house if he can, the kids are the ones suffering here, damn shame they have to live in a shelter. Do it for kids joey crack!!!

December 26 2009 at 10:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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That's not gonna happen.

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Fuck Liza, she's a such a self righteous bitch who never even cared about pun.

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August 11 2009 at 2:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Donna Moye

I think Fat joe and the rest of the Terror Squad should step up and help Big Pun's widow. I'm sure they are recieving royalty checks for song that Big Pun helped write and contribute to. Throw some of that money their way. Don't hate on the widow, I lot of women married to successful men don't work. What it's alright for the "Ladies who lunch", But not if you're married to a Musician?

August 09 2009 at 11:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kjames

fat joe should buy her a house ....she should have downscaled a while ago while she was in the original house. He owes her nothing sadly but if he has a heart and believes in Karma he better get moving...and he is corny as hell too people make him he cant make anyone a star

August 09 2009 at 9:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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I really fell sorry for the kids,but for the mother you got to do something ( get a job, like everybody)you didn't say u was sick, so y haven you find something to do before it got to this? fat joe u a really d*ck,no matter what the reason u got with the mother;u got to remember those r your homeboy kids livin in the shelter. you no your fat ass can't rap and if it wasn't for pun u really wouldn't be s*it, so stop talkin about all the sneaker you own and be a man once in you sorry life and give a helping hand, u f-ing bum. Get a job mama and stop looking for hand out.

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