Christopher Lee Rios Jr. (born November 15, 1993), known professionally as Chris Rivers and formerly Baby Pun, is an American rapper. He is the son of the late rapper

Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discover ...

. Emerging from the

underground hip hop Underground hip hop (also known as underground rap or simply underground) traditionally refers to hip hop music that is outside the general mainstream canon or counter-cultural in nature, usually with a heavy emphasis on emotion, lyricism, and/or ...

scene in the

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, he came to prominence originally being known as Big Pun's son, in addition to appearing in the music video for his father's song " It's So Hard", from the 2000 album

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Early life

Rivers was born on November 15, 1993, in the

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in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descent. His father is Chris Rios, Sr., also known as

and his mother is Liza Rios. He grew up in many parts of

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, New York. Rivers initially started pursuing a hip hop career when he was eight and then professionally at eighteen.

Career

Chris Rivers began his music career in 2002 as a member of a group called 3 Down, consisting of himself, Ray Ray (

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, shortly before disbanding. Chris Rivers has had collaborations with various artists including

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, and

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. He was originally known as Baby Pun. His style is said to be similar to that of his father.

Discography

* ''Wonderland of Misery'' (2013) * ''Wonderland of Misery 2: The Good King'' (2014) * ''The Good King EP'' (2014) * ''Medicated Consumption'' (2016) * ''Medicated Consumption 2.0: The Refill'' (2016) * ''Delorean'' (2017) * ''G.I.T.U.'' (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers, Chris Living people 1993 births Singers from New York (state) American musicians of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American rappers Rappers from the Bronx Underground rappers 21st-century American rappers