Endangered Species (Big Pun album)
Endangered Species is a posthumous compilation of unreleased tracks, guest appearances, and greatest hits by the late rapper Big Pun, released on April 4, 2001 by Loud Records, following his death in February 2000. The proceeds from the album were to be given to Pun's widow, Liza Rios, and their three children. The album reached a peak chart position of #7. 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.
The single from the album was "How We Roll", which featured at time, R&B newcomer Ashanti on the chorus & outro. The video to the song was made into a cartoon and helped remember Big Pun throughout. 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.
Track listing
| # | Title | Performer | Producer | 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 " | Big Pun, Fat Joe | Dr. Dre | Capital Punishment | 3:48 |
| 4 | "Whatcha Gon Do" | Big Pun | JuJu | The Album | 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 " | Big Pun | Buckwild | 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 " | Big Pun, Brandy, Fat Joe | Darkchild | U Don't Know Me | 3:48 |
| 19 | "Livin' la Vida Loca " | 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 " | 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 |