Video: The Story Behind the Big Pun Tribute Mural

A new installment in a very interesting 6-part documentary series New York Minute, by Media Gasface/ARTE.TV, with HOW and NOSM, German members of the veteran NY muralist collaborative, TATS CRU, who were originally commissioned to paint a promotional mural for Big Pun’s album the day the Bronx MC passed away, February 7, 2000.

The video tells the story how that promotional job ended up turning into the impromptu painting of the now well-known tribute wall on Rogers Pl. in the Bronx, recounting the events of the evening.

Interesting to see/hear the back story on one of New York’s historic hip hop icons. Be sure to check out the previous installments of the miniseries, put together by Mathieu Rochet and Nicolas Venancio.

thisismyNYMinute #04 from ARTE New York Minute on Vimeo.