"Still Not a Player" is the second single from Big Pun's debut album Capital Punishment. The song was produced by Knobody and features R&B singer Joe.

Composition

The song is a remix of Big Pun's previous single "I'm Not a Player" produced by Minnesota and contains an interpolation of Joe's "Don't Wanna Be a Player". It also samples "A Little Bit of Love" by Brenda Russell. In addition to samples, the song contains interpolations of Earth, Wind & Fire's "Brazilian Rhyme (Beijo)"; towards the end of the song, the refrain "Punisher...Punisher...Punisher, Big Punisher" is sung to the tune and rhythm of the lead vocals from the track.

Chart performance

The song peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it the most successful single released by Big Pun.^[1] It was ranked the 108th best song of 1980-2005 by Blender magazine,^{[citation needed]} and was ranked #76 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs.^{[citation needed]}

Music video

Fat Joe, Cormega, Onyx, the Beatnuts, Guru, Tony Touch and Loud Records R&B artist Davina all made featured appearances in the music video as cameos.

Cover versions and samples

In the Up in Smoke Tour in 2000, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre played this song as a tribute to Big Pun. The song was also remixed by Incubus which featured Big Pun's vocals on the 2000 rap rock album Loud Rocks, released 7 months after his death.^{[citation needed]}

A demo version of the song featuring former Terror Squad member Cuban Link leaked 14 years after the song's initial release.

The song was sampled in Ariana Grande's 2013 single "The Way", which also samples Brenda Russell's "A Little Bit of Love".^[2]^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[6]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	34

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	85

References[edit]

^ allmusic ((( Big Punisher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
^ Ariana Grande's 'Yours Truly': A Sweet, Sweet Fantasy of '90s-Indebted Hip-Hop and R&B, Brandon Soderberg, Spin, September 13, 2013
^ Mac Miller Gives Ariana Grande 'Butterflies' On 'The Way', Jocelyn Vena, MTV.com, March 27, 2013
^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "Big Punisher – Still Not A Player". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^ "The Year In Music 1998 - Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. December 26, 1998. p. YD–44. Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Google Books.

External links[edit]

"Still Not a Player" (edited version) by Incubus and Big Pun audio on YouTube

v t e Big Pun
Discography
Studio albums	Capital Punishment Yeeeah Baby
Compilations	Endangered Species
Singles	"I'm Not a Player" "Still Not a Player" "You Came Up" "It's So Hard" "100%" "How We Roll"
Featured singles	"Off the Books" "Banned from T.V." "Feelin' So Good"
Other songs	"Beware" "Top of the World, Part II"
Related articles	Terror Squad Fat Joe Loud Records Big Pun: The Legacy

v t e Joe
Discography
Studio albums	Everything All That I Am My Name Is Joe Better Days And Then... Ain't Nothin' Like Me Joe Thomas, New Man Signature Home Is the Essence of Christmas The Good, the Bad, the Sexy Doubleback: Evolution of R&B Bridges My Name Is Joe Thomas
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Make Sure You're Home for Christmas
Singles	"I'm in Luv" "The One for Me" "All or Nothing" "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" "Don't Wanna Be a Player" "The Love Scene" "Good Girls" "No One Else Comes Close" "All That I Am" "I Wanna Know" "Treat Her Like a Lady" "Stutter" "Let's Stay Home Tonight" "What If a Woman" "More & More" "Ride wit U" "Where You At" "If I Was Your Man" "My Love" "E.R. (Emergency Room)" "I'd Rather Have a Love² "Love & Sex, Pt. 2" "If You Lose Her" "So I Can Have You Back" "Lean Into It"
Featured singles	"Still Not a Player" "Wanna Get to Know You" "Curious" "More Than a Woman" "Through the Rain" "Thank God I Found You" "Big Rich Town"