Years active 1989–1991 | Active until 1994 | |
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Also known as Capital Punishment Organization Past members CPO Boss HoggDJ TrainYoung D Members CPO Boss Hogg, DJ Train, Young D Similar MC Ren, Slip Capone, Danny Boy, Big Syke, C‑Bo | ||
CPO (an abbreviation of Capital Punishment Organization) was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, founded in 1989 by CPO Boss Hogg, DJ Train and Young D.
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They released a single album in 1990, To Hell and Black, which included production from MC Ren of N.W.A. and was distributed by Capitol Records. To Hell and Black peaked at number 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard charts.
DJ Train, who had worked with artists such as MC Ren and J. J. Fad, died of smoke inhalation in a house fire on July 26, 1994.
Lil Nation has since begun identifying himself as (Tha) Boss Hogg, or "CPO" in the singular form. CPO/Boss Hogg continues to make rap appearances, including the 1994 original soundtrack to Above the Rim, hyphy artist E-A-Ski on his 1998 album, and the 2000 self-titled album by Tha Eastsidaz.
Discography
Songs
Ballad of a MenaceTo Hell and Black · 1990
The EulogyMurder Was the Case · 1994
Foo Nay MicThe Chronic · 1992