Capital Punishment Organization

Capital Punishment Organization
Also known as	CPO
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	West Coast hip-hop, Gangsta rap, Hardcore rap
Years active	1990–1994
Labels	Delicious Vinyl Records Death Row Records Priority Records
Associated acts	MC Ren N.W.A

Capital Punishment Organization, most commonly referred to as CPO, was a gangster rap group which consisted of rapper Lil' Nation (Vince Edwards), DJ Train (Clarence Lars) and producer Young D. They released a single album in 1990, To Hell and Black, which included production from MC Ren of N.W.A. and distributed by Capitol Records. To Hell and Black peaked at 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard charts.^[1]

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. DJ Train was most well known as J.J. Fad's DJ and appeared on their debut album "Supersonic" and sophomore release "Not Just a fad". He also worked with M.C. Ren and N.W.A.

Lil Nation has since began 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

• 1990: To Hell and Black

References

• Pareles, Jon. "Gangster Rap: Life and Music in the Combat Zone", The New York Times. October 7, 1990.
• To Hell and Black (1990) track list, Discogs.