CPO (group)
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| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1989–1991 |
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| Past members | CPO Boss Hogg Young D The Chip DJ Train |
CPO (an abbreviation of Capital Punishment Organization) was an American
Daron "Young D" Sapp shortly thereafter. Fellow rapper Granville "The Chip" Moton was one-time member of the group.They released a single album in 1990, N.W.A. and was distributed by Capitol Records.[1] To Hell and Black peaked at No. 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard charts.[2]
DJ Train, who had worked mostly with MC Ren and J. J. Fad, died of smoke inhalation in a house fire on July 26, 1994.[3]
Lil' Nation later identified himself as (Tha) Boss Hogg, or "CPO" in the singular form.
self-titled album by Tha Eastsidaz
. He died in 2022.
Discography
- To Hell and Black (1990)
References
- ^ "C.P.O." Discogs. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ Cizmar, Martin (2010-03-19). "DJ Train: What Happened After N.W.A. and the Posse?". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
External links
- Pareles, Jon (1990-10-07). "POP VIEW; Gangster Rap: Life and Music in the Combat Zone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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