CPO Boss Hogg

CPO Boss Hogg
CPO Boss Hogg
Birth name	Vince Edwards
Also known as	Lil' Nation; CPO;
Born	September 9, 1963; Compton, California, U.S.
Died	January 12, 2022 (aged 58); Compton, California, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; gangsta rap;
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1989–2022
Labels	Capitol; Death Row; Priority; Tilted Brimm Entertainment Group, LLC.;

Vince Edwards (September 9, 1963 – January 12, 2022) professionally known by his

Capital Punishment Organization

in 1989 under the moniker Lil' Nation. The group released their only album before splitting up in 1991. Afterwards Edwards continued his career as a solo artist, featuring on several high-profile albums.

Career

In a 2016 interview, Edwards stated George Clinton, Prince, Barry White, Michael Jackson (and The Jackson 5), Chuck D, KRS-One, LL Cool J, MC Ren, Ice Cube, and The D.O.C. as his favorite and influential musicians.^[1]

Edwards was discovered by

Tha Eastsidaz, Bones OST, and The Return of the Regulator.^[2]^[3]

In 2012, Edwards founded his independent record label Tilted Brimm Entertainment Group, LLC.

Since 2013, CPO Boss Hogg announced that he was working on new material for his sophomore album release titled I, Boss. He dropped his first single off of it, "Your Body Is Hot!", on August 19, 2014.

Personal life and death

Edwards had a daughter named Mikki.

congestive heart failure.^[4]^[6] He died 12 years later on January 12, 2022, at the age of 58.^[7]^[8]

Discography

To Hell and Black (1990)

References

^ "Interview: Vince Edwards (aka CPO Boss Hogg) - Honey & Pine". Honey & Pine. April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ "CPO Boss Hogg Explains Getting Paid $37,000 For Tupac's "Picture Me Rollin'"". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ Rud (June 3, 2013). "CPO Boss Hogg Interview (Part 1) (June 2013) - DubCNN.com // West Coast Hip-Hop : Daily For Over A Decade". DubCNN.com // West Coast Hip-Hop : Daily For Over A Decade. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Paine, Jake (April 6, 2010). "C.P.O. The Boss Hogg Recovering, Condition Clarified". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ Paine, Jake (March 12, 2010). "West Coast Veteran C.P.O. Tha Boss Hogg In Hospital From Heart Attack". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.
^ "CPO Boss Hogg Addresses 2010 "Heart Attack," Working With Death Row Engineers". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
^ Creekmur, Chuck (January 13, 2022). "Former Death Row Records Rapper CPO Boss Hogg Dies At 52". AllHipHop. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
^ Vince Edwards

[1] "Interview: Vince Edwards (aka CPO Boss Hogg) - Honey & Pine". Honey & Pine. April 20, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[2] "CPO Boss Hogg Explains Getting Paid $37,000 For Tupac's "Picture Me Rollin'"". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[3] Rud (June 3, 2013). "CPO Boss Hogg Interview (Part 1) (June 2013) - DubCNN.com // West Coast Hip-Hop : Daily For Over A Decade". DubCNN.com // West Coast Hip-Hop : Daily For Over A Decade. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[recovering-4] Paine, Jake (April 6, 2010). "C.P.O. The Boss Hogg Recovering, Condition Clarified". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[5] Paine, Jake (March 12, 2010). "West Coast Veteran C.P.O. Tha Boss Hogg In Hospital From Heart Attack". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.

[6] "CPO Boss Hogg Addresses 2010 "Heart Attack," Working With Death Row Engineers". HipHopDX. Retrieved October 25, 2017.

[7] Creekmur, Chuck (January 13, 2022). "Former Death Row Records Rapper CPO Boss Hogg Dies At 52". AllHipHop. Retrieved January 13, 2022.

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