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

To Hell and Black

To Hell And Black was the only album released by hip hop group CPO, on August 7, 1990. Its sales figures were low and the album is not well known, despite the backing production by N.W.A. member MC Ren...

, which included production from MC Ren

MC Ren

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 of N.W.A.

N.W.A.

N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....

 and distributed by Capitol Records

Capitol Records

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. To Hell and Black peaked at 33 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Billboard charts

Billboard charts

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DJ Train, who had worked with artists such as MC Ren and J. J. Fad

J. J. Fad

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, died of smoke inhalation

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 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

CPO/Boss Hogg

CPO, Boss Hogg, or Lil Nation was a rapper signed to Ruthless Records as Lil Nation. He was the vocalist in the rap group Capital Punishment Organization or C.P.O. Capital Punishment Organization's only released album was titled To Hell and Black and was released in 1990. It was produced by and...

 continues to make rap appearances, including the 1994 original soundtrack to Above the Rim

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, hyphy

Hyphy

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 artist E-A-Ski

E-A-Ski

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 on his 1998 album, and the 2000 self-titled album

Snoop Dogg Presents Tha Eastsidaz

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 by Tha Eastsidaz

Tha Eastsidaz

Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...

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