{"id":159655,"date":"2022-01-15T09:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T08:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=159655"},"modified":"2022-01-14T21:07:59","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T20:07:59","slug":"cpo-boss-hogg-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/cpo-boss-hogg-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"CPO Boss Hogg Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"159656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/cpo-boss-hogg-passed-away\/screen-shot-2022-01-14-at-9-20-38-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?fit=1420%2C1412&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1420,1412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-01-14 at 9.20.38 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?fit=640%2C636&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?fit=640%2C537&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"537\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-159656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?resize=540%2C537&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?resize=1024%2C1018&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?resize=768%2C764&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?w=1420&amp;ssl=1 1420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-14-at-9.20.38-AM.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Compton, California\u2019s own <strong>Vince Edwards<\/strong>, aka <strong>CPO Boss Hogg<\/strong>, passed away on January 12. Details have not been made public. <strong>CPO<\/strong> had posted about his ongoing health battles on social media, and in 2010, he survived congestive heart failure.<\/p>\n<p>The West Coast legend captivated fans of west coast hip-hop as soon as he stepped on the scene with his crew, the Capital Punishment Organization. Discovered and introduced by <strong>MC Ren<\/strong>, C<strong>PO Boss Hogg<\/strong>, aka <strong>Lil\u2019 Nation<\/strong>, made his extraordinary debut when the video to <em>Ballad Of A Menace<\/em> was released and featured the members of <strong>N.W.A.<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>Eazy-E, Dr. Dre &#038; MC Ren<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Following <strong>C.P.O.<\/strong>\u2019s <em>To Hell And Black <\/em>debut album<strong> CPO Boss Hogg<\/strong> would continue to make appearances on a host of classic west coast albums in the 90s including <strong>N.W.A.<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Efil4zaggin<\/em>, <em>Above The Rim &#038; Murder Was The Case<\/em> OSTs, as well popping on <strong>2Pac<\/strong>\u2019s 9-times platinum <em>Picture Me Rollin<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Hit <em>Read Whole Post<\/em> to check <strong>CPO Boss Hogg<\/strong>&#8216;s appearance on <strong>Money B<\/strong>&#8216;s podcast from 2015.<\/p>\n<p>BlackoutHipHop extends condolences to the family, friends, and fans of <strong>CPO Boss Hogg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNOhMhAvjHc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Soj_PsI5VUM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compton, California\u2019s own Vince Edwards, aka CPO Boss Hogg, passed away on January 12. 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