Christen Kelley (November 7, 1978 – October 2, 2017), better known by his stage name Slip Capone, was an American

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and member of DPGC from

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Early life

Slip Capone was born on November 7, 1978. He grew up on 118th street in Hawthorne California. He is half British and half African American and is commonly referred to as “The Mayor of Hawthorne". Christen Kelley was signed to

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in the mid 90's when he was 14 years old. He then went on to appear on

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’s solo debut album ''

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'' on a song called "Survive Another Day" by Kurupt featuring

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and himself.

Early career

During his teenage years, Slip Capone met rapper

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through Kurupt of the

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. Proving himself with his rapping skills, his first appearance was on Snoop Dogg’s multiplatinum ''

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'' soundtrack with a song called "The Eulogy" by Slip Capone & CPO Boss Hogg. In the United States, on the chart dated November 5, 1994, ''Murder Was the Case'' debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number one, with first week sales of 329,000 units. The album opened at the top spot of the

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chart. The following week it stayed on top with 197,000 copies sold and was certified Gold. The album is certified 2× platinum with 2,030,000 copies sold.

Death

Kelley died on October 2, 2017, of serious health complications after laying in a coma on life support.

Discography

Guest appearances

1994 * Slip Capone & ''

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'' - The Eulogy (" ''

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''") Soundtrack'' 1998 * ''

'', ''

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'', ''

Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz and commonly Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records, aided the catapult of West Coast rap and ga ...

'', Slip Capone - '' C-Walk'' 1998 * ''

'' feat. Slip Capone - Another Day 2000 * Slip Capone - Movin around' prod ''

'' 2001 * '' DPG'' feat. Slip Capone - My Heart Don't Pump No Fear 2002 * Knoc-turn’al feat. ''

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'', ''

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'' , Slip Capone & Time Bomb - Let's All Roll 2002 * Knoc-turn’al feat. ''

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'' & Slip Capone - Cash Sniffin’ Noses' 2010 * Slip Capone - U can't fuck with prod Ill Slim Collin 2014 * Slip Capone feat. ''

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'' - Mind On My Money 2016 * Philly Swain feat.''

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'' & Slip Capone - Gangsta Cinema ;Studio albums * Caponey Boy (2009) * Greatest Features (2009) * Kill the Industry (2010)

References

Slip Capone
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Slip Capone

Various - Murder Was The Case (The Soundtrack)

Slip Capone , DubCNN.com // West Coast Hip-Hop : Daily For Over A Decade

R.I.P. Slip Capone

Filmmusik: Murder Was The Case (LP) – jpc

R.I.P. Slip Capone
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