Cappadonna is the 10th official member of the Wu-Tang Clan, he was raised in Staten Island where the Clan became his primary affilation, he was always in the family from the very beginning of Wu-Tang, Cappadonna can be seen in both the 'Protect Ya Neck' & 'C.R.E.A.M.' videos. He first burst on to the scene as a emcee in 1995 when he appeared with Raekwon & Ghostface Killah on Raekwon's debut album 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..'. Capp made few appearances before renewing himself in 1996 earning a subtitle on Ghostface Killah's debut album 'Ironman' by supplying just under a third of of the raps, teaming up with Raekwon & Ghostface on the majority of tracks, including 'Daytona 500', 'Camay' and 'Iron Maiden'. Already an established artist, Cappadonna truly cemented his popularity in 1997 when he made significant appearances on the Wu-Tang Clan's highly anticipated second album 'Wu-Tang Forever'. Cappadonna always had plans to release his own album, but it took multiple delays before the album was finally released
March 24th 1998, entitled 'The Pillage', it entered the SoundScan album sales chart straight at number 3, another successful Wu-Album. |
