![]() ![]() His new song Live & Faded is being played on Hot 107.1 and we got the website up. : What’s up Kapone? What have you been up to, why haven’t you gotten up with us for a while?Īl Kapone: Been working on new artist Young AJ Do It. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License additional terms may apply.Claimed by many as the ‘godfather’ of underground rap out of Memphis, Kapone, who reveals he’s also now a celebrity DJ on Hot 107.1, spoke on what he’s been up to since performing at the 2013 Memphis in May Beale Street Music Festival and touches on his hit song “Whoop That Trick” from the Craig Brewer movie Hustle & Flow, which was reignited this year when it became a sports-themed chant during the 2012-2013 Memphis Grizzlies NBA Playoffs season.Īlong with music business, Kapone also speaks on new music projects he’s been working on and more in the brief interview.Īl Kapone reveals he’s been working on new music with his son, new artist Young AJ Do It and he also reveals that after being on Craig Brewer’s MTV webseries 5 Dollar Cover, he was close to having his own reality TV spin-off show following the series.Ĭheck out the interview with Al Kapone at She, Too $hort, Pimp C, Pastor Troy & D-Shot. He has recorded with the likes of E-40, Mike Jones, Mr. He´s currently performing with live 6-piece band of Memphis' top musicians - Tha Untouchablez. ![]() He appears on Three 6 Mafia's upcoming album, Last 2 Walk, and 8Ball & MJG's 2007 album, Ridin High. He co-wrote Lil' Jon's "Snap Yo Fingers". He won the Critic's Choice Award for "It Ain't Over (Hustle & Flow Theme)". He wrote & performed "The Deepest Hood" featured in the 2007 film, Stomp the Yard. ![]() ![]() He appears on the song "Million Dollar Boots", performed by Lord T & Eloise, from their 2006 album "Aristocrunk". He wrote & produced Whoop That Trick featured in the 2005 film Hustle & Flow along with "Get Crunk, Get Buck" for soundtrack. His new album will be collaboration with Atlanta producer/mixer Billy Hume (Lil Jon, Shop Boyz, Ying Yang Twins, Ludacris, David Banner, Bonecrusher) due out in early 2008. Also referring to himself as Ska-Face Al or Al Kapeezy, Kapone is one of the most known underground rappers to ever come out of Memphis, emerging in the late 1980s. Al Kapone (born Alphonzo Bailey) is a rapper from Memphis, Tennessee who gained notoriety for his song "Whoop That Trick" featured in the 2005 film Hustle & Flow. ![]()
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