CAPPELLO IS DA FAMILY NAME IM HOLDIN IT DOWN FOR MY ITALIAN ROOTS SCHMELL ME

IM IN THE MIDST OF ENLISTIN FOR LIVE SHOWS BESIDES LOCAL PARTIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.. AS THEY COME AVAILABLE I WILL INFORM ALL OF YOU SO YOU CAN CHECK DA K-i-D OUT

THE INTERNET LETS MOST ARTIST SPREAD THERE MUSIC AND TOUCH THOSE WHO WOULD'VE NEVER HEARD THEIR VOICE. THERES A LOT OF UNDERGROUND CATS OVER HERE IN DIRTEE JERZ AND NY THAT CATS NEVER HEARD AND THEY NICER THAN THOSE MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD, MEANWHILE IM SURE THERES MAD CALI CATZ WE NEVER HEARD OVER HERE AND IT WORKS THE SAME.

OF COURSE I WOULD. IM TRYIN TO DO MY OWN THING AND GET PUT ON. I DO MY MUSIC TO SPREAD MY WORD AND LIFE TO THE EARS OF THE "DEAF." TO ME IT AINT ABOUT MONEY (DONT GET ME WRONG ID NEVER TURN IT DOWN) ITS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC, NUFF SAID!

CAPPELLO IS A VERY TALENTED RAPPER WHO LOVES TO GO “OFF THE TOP OF THE DOME.” IT WAS THROUGH HIS FREESTYLES THAT HE WAS DISCOVERED, AND A STRONG-LIKING TO HIS CLEVER PUNCHLINES AND TRUTH-FILLED LYRICS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED. HE ALSO REFUSES TO BE “FAKE” TO THE INDUSTRY, STEMMING AWAY FROM THE CONSTANT “GANGSTA RAP THAT IS SO POPULAR TODAY. HE CHOOSES TO STAY TRUE TO HIS ITALIAN ROOTS AND SPIT SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. “I WANNA DO SOMETHING WORTHWHILE,” CLAIMS CAPPELLO. “GOD GAVE ME A TALENT AND I DON’T WANNA WASTE IT BY SOUNDING LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, I’M GOING TO MAKE FEEL-GOOD MUSIC, THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED.”
CAPPELLO STARTED OUT WRITING POETRY AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. HE USED THE POETRY AS AN ESCAPE FROM THE ROUGH CHILDHOOD HE WAS FORCED TO BE A PART OF. HE AT TIMES USED TO FEEL AS IF HE WAS “ON ANOTHER PLANET,” SO-TO-SPEAK, WHEN HE WOULD WRITE AND RECITE HIS POEMS. IT WAS AT THIS YOUNG AGE THAT HE DISCOVERED THE POWER OF MUSIC AND WORDS, AND HE ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH.

ONE DAY CAPPELLO WAS AT THE LOCAL MALL WHEN OUTSIDE A GROUP OF CATS WERE HAVING A “CYPHA.” CAPPELLO SAID TO A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS, “HEY I THINK I COULD DO THAT,” AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CHALLENGED TO DO SO. THUS HE TRIED BUT HAD NO SUCCESS. HE WAS EVEN SOMEWHAT EMBARASSED FOR HE KNEW HE COULD DO MUCH BETTER. THUS HE KEPT DOING IT WHETHER IT WAS IN THE CAR, IN THE SHOWER, ON THE BUS, OR AT THE LOCAL COURTS. HIS TALENT SOON FLOURISHED AND HE STARTED HAVING BATTLES WITH MANY FRIENDS FOR THE SPORT OF IT. HOWEVER PEOPLE COULD TELL THAT HE WAS “HEAD AND SHOULDERS” ABOVE THEM AND TOLD HIM TO PURSUE IT FURTHER.

ONE DAY A LOCAL KID CHALLENGED CAP-O’S RIGHT HAND MAN, DESERT EAG. THEY BOTH DECIDED TO RIP THE KID, WHO SHALL REMAIN NAMELESS. IT WAS THEN THAT HE WAS FIRST HEARD BY OUTSIDE AUDIENCES AND THE RESPONSE WAS WELL LIKED. THUS HE CONTACTED A FEW OF HIS PEEPS AND RECORDED A TAPE THROUGH HIS STEREO SYSTEM. IT WAS A PRICELESS ENSEMBLE OF LYRICS AND JOKES. HOWEVER HE WAS STILL VERY LOCAL AND WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO DISPLAY HIS TALENT WORLD-WIDE. THAT’S WHERE THE IDEA OF AN INDEPENDENT LABEL FIRST CAME ABOUT. THAT’S WHEN HE STARTED UP HIS CLICK “A-SQUAD.”

IN 2004 ANOTHER GROUP OF LOCALS PUT OUT A CD AND HAD BOASTED HOW THEY WERE THE “BEST AROUND,” CHALLENGING ANYONE TO PROVE OTHERWISE. CAPPELLO IMMEDIATELY TOOK OFFENSE TO THIS AND CONTACTED THE DJ WHO RECORDED THE CD. HE VENTURED TO THE HOUSE OF THE DJ, WHERE HE RECORDED SEVERAL DISS FREESTYLES AT NUMEROUS FOES AS WELL AS JUST “FEEL-GOOD” FREESTYLES TOWARDS THE LOVE OF MUSIC. THE DJ WAS SOMEWHAT SPEECHLESS ABOUT WHAT HE HAD JUST HEARD SAYIN “WOW THAT sh*** WAS CRAZY!”
IMMEDIATELY, FRIENDS AND FANS KNEW THAT THE "K-i-D HAD TALENT." THUS HE DECIDED TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP AND MAKE A CD HIMSELF. HE DROPPED HIS DEBUT ALBUM "TRUTH BE TOLD" IN LATE 2004. THE ALBUM WAS A MIX OF FREESTYLES AND VARIOUS WRITTEN PIECES. MANY TRACKS WERE HITS INCLUDING “FIRE FREESTYLE,” AND THE MUCH BELOVED “THANKS TO G-O-D” HOWEVER THE ALBUM WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY SUCCESSFUL AND ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF MIXED REVIEWS. ALMOST ALL WHO ACTUALLY LISTENED TO THE ALBUM DID NOT FEEL THERE MONEY WAS WASTED, BUT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE THERE WERE MANY HATERS. THUS CAPPELLO STARTED DOING LIVE FREESTYLES AND DISSES TO SHOW HIS REPERTOIRE OF TALENT. MANY HEADS TURNED AS WELL AS EARS AND SUCCESS WAS SOON TO FOLLOW. THUS CAPPELLO DECIDED TO ASSEMBLE A FULL ALBUM OF FREESTYLES ENTITLED “…AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.” THIS ALBUM HAD MUCH MORE SUCCESS THAN THE FIRST ONE DUE TO SUCH HITS AS “H-A-T-E IT OR L-O-V-E IT” AND “PEOPLE TALK.” DUE TO THE SUCCESS CAPPELLO WAS CONTACTED BY A LOCAL, VERY TALENTED PRODUCER JIHAD. TOGETHER THEY MADE MANY HITS SUCH AS "15 MINUTEZ OF FAME," WHAT A-SQUAD 'BOUT,” & “STR8 2 DA TOP” THEY HAD SOMEWHAT OF A CONFLICT AND DECIDED TO PART WAYS. JIHAD EVEN DROPPED A DISS TRACK TITLED "GUNZ BLOW."
AFTER THE SPLIT CAPPELLO WAS SOMEWHAT DISINTERESTED IN MUSIC. HE DID NOT WANT TO END RELATIONS WITH JIHAD AND THE REASON FOR THE SPLIT WAS SO RIDICULOUS, I REFUSE TO INSERT IT HERE. CAPPELLO WAS EVEN QUOTED AS SAYING “MAYBE THIS sh*** JUST AIN’T FOR ME,” AND “I’M SICK OF WASTING MY TIME.” IT APPEARED AS IF THE “FIRE” THAT ONCE BURNED SO BRIGHT WAS NOW FADING AND ALMOST OUT. HOWEVER A FEW OF CAP’S MANZ REFUSED TO LET HIM GO OUT LIKE THAT AND PRACTICALLY DEMANDED THAT HE RESPOND STATING, “CAP EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GONNA KILL THEM JUST DO IT COME ON YOU BETTER THAN THEM." THUS CAPPELLO DROPPED THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED "YA GUNZ JAMMED,"A 175 BAR DISS TRACK AND THE “FIRE” GREW BRIGHTER THAN EVER BEFORE.
SINCE THEN THE BEEF HAS BEEN SQUASHED, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RUMORS OF CAPPELLO AND JIHAD WORKING TOGETHER ONCE AGAIN. HOWEVER NO ONE TRULY KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR CAPPELLO. “RIGHT NOW I’M JUST TRYING TO GET THE LABEL BETTER AND HANDLIN' SOME sh*** ON THE SIDE,” STATES CAPPELLO. “I CURRENTLY HAVE NUMEROUS SONGS JUST WAITING TO BE RECORDED.” “I KNOW I GOT A HUGE BUZZ RIGHT NOW, EVERYDAY I’M ASKED WHEN THE NEXT ALBUM IS DROPPING.”

CURRENTLY THE ALBUM IS UNTITLED AS CAPPELLO HAS HAD A FEW DISTRACTIONS SURROUNDING HIM IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS. CAPPELLO FURTHER ADDED, “I’M GETTING BACK ON MY GRIND AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FELLOW LABELMATES ROFO & RECKLESS TO GET THE PRODUCTION LAID OUT FOR THE UPCOMING ALBUM, BUT AS I SAID ONLY TIME WILL TELL WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.”
I GUESS WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND LISTEN...

WOW,WHERE TO START, I GUESS WE CAN GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE OLDIES WHERE MUSIC CONTAINED ALOT OF EMOTION. A LOT OF PEOPLE NOWADAYS DO IT FOR MONEY WHERE AS I DO IT FOR LOVE. THATS WHAT SEPARATES THE "GOODS" FROM THE "GREATS." ARTISTS SUCH AS PAC, EMINEM, NAS, BIGGIE, JAY-Z TO AN EXTENT, MA$E, BIG L, BIG PUN, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, KANYE WEST, WU TANG, BOW WOW, CASSIDY, LL COOL J, COMMON, TALIB KWALI, JADA, STYLES, SHEEK, X, OUTKAST, REDMAN, GANGSTARR, JOE BUDDEN, KRS, M.O.P., LUDACRIS, NAUGHTY BY NATURE, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON, NOT TO MENTION THE OLDIES HEADS LIKE BILLY JOEL, BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN, CCR, BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS, ALL OF MOTOWN, MICHAEL JACKSON (NATURALLY), QUEEN JUST TO NAME A FEW, IRONICALLY ALMOST ALL OF THEM ARE SAMPLED DAILY.

I PREFER THE BOOTH BUT IT REALLY DON'T MATTER WHERE IM AT OR WHAT IM DOIN, IF YOU WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE THATS ALL THAT MATTERS.

MICROPHONE, MIXER, BOOTH, PRE-AMP, COMP, KEYBOARD, BASIC STUFF REALLY

PRETTY MUCH I JUST STAY DOIN ME LIKE IM MASTERBATIN, THATS ALL THERE IS TO IT.