Real Name: Darryl Hill
Other Names: (Cappadonna), Cappachino, Cappashogun, Cappadon, Donnamite
Website: www.wu-capp.com
Member Information: CappaDonna was born in Brooklyn, raised in Staten Island, grew up with many fellow members, and also went to school with them. Although Cappadonna was not in the original contract, sign with Loud Records and Wu-Tang, many people refer to him as an official member, and their tenth one. Cappadonna first appeared musically on the wu-scene on Raekwon's first album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. He appeared in the video 'Ice Cream', which was the first time many people saw him, but wasn't the first video he appeared in. He was in the videos for 'Protect Ya Neck' and 'C.R.E.A.M.' on the first Wu-Tang Album, Enter The Wu: 36 Chambers. Just these things didn't get his popularity up. He guest started on Ghostface Killah first album, Ironman, with Raekwon. This is the album where Cappadonna becomes really popular. The best verse you will hear by Cappadonna to this day is on the track Winter Warz on the Ironman Cd. Cappadonna raps for 2:10 straight! He was also in other hit songs from the album, such as, ‘Iron Maiden’, 'Daytona 500' and 'Camay.' Everything changed when he was featured on Wu-Tangs highly anticipated 2nd album Wu-Tang Forever. He was on 5 tracks and was in the first video for the album, Triumph. After that, much was excepted from CappaDonna. Then in -time, he came out with his album, The Pillage, which introduces a new Style for Cappadonna. This album featured many big rappers, like Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Method Man. It was very heavily promoted, and during the promotion of it, Cappadonna handed out dead bees in glass jars to DJ’s and other record labels. The album was in-fact a hit, entering charts at number 3. You could tell it was a hit, because the single 'Run' appeared on MTV, BET, and the Box all at once. He even hosted 'YO MTV Raps' and 'MTV Live.' Along with the PROM tours, and other stuff he did for the album, it was yet another hit. Since then, Cappadonna has still done much work with other Wu-Members including Method Man, Raekwon, U-God, and of course Ghostface Killah, and is very active with The Wu-Tang Clan. Many people think he's a member, some don't, and others just haven't decided. Personally I consider Cappadonna is The 10th Member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Word is that Cappadonna’s sophomore album (The Ying and The Yang) will be released sometime in the year 2001, as well as a album with Ghostface Killah called Crayons.
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