Mr. Capone-E

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::summary American rapper ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox musical artist"]

Field	Value
name	Mr. Capone-E
birth_name	Fahd Azam
background	solo_singer
image	MrCapone-E.jpg
caption	Mr. Capone-E in 2010
birth_date
birth_place	Peshawar, Pakistan
origin	West Covina, California, U.S.
occupation	Rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur
years_active	1996–present
genre	Hip hop, Gangsta rap, Chicano rap
label	Hi-Power Entertainment, Thump, SMC, PMC, Koch
website	Facebook
Instagram
Twitter
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| name = Mr. Capone-E | birth_name = Fahd Azam | background = solo_singer | image = MrCapone-E.jpg | caption = Mr. Capone-E in 2010 | birth_date = | birth_place = Peshawar, Pakistan | origin = West Covina, California, U.S. | occupation = Rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur | years_active = 1996–present | genre = Hip hop, Gangsta rap, Chicano rap | label = Hi-Power Entertainment, Thump, SMC, PMC, Koch | website = Facebook Instagram Twitter

Fahd Azam (born April 27, 1976), known professionally as Mr. Capone-E, is an American rapper. He is the owner of the record label Hi-Power Entertainment.

Early life

Fahd Azam was born in the Peshawar district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan to an ethnic Hazara family. He and his family moved to West Covina, California at an early age. He grew up around gangs and became a Sureño. He was incarcerated at 18, and while serving time he decided he wanted to pursue a career in hip-hop.

Career

2000–2005: Career beginnings

Mr. Capone-E released his first solo album in 2000 titled Mr. Capone E & The Southsiders independently through his label Hi Power. This album received a lot of buzz and caught the attention of Thump Records. He signed a three-year distribution deal and released his next album Last Man Standing in 2001. In 2003 Mr Capone E released his third album Dedicated To The Oldies which he claims sold over one million records through swap meets and discotecas.

He went on to release Always and Forever in 2003, which featured the single "I Like It" with Nate Dogg. The album also featured guest appearances from Kokane, Mr. Criminal and other artists from his label Hi Power.

In 2005 he released the albums A Soldier's Story and Ol Skool Music Vol.1 and Vol. 2 with Zapp.

2006–2013 Leave from Thump Records, independent releases

Money issues began to surface between Mr. Capone-E and Thump, which ultimately led to unpaid royalties to Mr. Capone-E. He was encouraged to leave Thump based on the number of albums he was selling per release. He left and received all the rights to his music released under Thump.

That year Mr. Capone-E released his seventh album, distributed under SMC, Don't get it Twisted, including the hit single "Don't Get it Twisted" ft. Twista, which peaked at #18 on the Top Heatseekers Album Chart, #25 on the Independent Albums Chart and #68 on the Billboard R&B/Rap Albums.

In 2007, Mr. Capone-E signed an independent direct distribution deal with Koch, and released his eighth album, Mr. Capone-E: Dedicated to the Oldies Part II. It peaked at #17 on the Top Heatseekers Albums Chart and #66 on the Billboard R&B/ Hip Hop Album.

In 2009, Capone-E released his ninth album, Diary of a G, including the single "Light my Fire" ft. Snoop Dogg and collaborations with The Game and Glasses Malone, which peaked at #18 on the Billboard Rap Album Charts and #24 on the Top Heatseekers Album Charts. That year he also did a ring entrance song for the WBA Light Welterweight boxing champion at the time, Amir Khan.

He continued to release albums independently over the years, releasing the albums The Blue Album, Tears of a Soldier.

2014–2016: Attempts to crack the mainstream, ''No Regrets'', and ''For Respect''

In 2014, Mr. Capone E started working on two albums, No Regrets and For Respect. These albums have more of a mainstream sound to his previous albums, collaborating with artists such as Migos, French Montana, Ray J, and DJ Mustard. To support the albums he released the mixtape Los Angeles Times. The albums were released in 2016.

2017: 12 albums in 12 months

In 2017, he released an album every month. He did this because he felt that he was not active musically over the past few years and needed to release a lot of music to become more relevant.

2018–present: ''Narco Valley'', autobiography, and other ventures

After releasing those 12 albums, Mr. Capone-E chose to focus more on building his label Hi Power and sign more up and coming talent.

On March 13, 2018, he made his film debut in Narco Valley.

He is also currently working on releasing his autobiography Who Am I detailing his childhood, his family and ethnicity, and his life and career.

Hi Power Entertainment

Mr. Capone-E founded Hi Power Records in 2000 with the release of his debut album. The independent label launched the career of fellow Chicano rap super star Mr. Criminal.

The label originally was only made up of Chicano rappers in his area, but as the label gained more popularity he signed artists like Bizzy Bone and Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Lil Flip, MC Eiht, Bad Azz, and Suga Free, among others.

Discography

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Year	Title	Peak chart positions	U.S. R&B	U.S. Heat
2000	Mr. Capone-E & the Southsiders	—	—
2001	Last Man Standing	—	—
2003	Dedicated 2 the Oldies	—	—
2004	Always and Forever	—	—
2005	Strictly For The Streets Vol. 1	—	—
2005	Live In Japan Soundtrack	—	—
2005	Zapp & Mr. Capone-E Ol' Skool Music Vol. 1 / Mr. Capone-E & Zapp Vol. 2	—	—
2006	A Soldier's Story	—	30
Don't Get It Twisted	68	18
Connected (Lil Flip & Mr. Capone-E album) (with Lil' Flip)	-	—
2007	Dedicated 2 the Oldies 2	66	17
Still Connected (with Lil' Flip)	68	—
2008	Hi-Power Collectibles Presents: Mr. Capone-E Love Jams	—	—
2008	Dedicated 2 The Fans (CD/DVD)	—	—
2008	Still Connected Part 3 (Lil Flip & Mr. Capone-E album) (with Lil' Flip)	—	—
2009	Diary of a G	—	—
2009	The Lost Chapters	—	—
2010	The Blue Album	88	—
2010	Hi-Power Collectibles Presents: Mr. Capone-E Gang Stories	—	—
2011	South Side's Most Wanted (with Mr. criminal)	—	—
2011	South Side's Most Wanted Createst Collaborations (with Mr. Criminal)	—	—
2011	Tears of a Soldier	—	—
2012	Love Jams 2	—	—
2012	South Side's Most Wanted: The Return (with Mr. Criminal)	—	—
2013	Oldies for Life	—	—
2016	For Respect	—	—
2016	No Regrets	—	—
2017	Jackin' Your Beats	—	—
2017	Gangster Love	—	—
2017	A Hi Power Smoke Out	—	—
2017	My Gang Related	—	—
2017	California Love: All Eyes On Me	—	—
2017	Just a Player	—	—
2017	A Hi Power Story	—	—
2017	On Memory Lane	—	—
2017	New World Order (Killuminati)	—	—
2017	Forever Oldies	—	—
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Mixtapes

• Los Angeles Times (2014)
• After the Smoke Clears (2016)

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | U.S. Rhyth | U.S. Latin Rhyth | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2004 | "I Like It" (featuring Nate Dogg) | 40 | url=http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=capone&song=twisted&sdate=2006-08-01&edate=2006-12-31&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz|title=Billboard chart search|publisher=Billboard.com|format=XML|access-date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307195450/http://api.billboard.com/apisvc/chart/v1/list?artist=capone&song=twisted&sdate=2006-08-01&edate=2006-12-31&api_key=bvk4re5h37dzvx87h7rf5dqz|archive-date=March 7, 2012|url-status=dead}} | Always and Forever | | | 2006 | "Don't Get It Twisted" (featuring Twista) | 40 | 39 | Don't Get It Twisted | | | 2007 | "You Should Be a Model" | — | 32 | | | | "Summertime Anthem" (featuring Fingazz) | — | 29 | Dedicated 2 the Oldies 2 | | | | "Mami Mira" (Mr. Criminal featuring Nate Dogg and Mr. Capone-E) | — | 26 | Ryder Muzic | | | | 2009 | "Light My Fire" (featuring Snoop Dogg) | — | 35 | Diary of a G | | | 2025 | "Break It Down" | 40 | — | | | ::

Guest appearances

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Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album	"Gangster Groove"	"You Know How We Do"	"This Games a Trip"	"Got Beef With HPG"	"From The Streets To The Mainline"	"We Run With It"	"Revenge"	"Party Tonight"	"Thugs Revenge"	"All My Life"	"For The Homies"	"Say Lady"	"These Hi Power Soldiers"	"Skies The Limit"	"Who Wanna Ride"	"That's The Devil"	"Mama Mira"	"Aint Nothing Better Then Summer"	"West Coast Weekend"	"At The Park"	"Old Lady (West Coast Remix)"	"You Know Me"	"Runnin The Game"	"Summer Time Again"	"Hi Power 4 Life"	"We Aint Hard To Find"	"I'm Missing You"	"Party All Night"	"The Arrival"	"Gangsta Shit"	"In California"	"Hi Power Pimpin"	"No Sera"	"Shooting At Me"	"Empty Out My Clip"	"Dealing With A Thug"	"Sur Gangster Vatos"	"No One Can Love You"	"Front Line Roll Call"	"Party"	"Ride at Night"	"Bomb First"	"G Funk Is Dead"	"Not Enough Time"	"Get That Paper"	"West Coast Shit"	"Banged Up"	"Most Wanted"	"Faded (Yola)"	"My Clique"	"You'll Never Change"	"They Want To Lock Me Away"	"Bloodlust"
2003	Mr Criminal, Frank V	Criminal Mentality
Mr Criminal
Mallow Mac, Mr Criminal	Mallow Mac
Mr Silent, Mr Criminal	Silent Night
2004	Mr Criminal	Organized Crime
Mr Criminal, Mr Silent
2005	Big Lokote, Stomper	Dia De Los Muertos
Mr Criminal, Dominator	Sounds Of Crime
2006	Bizzy Bone, Mr Criminal	Thugs Revenge
Bizzy Bone, Mr Criminal
Bizzy Bone, Mr Silent, K.O.
Layzie Bone	The New Revolution
2007	Mr Silent	The Alley Boy
Lil Menace	I'm Still Here
Krayzie Bone, Mr Criminal	Thug Unification
Mr Criminal, Nate Dogg	Ryder Muzik
Mr Criminal
2008	Snoopy, Freda	Straight From The Street
Lil Flip	Lil Flip Presents Lieutenant: Second In Charge
Stomper, Mr Criminal, Celly Cel	The New West Coast
Mr Blazer	Homicide Park
Mr Criminal	Rise To Power
Mr Criminal, Mr Silent
Layzie Bone, Mr Criminal	Thugz Nation
2009	Mr Youngster, Tiffany	Firm Oldies Vol. 2
Mallow Mac, Samantha Latino	Hypnotized
Mr Criminal	Hood Affiliated Part 2
Suga Free	Hi Power Pimpin
Suga Free, Pimpin Young, Young Lefty
Suga Free, Mailo
Bizzy Bone	Back with the Thugz
Back with the Thugz Part 2
2010	Ese Menace	Exposing The Studio Gangsters
2011	Miss Lady Pinks	Straight From The Heart
Miss Lady Pinks, Ese Menace
Deen Janjua	N/A
2012	Mr Criminal, G-Malone	Young Brown and Dangerous
2013	Mr Criminal, C-Boy	Last Of A Dying Breed
2014	Khavel X, Sr Ortega	N/A
2015	West Vallejo Tunes	N/A
Lazy Dubb	Get That Paper
Lazy Dubb, Pranx
Mr Criminal	Evolution Of A G
2016	Jazzy B, Snoop Dogg	N/A
Los Twins, Mr Criminal	N/A
2018	D.R.G.	Let Em Know
Boxer Loco	N/A
2019	Qom Qazamah, Flowhammed	Zabardust
2022	Sidhu Moose Wala	No Name
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References

References

1. (May 31, 2018). "Video confirms Mr. Capone-E to be Pakistani Hazara". Business Standard.
2. (April 24, 2018). "Mr. Capone-E "I'm Not Mexican" Interview On Shade 45".
3. djvlad. (April 7, 2017). "Mr. Capone-E on Growing Up with Sureño Mexican Gang, Not Revealing His Race".
4. (April 13, 2017). "Mr. Capone-E on Selling Over 1 Million Albums Independently".
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17. (August 5, 2003). "Mr. Criminal – Criminal Mentality (2003, CD)".
18. (2003). "Malow Mac – Malow Mac (2003, CD)".
19. (2003). "Silent – Silent Night (2003, CD)".
20. (2004). "Mr. Criminal – Organized Crime (2004, CD)".
21. (2005). "Big Lokote – Dia de los Muertos (2005, CD)".
22. (2005). "Mr. Criminal – Sounds of Crime (2005, CD)".
23. (February 28, 2006). "Bizzy Bone – Thugs Revenge (2006, CD)".
24. (2006). "Layzie Bone – the New Revolution (2006, CD)".
25. (2007). "Mr. Silent – the Alley Boy (2007, CD)".
26. (2007). "Lil Menace – I'm Still Here (2007, CD)".
27. (October 23, 2007). "Bone-Ified – Thugs Unification (2007, CD)".
28. (2007). "Mr. Criminal – Ryder Muzic (2007, CD)".
29. (2008). "Snoopy ' – Straight from the Streets (2008, CD)".
30. (May 13, 2008). "Lil' Flip Presents Lootenant – Second in Charge (2008, CD)".
31. (2008). "The Stomper – the New West Coast Compilation (2008, CD)".
32. (2008). "Mr. Blazer – Homicide Park (2008, CD)".
33. (2008). "Mr. Criminal – Rise to Power (2008, CD)".
34. (March 4, 2008). "Layzie Bone – Thugz Nation (2008, CD)".
35. (2009). "Mr. Youngster, Mr. Capone-E – Firme Oldies vol . 2 (2009, CD)".
36. (2009). "Malow Mac – Hypnotized (2009, CD)".
37. (2009). "Mr. Criminal – Presents – Hood Affiliated 2 (2009, CD)".
38. (2009). "Suga Free – Hi Power Pimpin' (2009, CD)".
39. (January 10, 2009). "Bizzy Bone – Back with the Thugz (2009, CD)".
40. (May 19, 2009). "Bizzy Bone – Back with the Thugz Volume 2 (2009, CD)".
41. (2010). "Ese Menace – Exposing Studio Gangsters (2010, CD)".
42. (2011). "Miss Lady Pinks – Straight from the Heart (2011, CD)".
43. "Party (Feat. Mr Capone – E) – Single".
44. (April 10, 2012). "Mr. Criminal – Young Brown and Dangerous (2012, CD)".
45. (2013). "Mr. Criminal – Last of a Dying Breed (2013, CD)".
46. (September 14, 2014). "Khavel X & Sr.Ortega – Gfunk is dead (Feat Mr.Capone-e)".
47. (April 15, 2015). "West Vallejo Tunes – Not Enough Time (New) ft. Mr.Capone-E (Official Music Video)".
48. (2016). "Lazy Dubb – Get That Paper (2016, File)".
49. (2015). "Mr. Criminal – Evolution of a G (2015, CD)".
50. (September 30, 2015). "Here you go... #MostWanted...".
51. "Faded".
52. (February 23, 2018). "Let 'Em' Know".
53. (July 19, 2018). "Boxer Loko – You'll Never Change Feat. Mr.Capone-E (Official Music Video)".
54. http://www.facebook.com/QomQazamah/videos/2082812238685597/ {{User-generated source. (March 2022)

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