Capone
Capone in 2015
Background information
Born	Kiam Akasi Holley (1976-02-08)February 8, 1976 (age 50) Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres	East Coast hip hop mafioso rap hardcore hip hop
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Tommy Boy Def Jam SMC
Member of	Capone-N-Noreaga

Kiam Akasi Holley (born February 8, 1976), better known by his stage nameCapone, is an Americanrapper known as one half of theEast Coast hip hop duoCapone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N), alongside friend and fellow rapperN.O.R.E.

Holley spent some time in jail after the release of C-N-N's debut albumThe War Report. When he was released, he andN.O.R.E. recorded their second albumThe Reunion, but shortly after releasing the album, Capone was sent back to jail.^[1] In 2004, he recorded the single "I Need Speed", for exclusive use in the video gameNeed for Speed: Underground 2, which was featured on the game's soundtrack. In early 2005,Def Jam Recordings released Capone from his contract while retaining Noreaga, leaving the group's status in disarray. Capone released his debut album titledPain, Time & Glory in 2005, but it received poor sales. He also appeared on theRon Artest albumMy World.

In 2020 Capone released collaborative album entitled "Guidelines" with one half of the Dogg PoundDaz Dillinger underEmpire Distribution^[2]

Holley is of Haitian descent.^[3]

• Guidelinez(withDaz Dillinger) (2022)

• Capone Bone (2019)
• Capone Bone 2 (2020)
• Capone Bone 3 (2025)

• Wolves(with Lak) (2020)

• Def Jam Vendetta (2003) as himself
• Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004) as himself^[7]
• Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover (2006) as himself^[8]

• 1976 births
• Living people
• African-American male rappers
• 20th-century American male rappers
• 20th-century American rappers
• American rappers of Haitian descent
• American prisoners and detainees
• East Coast hip-hop musicians
• Rappers from Queens, New York
• Gangsta rappers
• 21st-century American rappers
• 21st-century American male musicians

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