Cappadonna Hits

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Cappadonna Hits
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2001
Genre Hip hop
Label Sony
Producer Allah Mathematics, RZA, 4th Disciple
Cappadonna chronology
The Yin and the Yang
(2001)
Cappadonna Hits
(2001)
The Struggle
(2003)
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Cappadonna Hits is a greatest hits album by rapper Cappadonna. [2] It contains songs from his first two albums.

Track listing

  1. "Super Model" (featuring: Ghostface Killah)
  2. "Slang Editorial"
  3. "Love Is the Message" (featuring: Raekwon)
  4. "Oh-Donna" (featuring: Ghostface Killah)
  5. "Run"
  6. "We Know" (featuring: Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat)
  7. "Black Boy"
  8. "Bread of Life" (featuring: Killah Priest, Neonek)
  9. "War Rats"
  10. "Check for a Nigga"
  11. "Dart Throwing" (featuring: Raekwon, Method Man)
  12. "The Grits" (featuring: 8-Off)

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References

  1. "Cappadonna Hits - Cappadonna | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. LLC, SPIN Media (December 20, 2007). "Sleeper Picks and Near Misses". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC via Google Books.