Behind the Beat: EZ Elpee on How Capone-N-Noreaga's “Bloody Money” Sent a Chill Through Hip-Hop

Behind the Beat: EZ Elpee on How Capone-N-Noreaga's “Bloody Money” Sent a Chill Through Hip-Hop

Quick summary:

1. And when the musician clocked that Capone was actually the cousin of Royal Flush — the underrated storytelling MC who Elpee was already producing for — it felt like the universe was conspiring to bring EZ Elpee and CNN together.

2. The criminally underrated EZ Elpee was the producer behind Bloody Money, the dark heart of Capone-N-Noreaga's The War Report.

3. To fully understand what led to EZ Elpee flipping samples for Capone-N-Noreaga, you have to look back at Elpee's childhood in the Soundview region of the Bronx, where his love of music lit up the whole community.

4. People used to compare Mobb Deep to Capone-N-Noreaga, but they were nothing alike, claimed producer EZ Elpee, who collaborated with both duos

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