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Rest In Peace Tone Capone

AI-Assisted · September 24, 2026

Condolences to the family, friends and every one he reached with his music. Anthony “Tone Capone” Gilmour was a pioneer of the Bay Area mobb music sound, credited with defining the classic Northern California bounce before expanding his signature production style to Rap-A-Lot Records in Houston and beyond.

Below is a comprehensive list of Tone Capone’s notable album and single production credits.

Here’s the combined version with songs, album credits, compilations, and sample-based legacy, plus corrections to the original list.

Tone Capone: Production Credits and Musical Legacy

Anthony “Tone Capone” Gilmour helped bring Bay Area mobb music to a wider audience through his work with Luniz, 3X Krazy, E-40, Mac Dre, and others. His catalog also extends into R&B and Houston rap through collaborations with SWV, Scarface, Devin the Dude, Geto Boys, and Z-Ro. The following is an expanded selection of his credits, rather than an exhaustive discography. KQED

Notable Songs and Track-Level Production Credits

  • SWV — “SWV (In the House)” (1992): From It’s About Time, with shared production by Brian Alexander Morgan and Tone Capone. Credits
  • Dru Down — “Rescue 911” and “Realer Than Real” (1994): Both appear on Explicit Game. Credits
  • Luniz — “Put the Lead on Ya,” “I Got 5 on It,” and “I Got 5 on It (Reprise)” (1995): From Operation Stackola. Credits
  • Luniz — “I Got 5 on It” all-star remix (1995): Featuring Dru Down, E-40, Richie Rich, Shock G, and Spice 1; also produced by Tone Capone. Credits
  • The Click — “If I Took Your Boyfriend” (1995): From Game Related. Credits
  • Celly Cel — “It’s Goin’ Down” (1996): From Killa Kali. Production credit
  • Mac Mall — “Servin Game” (1996): From Untouchable. Credits
  • E-40 — “Ring It” (1996): Featuring Spice 1, Keak da Sneak, and Harm, from Tha Hall of Game. Credits
  • 3X Krazy — “Keep It on the Real,” “Next Niggas Ho,” “Can’t Fuck With This,” “Stackin Chips,” “West Coast Shit,” “Ghetto Soldiers,” “Tired of the Pain,” and “Get ’Em” (1997): From Stackin Chips. “Keep It on the Real,” “Ghetto Soldiers,” and “Get ’Em” share production credits with One Drop Scott. Credits
  • Luniz — “Highest Niggaz in the Industry,” “Funkin’ Over Nuthin’,” “My Baby Mamma,” “$ad Millionaire,” “Killaz on the Payroll,” “Handcuff Your Hoes,” and “20 Bluntz a Day” (1997): From Lunitik Muzik. Mike Dean shares production credits on these tracks except “My Baby Mamma” and “$ad Millionaire.” Credits
  • Scarface — “Untouchable,” “Southside,” “Money Makes the World Go ’Round,” “Mary Jane,” “Smile,” “Smartz,” and “Faith” (1997): From The Untouchable. These tracks share production credits with Scarface and Mike Dean; “Untouchable” also credits N.O. Joe, while “Faith” also credits Domo. “Smile” features 2Pac and Johnny P. Credits
  • Luniz featuring Crooked I — “Girl” (1998): From the Caught Up soundtrack, produced with Mike Dean. Soundtrack credits
  • Devin the Dude — “Sticky Green” and “Georgy” (1998): From The Dude. “Sticky Green” features Scarface; “Georgy” features Kuirshan. “Sticky Green” credits, “Georgy” credits
  • E-40 featuring Busta Rhymes — “Do It to Me” (1998): From The Element of Surprise. Credits
  • Mac Dre — “I’ve Been Down” and “Fire” (1999): From Rapper Gone Bad. Credits
  • Keak da Sneak — “Ichi Blop! Blop!,” “Moe Doe,” “Take Me Away,” “P.M.,” and “That Way” (2001): From Hi-Tek. Credits
  • E-40 — “Whomp Whomp” and “Pimps, Hustlas” (2002): From Grit & Grind. “Whomp Whomp” features Keak da Sneak and Harm. Credits
  • Black Moon — “The Fever” (2003): From Total Eclipse, with co-production by Dan the Man. Credits
  • Lloyd Banks — “Just Another Day” (2004): A bonus track on editions of The Hunger for More. This is a direct Tone Capone production. Credits
  • Mac Dre — “Genie of the Lamp” and “2 Times & Pass” (2004): From The Genie of the Lamp. Credits
  • Devin the Dude — “Freak” (2004): From To tha X-Treme. Credits
  • Z-Ro — “Z-Ro” (2004): From The Life of Joseph W. McVey. Credits
  • Geto Boys — “Declaration of War,” “I Tried,” “1, 2, the 3,” and “The Secret” (2005): From The Foundation. “Declaration of War” shares production credits with Mike Dean. Credits
  • Scarface — “Dollar” and “Suicide Note” (2007): From Made. “Suicide Note” shares production credits with Cozmo, N.O. Joe, and Mike Dean. Credits
  • Z-Ro featuring Mýa — “Tired” (2008): From Crack. Credits

Major Album and Discography Credits

Album-level credits indicate participation on a release, not necessarily production of every track.

ArtistAlbums and releases
Capital TaxThe Swoll Package (1993)
Dru DownFools from the Streets (1993); Explicit Game (1994)
LunizOperation Stackola (1995); Lunitik Muzik (1997)
The ClickGame Related (1995); Money & Muscle (2001)
3X KrazySick-O (1995 EP); Stackin Chips (1997); Immortalized (1999)
The Conscious DaughtersGamers (1996)
Suga TPaper Chasin’ (4Eva Hustlin’) (1996); Gettin’ It (2000)
Celly CelKilla Kali (1996); The G Filez (1998)
Mac MallUntouchable (1996)
E-40Tha Hall of Game (1996); The Element of Surprise (1998); Loyalty and Betrayal (2000); Grit & Grind (2002)
ScarfaceThe Untouchable (1997); My Homies (1998); The Last of a Dying Breed (2000); Balls and My Word (2003); My Homies Part 2 (2006); Made (2007); Emeritus (2008)
Messy Marv & San QuinnExplosive Mode (1998)
Devin the DudeThe Dude (1998); To tha X-Treme (2004)
Geto BoysDa Good da Bad & da Ugly (1998); The Foundation (2005)
YukmouthThugged Out: The Albulation (1998)
Mac DreRapper Gone Bad (1999); The Genie of the Lamp (2004)
C-NoteThird Coast Born (1999)
BuckshotThe BDI Thug (1999)
11/5The Overdose (catalog dates vary between 1999 and 2000)
Keak da SneakHi-Tek (2001); The Appearances of Keak da Sneak (2001 compilation)
The JackaThe Jacka (2001)
Black MoonTotal Eclipse (2003)
Lloyd BanksThe Hunger for More (2004; bonus-track credit)
Z-RoThe Life of Joseph W. McVey (2004); Crack (2008)
The ProductOne Hunid (2006)

These release credits are documented across AllMusic’s Tone Capone catalog, the track-level sources above, and release listings for Sick-O, Explicit Game, and The Appearances of Keak da Sneak.

Producer and Label Compilations

  • Dollars & Spence Records — Family Tree (1998): Compilation credited to producers Tone Capone and One Drop Scott, featuring artists including Harm, Triple J, Mr. Spenc, Lady Unique, Keak da Sneak, and Agerman. Release details
  • Tone Capone Presents — FT 2000 (1999/2000): AllMusic lists a 1999 release, while digital listings use 2000. AllMusic, Apple Music
  • Tone Capone — Harvest Day (2011): A later producer project reported as featuring E-40, Too $hort, Kurupt, Scarface, and B-Legit. Release coverage

Samples, Reused Beats, and Later Songwriting Credits

Tone Capone’s work continued to circulate through samples, interpolations, and reuse of the “I Got 5 on It” instrumental. These credits should be distinguished from newly commissioned production.

  • Big Sean featuring Curren$y and Chip tha Ripper — “5 Bucks (5 on It)” / “Five Bucks”: Reuses music from “I Got 5 on It.” Sample overview
  • The Game — “I Got a Mill on It” (2004): Uses the “I Got 5 on It” beat. Background
  • KALIM — “5ive on It” (2023): Samples the beat and hook of the Luniz record. The new production is credited to Bawer, with Tone Capone among the songwriters. Sample coverage, Credits
  • 42 Dugg, Lil Baby & Rylo Rodriguez — “It Is What It Is” (2025 single; included on Part 3 in 2026): Anthony Gilmour receives a composer/lyricist credit alongside the writers associated with “I Got 5 on It.” Production is credited to 30 Roc, 8major, K6WYA, and Sloan. Label-supplied credits

Corrections and Credits Requiring Further Confirmation

  • Mac Dre — “Not My Job” (2004): The album’s track-level credits name One Drop Scott as producer. It should not appear as a confirmed Tone Capone production. Credits
  • Luniz — “Highest Niggaz in the Industry” and “Handcuff Your Hoes”: Both are from Lunitik Muzik (1997), not Operation Stackola (1995), and both share production credits with Mike Dean. Credits
  • The Click — Game Related: Originally released in 1995, not 1996. Release details
  • Lloyd Banks — “Just Another Day”: Belongs in the direct production list. Its documented sample is the Dramatics’ “Beware of the Man (With the Candy in His Hand).” Credits
  • Eric B. & Rakim — “Casualties of War (Militant Remix)” (1992): Reported as an early Tone Capone credit, but the exact attribution remains unresolved. Digital credits list Michael “Militant Mixx ’n” Moor and “Anthony Filmore”; original sleeve verification is needed before treating that name as Gilmour. Digital credits
  • Devin the Dude — Just Tryin’ ta Live (2002): Included in the original submitted list, but a specific Tone Capone production credit was not independently confirmed in this research.
  • “Tone Capone Presents Dollars & Spence Records” (1998): The original wording needs clarification. A catalog listing uses this title for a “Yayo” 12-inch; the documented full compilation is Family Tree. Compilation details