DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up

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DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up
Daz Dillinger - U Know What I'm Throwin' Up.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2003
Recorded2002–03
Studio
  • Tha Chuuch Studio
  • Tha Wreckshop Studio
  • Fly2K Studio
  • Gangsta Advisory Studio
Genre West Coast hip hop
Length1:17:47
Label Gangsta Advisory
Producer
Daz Dillinger chronology
This Is the Life I Lead
(2002)
DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up
(2003)
I Got Love in These Streetz
(2004)
Singles from DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up
  1. "Dogg Catcha"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews7.5/10 [2]

DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Daz Dillinger. It was released on May 6, 2003 via Gangsta Advisory Records, making it his first album for the label. Production was handled by Soopafly, Fredwreck, Shon Don, Def Jef, Meech Wells, Mike Smoove, Quaze, and Daz himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Soopafly, Shon Don, Bad Azz, Crystal, E-White, Goldie Loc, Uncle Reo and Whiteboy. The album did not reach the Billboard 200, however it peaked at number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 13 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States.

Contents

The album contains multiple diss tracks aimed at Death Row Records, its chief executive officer Suge Knight, ex-Tha Dogg Pound groupmate Kurupt who re-signed himself with the label, Crooked I and other Death Row affiliates, as well as Ja Rule and Benzino.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Bigg Snoop Dogg Intro" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  0:32
2."I'll Beacho Azz" (featuring Soopafly) Soopafly 4:38
3."Public Service Announcement"  0:15
4."U Ain't Shit" (featuring Bad Azz)
Soopafly3:28
5."WBALLZ (Interlude)"  0:21
6."Dogg Catcha" (featuring Soopafly)
  • Arnaud
  • P. Brooks
Soopafly4:40
7."Snoopy Collins (Interlude)" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  0:10
8."All Night Long"
  • Arnaud
  • Mike Smoove
Mike Smoove3:59
9."It's Dat Gangsta Shit" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  Quaze 4:08
10."Skirt Out"
Fredwreck 3:51
11."Snoop (Interlude): Suck Me" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  0:07
12."Don't Stop" (featuring Soopafly)
  • Arnaud
  • P. Brooks
Soopafly3:48
13."Snoop (Interlude): Quit Playin'" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  0:16
14."Can't Stop That Gangsta Shit" Soopafly3:55
15."Snoop (Interlude): Kick Some Gangsta Shit" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  0:08
16."Deez Niggaz Trippin'" (featuring Soopafly)
  • Arnaud
  • P. Brooks
Soopafly4:14
17."Introduction 2 Mayhem" Soopafly3:18
18."WBALLZ (Interlude)"  0:06
19."Round n Round We Go" (featuring Shon Don)
  • Arnaud
  • Shon Brooks
  • P. Brooks
Soopafly4:07
20."DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin' Up" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Goldie Loc)
Fredwreck5:06
21."Pimpin' Olympics (Interlude)"  0:30
22."Ain't Nothin' But a Gangsta Party, Pt. 2" (featuring Whiteboy Ryan)
  • Arnaud
  • Nassar
Fredwreck4:49
23."I Got Dat Fire (Interlude)"  0:30
24."I Got Dat Fire" (featuring Snoop Dogg, E-White and Uncle Reo)
4:07
25."Snoop (Interlude): Reminisce" (featuring Snoop Dogg)  0:37
26."World So Cold (I'll Beacho Azz Remix)" (featuring Shon Don)
  • Arnaud
  • S. Brooks
  • Nassar
Fredwreck4:26
27."A Message to Ricardo Brown"  Dat Nigga Daz 1:51
28."Church (Interlude)"  0:41
29."Who Dem Niggaz"
  • Arnaud
  • S. Brooks
  • J.J. Gizmo
  • Do-Low
Shon Don4:27
30."Let's Roll" (featuring Crystal and Shon Don)
  • Arnaud
  • Crystal Varnado
  • S. Brooks
Shon Don3:26
31."A Message from Delmar Arnaud"  1:16
Total length:1:17:47

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] 35
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] 13

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