Robin Yvette Allen,known professionally as the Lady of Rage,is an American rapper,singer and actress best known for her collaborations with several other Death Row Records artists,including Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on the seminal albums,The Chronic and Doggystyle. The Lady of Rage has been described as "one of the most skillful female MCs" with a "mastery of flow" and "hard-core lyrics".
Death Row Records is an American independent record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C.,Dr. Dre,Suge Knight,and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre,Snoop Dogg,Tha Dogg Pound,and 2Pac,during the 1990s. At its peak,Death Row was making over US$100 million a year.
Delmar Drew Arnaud,known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz,is an American rapper and music producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records,he is credited with aiding the catapult of West Coast rap and gangsta rap into the mainstream. He is one half of the rap duo tha Dogg Pound,along with Kurupt.
Dogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound,released on October 31,1995. The album features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg,Nate Dogg,Michel'le,The Lady of Rage,Tray Deee,and Mr. Malik. Two singles were released from the album:"Let's Play House" and "New York,New York".
Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo made up of rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.
Victor James Santiago,Jr.,better known by his stage names N.O.R.E. and Noreaga,is an American rapper and broadcaster. Born and raised in Queens,New York,Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N),alongside fellow Queens-based rapper Capone. He would also have success as a solo artist with the singles "Superthug","Banned from T.V.","Nothin'" and "Oye Mi Canto".
Capone-N-Noreaga were an American hip hop duo formed in 1995 from Queens,New York. The duo features East Coast rappers Capone and N.O.R.E.
A posse cut is a popular form of song in hip hop music that involves successive verses by four or more rappers.
Farid Karam Nassar,better known by his stage name Fredwreck,is a Grammy Award-winning American hip hop recording artist,DJ and record producer. He got his big break when he became a producer for Dr. Dre's newly founded record label Aftermath Entertainment,and then went on to work with Snoop Dogg's record label Dogghouse Records and became a known producer on Tha Dogg Pound-affiliated material. During this time he also was a producer for Snoop Doggs track:Riders on the storm Ft The Doors on EA's Need for Speed Underground 2. He has produced tracks from Kurupt's Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha and most of his next release,Space Boogie:Smoke Oddessey;both released during the period the rapper had left Death Row Records. He has also produced for other hip-hop and pop artists such as Eminem,Britney Spears,Ice Cube,Westside Connection,Lil' Kim,Hilary Duff,Xzibit,The Game,Nate Dogg,Everlast,Cypress Hill,50 Cent,Mobb Deep,as well as non-US acts such as Dizzie Rascal,Tamer Hosny,Qusai Kheder and Karl Wolf.
Death Row Presents... Tha Dogg Pound 2002 is the first compilation album by American West Coast hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. It was released on July 31,2001 by Death Row Records and D3 Entertainment.
Cali Iz Active is the fourth studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound and is also the name of the album's title track and lead single. It was released through Koch and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle Records on June 27,2006.
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown,better known by his stage name Kurupt,is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound,along with Daz Dillinger. His first solo album was released in 1998. After feuding,the duo reunited in 2005.
Dillinger &Young Gotti is the second studio album by American hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. It was released independently on May 1,2001,through D.P.G. Recordz. Production was handled by member Daz Dillinger,who also served as executive producer,Mike Dean and Blaqthoven. It features guest appearances from Beanie Sigel,RBX,Roscoe,Slip Capone and Xzibit.
R.A.W. is the second solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Daz Dillinger. It was released on August 29,2000 through D.P.G. Recordz,making it his first album to be released under the label. It features guest appearances from Kurupt,Big Tray Deee,Big Pimpin Delemond,LaToiya Williams,Lil' C-Style,Mac Shawn,Mark Morrison,Slip Capone,Soopafly and Tha Mactress.
Kiam Akasi Holley,better known by his stage name Capone,is an American rapper known as one half of the East Coast hip hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga (C-N-N),alongside friend and fellow rapper N.O.R.E..
The discography of American recording artist Nate Dogg consists of three studio albums,one compilation album,one collaboration album,5 singles as the main artist,and 35 singles as a featured artist.
"Change the Game" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z from his 2000 album The Dynasty:Roc La Familia. It features guest raps by Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel,production from Rick Rock and backing vocals by Static Major. Upon release,the song's intention was to promote Sigel and Bleek,but Steve Juon of RapReviews.com considers Jay-Z to outperform both rappers. A music video directed by David Meyers was made for "Change the Game."
"New York,New York" is a song from the American West Coast hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound featuring Snoop Doggy Dogg. The song was released as a promotional single and is the lead single from their debut album,Dogg Food.
"Let's Play House" is a song by hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound featuring Michel'le. The song is the second single released from their debut album Dogg Food. Snoop Dogg,Nate Dogg and Michel'le make appearances in both the song and the video. The song begins with a spoken intro from Dr. Dre.
"I Wanna Rock" is the third official single from American rapper,Snoop Dogg's tenth studio album,Malice n Wonderland. It was released digitally on iTunes on November 17,2009,after the second single "That's Tha Homie". The song was produced by Scoop DeVille and mixed by Dr. Dre,and Snoop Dogg released it on a mixtape titled "I Wanna Rock" on November 23. The song was confirmed by BBC Radio 1 to be released in the UK on March 15,2010 but is now listed as "Coming Soon".
