Eric Lynn Wright,known professionally as Eazy-E,was an American rapper who propelled West Coast rap and gangsta rap by leading the group N.W.A and its label,Ruthless Records. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap".
Delmar Drew Arnaud,known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz,is an American rapper and record producer. As a member of Death Row Records in the early 1990s,he is credited with the label in pioneering West Coast hip hop and gangsta rap for mainstream audiences. Alongside Kurupt,he formed the hip hop duo tha Dogg Pound in 1992,with whom he has released eight albums.
Eric Dwayne Collins better known by his stage name RBX,is an American rapper from Long Beach,California.
Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo made up of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success.
Murder Was the Case is a 1994 short film and soundtrack album starring and performed by Snoop Doggy Dogg. The 18 minute film was directed by Dr. Dre and Fab Five Freddy and chronicles the fictional death of Snoop Dogg and his resurrection after making a deal with the Devil. The film's title comes from Snoop's song of the same name from his debut album,Doggystyle,which had been released a year earlier.
David Marvin Blake,better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta,is an American rapper,record producer and DJ,known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop. Blake has collaborated with Snoop Dogg,Kurupt,Tupac,Chingy,R. Kelly and Shaquille O'Neal,among others. Blake's stage name reflects his ability to produce songs in a short period of time. Some of his top songs include "Dollaz + Sense","Tonite","Born and Raised in Compton" and "Jus Lyke Compton."
Tracy Lynn Curry,better known as The D.O.C.,is an American rapper,songwriter,and record producer. In addition to a solo career,he was a member of the Southern hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew and later collaborated with gangsta rap group N.W.A–where he co-wrote many of their releases–as well as Eazy-E's solo debut album Eazy-Duz-It. He has also worked with Dr. Dre,co-writing his solo debut album,while Dre produced Curry's solo debut album,released by Ruthless Records. He was one of the founders of Death Row Records along with Dr. Dre and Suge Knight.
"Gin and Juice" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on January 18,1994,as the second single from his debut album,Doggystyle (1993). The song was produced by Dr. Dre and contains an interpolation from Slave's "Watching You" in its chorus and a sample from George McCrae. Tony Green created its bassline;additional vocalists on the song include Dat Nigga Daz,Jewell,Heney Loc,and Sean "Barney" Thomas. "Gin and Juice" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It earned a gold certification from the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies.
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.
"Real Muthaphuckkin G's," or "Real Compton City G's" in its radio edit,is a diss track released as a single in August 1993 by American rapper Eazy-E with guest rappers Gangsta Dresta and B.G. Knocc Out. Peaking at #42 on Billboard's Hot 100,and the most successful of Eazy's singles as a solo artist,it led an EP,also his most successful,It's On 187um Killa. This diss track answers Eazy's former N.W.A bandmate Dr. Dre and his debuting,guest rapper Snoop Dogg,who had dissed Eazy on Dre's first solo album,The Chronic.
Tha Blue Carpet Treatment is the eighth studio album by West Coast hip hop recording artist Snoop Dogg. It was released on November 21,2006,by Doggystyle Records and Geffen Records. Recording sessions took place from November 2005 to September 2006 in several recording studios and artists such as Dr. Dre,The Neptunes,DJ Battlecat,DJ Pooh,Timbaland,Danja,Mark Batson,Terrace Martin,and Mr. Porter appear on the album,among others.
"Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')",or as a single titled "Dre Day",is a song by American rapper and record producer Dr. Dre featuring fellow American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg,released in May 1993 as the second single from Dre's debut solo album,The Chronic (1992). "Dre Day" was a diss track targeting mainly Dre's former groupmate Eazy-E,who led their onetime rap group N.W.A and who,along with N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller,owned N.W.A's record label,Ruthless Records. In "Dre Day" and in its music video,which accuse Eazy of cheating N.W.A's artists,Dre and Snoop degrade and menace him. Also included are disses retorting earlier disses on songs by Miami rapper Luke Campbell,by New York rapper Tim Dog,and by onetime N.W.A. member Ice Cube,although Dre,while still an N.W.A member,had helped diss Cube first. After "Dre Day," a number of further diss records were exchanged.
Real Brothas is the debut studio album by American rappers B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta. It was released on August 15,1995 through Outburst Records. Recording sessions took place at Kitchen Sync Studio and Skip Saylor Recording in Hollywood,and at Solid Studios in Studio City,California. Production was handled by Rhythm D,Doctor Jam,Madness 4 Real,Charlie B and Vic C,with Anthony "Anti" Lewis and Greedy Greg serving as executive producers. The album debuted at number 128 on the Billboard 200,number 15 on the Top R&B Albums and number five on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States.
Andre DeSean Wicker,better known by his stage name Gangsta Dresta,is an American rapper. He is best known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's".
Ruthless Records was an American Independent record label founded by Eric "Eazy-E" Wright and Jerry Heller in Compton,California in 1987. All of the Ruthless trademarks have been owned by Comptown Records,Inc. since 1987. Several artists and groups on the label such as N.W.A,Eazy-E,MC Ren,The D.O.C.,Michel'le,and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony have released RIAA certified albums.
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown,better known by his stage name Kurupt,is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in Philadelphia,he formed Tha Dogg Pound in 1992 along with Daz Dillinger;the rap duo has released eight albums. He also formed the hip hop group The Hrsmn in 1996,with whom he has released two albums. His debut solo album,Kuruption! (1998) was released by A&M Records and peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200.
Funk Upon a Rhyme is the sophomore studio album by American recording artist Kokane. It was released in 1994 through Ruthless Records with distribution by Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at the Edge Studio and Echo Sound in Los Angeles,California. Production was handled by Cold 187um with executive production by Eazy-E. The album features contributions from Janine,Nicki and Tha New Funkateers on background vocals,Cold 187 um on keyboards and vocals,Mike Smooth on guitar and keyboards,Mike "Crazy Neck" Sims on guitar,with guest appearances from Dirty Red,Tha Alkaholiks,Black Hole Of Watts,and Above The Law.
Dogg Chit is the fifth studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. Guests include Too Short,Snoop Dogg,RBX,The Game,Brotha Lynch Hung,and former rivals B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta. The album cover,organized by DPG artist Toon,pays homage to the debut studio album Dogg Food.
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.
"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.
