Tha Dogg Pound
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Tha Dogg Pound is a rap group made up of Daz Dillinger
and Kurupt
. They were signed to Death Row Records
in their early careers and were key to the label's success. The group made their 1992 rap debut on Dr. Dre
's The Chronic
, on various songs. They also appeared on Snoop Dogg
's debut album Doggystyle
, and the Death Row soundtracks Murder Was The Case and Above The Rim. Their debut album Dogg Food
was released in 1995. It was another addition to the controversy of hardcore hip hop
due to the sexual and violent lyrics and went on to sell two million albums.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998. They had both eventually left the crumbling Death Row Records in 1999 after Daz left due to long-lasting internal struggles on the label after friend and labelmate Tupac Shakur
's murder in 1996. Kurupt started Antra Records, while Daz and Soopafly started D.P.G. Recordz
. In 2002 a feud arose between the two when Kurupt decided to sign back with Death Row Records, upsetting everyone involved with the group. His awaited Death Row release Against Tha Grain
had been postponed several times while Kurupt was on the label, later being released in August 2006, after he was off. In January 2005, Daz made another solo album release titled Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP
. Tha Dogg Pound then got back together as a group and released Dillinger & Young Gotti II in November 2005. In 2006 Snoop Dogg decided to get involved and the three released their official reunion album Cali Iz Active
.
An extended family, referred to as D.P.G.C. (short for Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips), is made up of Tha Dogg Pound, Snoop Dogg
, Soopafly
, Warren G
, Nate Dogg
, Bad Azz
, Lil' ½ Dead, RBX
, Lady of Rage
and Tha Eastsidaz
. The Dogg Pound Gangstaz are commonly featured on each other's albums and projects.
album came out, Kurupt & Daz were solo artists, however having heard the chemistry the two had whilst recording the album, Dr. Dre
suggested they make a group. The two went on to feature on Doggystyle
and various features and soundtracks as a Tha Dogg Pound.
Between 1993-1994, the group assisted Hammer
on his album The Funky Headhunter
(ie. the song "Sleepin' on a Master Plan"), along with Suge Knight
and the Whole 9.
He got caught with 100 pounds of marijuana, 2 ak's fully loaded. and 10 million in cash..
In 1995, they released their debut album Dogg Food
under Death Row Records. The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to reach 2x platinum status. In the October that followed, towards the end of the same year, Tupac Shakur
had been bailed out of jail by Death Row's Suge Knight in exchange for releasing his following four albums on Death Row Records. Shakur was immediately introduced into the Death Row family and became good friends with Tha Dogg Pound especially.
In 1996, Tha Dogg Pound were featured on 2Pac's legendary, and widely acclaimed Death Row Records debut album All Eyez on Me
with Kurupt featured in "Got My Mind Made Up" and "Check Out Time" and Daz Dillinger producing the hit songs "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Ambitionz Az A Ridah", and "I Ain't Mad At Cha
" among other tracks which solidified his status as a talented and successful producer. In early September of the same year, Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas, Nevada
. Kurupt and Daz were deeply affected by this and struggled to release anything after Shakur's passing. 7 years later in a 2003 interview, Daz stated that he now believed Suge Knight was responsible for Shakur's murder. Tha Dogg Pound was an integral part of the Death Row Records empire, which cast a tall shadow over rap music in the early to mid-'90s.
) and 1999 (Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
) that had Daz and the rest of DPG on them. However, in 1998 Daz was making noise of his own over at Death Row and released his only Death Row album (Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back) which went gold. Afterwards he made his own label called Mobstyle Muzik, in which he had his first taste of the independent scene. Mobstyle's first release Poppa Snoop Presents Mobstyle Muzik Volume 1 failed and Daz returned to Death Row. He later started up DPG Recordz along with Christopher "Big C-Style" Bowden through Death Row Records.
Daz also eventually parted ways with Death Row in late 1999 and released his first independent album R.A.W. in 2000. That was followed by the D.P.G. album from Tha Dogg Pound entitled Dillinger & Young Gotti
. After Tha Dogg Pound's full departure from Death Row, Suge Knight claimed ownership of the name "Tha Dogg Pound" and any tracks recorded prior to them leaving. To avoid a legal battle at the time Daz changed their marketing name to D.P.G. short for Dogg Pound Gangstaz. In 2001, Suge Knight released a Dogg Pound album entitled "2002" which consisted of unreleased Dogg Pound tracks. Daz has been quoted as saying this album was "bullshit", and even claimed to have raided Death Row Records vaults during one of Suge Knight's incarcerations and stole back as many DPG songs as he could find. Most of which were Soopafly's songs and featured on his 2001 solo album Dat Whoopty Woop
.
, due to Death Row Records
being embroiled in a feud with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. Tha Dogg Pound made a diss towards The Bone Thugs, on the song Dogg Pound Gangstaz, with Kurupt's line "Ain't got no love for no hoes in harmony." In response Layzie Bone
shot back on the track Shotz to tha Double Glock with the line "Dogg Pound hoes it's on." "Krayzie Bone says "Gotta find these 'Row Hoes" in the song "Mo' Murda" off the East 99 album. The feud ended when Snoop Dogg
and Kurupt
were featured on Krayzie Bone
's album Thug Mentality 1999
in the song The War Iz On. Kurupt
was feature on Flesh-N-Bone
's song Kurupted Flesh on the 5th Dog Let Loose
. Krayzie Bone also features on Daz Dillinger's 2008 solo album Only on the Left Side
on the song Meal Ticket and later on the song "Money Fold'N" on Tha Dogg Pound's 2009 album That Was Then, This Is Now
.
Tha Dogg Pound were also involved in a feud with B.G. Knocc Out
& Dresta
. In response to Eazy-E's Real Muthaphukkin G's
and Kokane
& Cold 187um
's "Don't Bite The Funk", Tha Dogg Pound along with Snoop Dogg made a track called What Would You Do with such lines as: "Fuck B.G. Knocc Out and every nigga down with him." Later B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta retaliated with the song D.P.G. Killa, on their debut album Real Brothas
. They have since squashed the beef and released a song called Blaze it up, as a bonus track on Tha Dogg Pound's Dogg Chit
album.
The rap duo heavily dissed each other from 2003 to late 2004, both recording diss albums against each other. Daz took aim at Kurupt and Death Row with his single U Ain't Shit featuring Bad Azz and another song I Don't Give a Fucc which is sung over the beat to 50 Cent
's In Da Club
. Kurupt responded heavily with his Originals
album which featured many disses throughout nearly every song, most notably the bonus track Eat a Dicc (Fucc Daz).
, Soopafly
, Nate Dogg
, Warren G
, RBX
, Lady of Rage
and Lil' ½ Dead with Snoop taking over the producing and distributing tasks for it.
Tha Dogg Pound then released a joint venture reunion comeback project the next year in 2006 called Cali Iz Active
under the aegis of Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle Records
with the main single "Cali Iz Active" featuring Snoop Dogg and a wide range of new producers throughout the album. The album wasn't received with much acclaim and the various producers did not seem to fit the Daz and Kurupt style leaving fans reminiscent of the G-funk sound that Cali Iz Active lacked.
was released independently on March 27, 2007; with the single Vibe also featuring Snoop Dogg. This album goes back to their G-funk roots with a reminiscent style similar to Dogg Food and features Daz Dillinger back as the main producer on almost every song. The album cover is very similar to the Dogg Food album cover, and the album was successfully received by DPG fans and G-funk fans as a solid Dogg Pound album.
In August 2007 it was announced that Tha Dogg Pound had signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records
. Their next album was expected to be entitled Westcoast Aftershocc but has since been postponed in favor of the 100 Wayz album due to, in short, Cash Money not being able to raise the required money for the project. The contract had since been apparently ended but in a later interview Kurupt stated the deal is still on the table but only postponed. Daz Dillinger did however leak the singles entitled "Ch-Ching" and "Mystic River" which would have promoted the new deal and album. The deal with Cash Money and the Westcoast Aftershocc album is still on the table but is on hold as the duo pursues other projects. The single "Ch-Ching" was later released along with other unreleased tracks on Tha Dogg Pound's online iTunes
album entitled Let's Ryde 2Night EP
. Mystic River is now likely to be the main single off of Kurupt's upcoming new solo album History of Violence. Westcoast Aftershocc is in production for a 2009 release on Cash Money Records.
100 Wayz features Pharrell on the club single Cheat released in early 2008. Daz will be producing most of the album but also features producers such as Pete Rock
, Swizz Beatz
and Hi-Tek
. Cheat was followed up with the street singles They Don't Want It featuring Soopafly and Get My Drink On & My Smoke On to promote the album heading into the summer. 100 Wayz was expected to be released in the summer of 2008 but has since been delayed as Tha Dogg Pound seeks an optimal distribution deal for the album. Tha Dogg Pound recently released their latest single and video Y'all Know What I'm Doin featuring Turf Talk
with a brand new album cover. A release date for the album was aimed at January 2009 but has since been delayed due to a dispute with Koch Records' president, Alan Grunblatt. As a result, 100 Wayz has been put on hold indefinitely.
Tha Dogg Pound will now release a different album independently entitled That Was Then, This Is Now which includes several songs that were intended for 100 Wayz as well as additional new material. The latest single from the album features Krayzie Bone
on a track called Money Fold'n. In addition, Tha Dogg Pound also has another iTunes exclusive album coming out that was announced during the summer of 2009 called Dillinger & Young Gotti III - Get Paid as well as a collaboration album with Pete Rock under the current title of Pete Rock & Tha Dogg Pound.
Tha Dogg Pound has been nominated for one Grammy Award
but has not yet won an award .
Daz Dillinger
Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...
and Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
. They were signed to Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
in their early careers and were key to the label's success. The group made their 1992 rap debut on Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
's The Chronic
The Chronic
The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman...
, on various songs. They also appeared on Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
's debut album Doggystyle
Doggystyle
Doggystyle is the debut album from American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic , to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. His musical stylizations for the album...
, and the Death Row soundtracks Murder Was The Case and Above The Rim. Their debut album Dogg Food
Dogg Food
Dogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest...
was released in 1995. It was another addition to the controversy of hardcore hip hop
Hardcore hip hop
Hardcore hip hop, also referred to as hardcore rap, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Schoolly D, Spoonie Gee, Boogie Down Productions, and Kool G Rap, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and...
due to the sexual and violent lyrics and went on to sell two million albums.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998. They had both eventually left the crumbling Death Row Records in 1999 after Daz left due to long-lasting internal struggles on the label after friend and labelmate Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
's murder in 1996. Kurupt started Antra Records, while Daz and Soopafly started D.P.G. Recordz
D.P.G. Recordz
D.P.G. Recordz is a record label founded by Daz Dillinger, and Terry Choe a.k.a Teezy after he and Kurupt split up their group Tha Dogg Pound.- Discography :* Daz Dillinger Discography at his main article...
. In 2002 a feud arose between the two when Kurupt decided to sign back with Death Row Records, upsetting everyone involved with the group. His awaited Death Row release Against Tha Grain
Against Tha Grain
Against tha Grain is the fourth studio album by rapper Kurupt and his first on Death Row Records as a solo artist. Kurupt signed back on to Death Row Records, except as a solo artist in 2002. The album was supposed to be released in 2004, but was delayed. It was finally released in August 2005. It...
had been postponed several times while Kurupt was on the label, later being released in August 2006, after he was off. In January 2005, Daz made another solo album release titled Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP
Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP
Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP is the sixth studio album by rapper Daz Dillinger. It was released on January 25, 2005 through D.P.G. Recordz.-Track listing:#That's the Way We Ride #Do You Think About...
. Tha Dogg Pound then got back together as a group and released Dillinger & Young Gotti II in November 2005. In 2006 Snoop Dogg decided to get involved and the three released their official reunion album Cali Iz Active
Cali Iz Active
On April 22, 2006 the group went to Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California to film the music video with director Damon Johnson for the only single on the album, "Cali Iz Active"...
.
An extended family, referred to as D.P.G.C. (short for Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips), is made up of Tha Dogg Pound, Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, Soopafly
Soopafly
Priest Joseph Brooks, better known by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC.- Early life:The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach...
, Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
, Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
, Bad Azz
Bad Azz
Jamarr Stamps , better known by the stage name Bad Azz, is an American rapper and member of Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips, also known as DPGC.-Biography:...
, Lil' ½ Dead, RBX
RBX
Eric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX , is a former rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California...
, Lady of Rage
Lady of Rage
Robin Yvette Allen , better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, is an American rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg on the seminal albums The Chronic and Doggystyle...
and Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz
Tha Eastsidaz, originally spelled as the Eastsiders, was a hip hop group of somewhat reforming the LBC Crew with Snoop Dogg, Lil' C-Style and Techniec. Their first appearance was in the Tommy Boy Records' Ride:Music from the Dimension Motion Picture with Crooked Eye Q on a Battlecat-produced song...
. The Dogg Pound Gangstaz are commonly featured on each other's albums and projects.
Death Row Years (1991-1998)
Before the The ChronicThe Chronic
The Chronic is the solo debut album of American hip hop artist Dr. Dre, released December 15, 1992, on his own record label Death Row Records, and distributed by Priority Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in June 1992 at Death Row Studios in Los Angeles and at Bernie Grundman...
album came out, Kurupt & Daz were solo artists, however having heard the chemistry the two had whilst recording the album, Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...
suggested they make a group. The two went on to feature on Doggystyle
Doggystyle
Doggystyle is the debut album from American rapper Snoop Dogg; released by Death Row Records on November 23, 1993. The album was recorded soon following the release of Dr. Dre's landmark debut album The Chronic , to which Snoop Dogg contributed significantly. His musical stylizations for the album...
and various features and soundtracks as a Tha Dogg Pound.
Between 1993-1994, the group assisted Hammer
MC Hammer
Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s...
on his album The Funky Headhunter
The Funky Headhunter
The Funky Headhunter was the fifth official album by Hammer, released in 1994.In 1993, Hammer began recording this album. To adapt to the changing landscape of hip-hop, the album was a more aggressive sounding album. He co-produced this record with funky rapper and producer, Stefan Adamek...
(ie. the song "Sleepin' on a Master Plan"), along with Suge Knight
Suge Knight
Marion "Suge" Knight, Jr. is the founder and CEO of Black Kapital Records and co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including...
and the Whole 9.
He got caught with 100 pounds of marijuana, 2 ak's fully loaded. and 10 million in cash..
In 1995, they released their debut album Dogg Food
Dogg Food
Dogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest...
under Death Row Records. The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to reach 2x platinum status. In the October that followed, towards the end of the same year, Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
had been bailed out of jail by Death Row's Suge Knight in exchange for releasing his following four albums on Death Row Records. Shakur was immediately introduced into the Death Row family and became good friends with Tha Dogg Pound especially.
In 1996, Tha Dogg Pound were featured on 2Pac's legendary, and widely acclaimed Death Row Records debut album All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac, released February 13, 1996 on Death Row Records and Interscope Records....
with Kurupt featured in "Got My Mind Made Up" and "Check Out Time" and Daz Dillinger producing the hit songs "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Ambitionz Az A Ridah", and "I Ain't Mad At Cha
I Ain't Mad at Cha
"I Ain't Mad at Cha" is the name of a song by rapper 2Pac released as the sixth single from his album All Eyez on Me. Although the album was released exactly 7 months before his death, the single was released shortly after his death. The song is a heartfelt tribute to his friend who had converted...
" among other tracks which solidified his status as a talented and successful producer. In early September of the same year, Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. Kurupt and Daz were deeply affected by this and struggled to release anything after Shakur's passing. 7 years later in a 2003 interview, Daz stated that he now believed Suge Knight was responsible for Shakur's murder. Tha Dogg Pound was an integral part of the Death Row Records empire, which cast a tall shadow over rap music in the early to mid-'90s.
Kurupt and Daz leave Death Row (1999-2001)
In 1997 Kurupt left Death Row but remained in Tha Dogg Pound. Kurupt released two solo albums in 1998 (Kuruption!Kuruption!
Kuruption! is the debut studio album by rapper Kurupt. It was released on Antra Records, a label formed after Kurupt left Death Row Records. It was released as a double album. Disc one is labeled as "West Coast" and disc two is labeled as "East Coast". It peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on...
) and 1999 (Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha
Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha
Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha is the second studio album by rapper Kurupt. It was released on November 16, 1999 through Antra Records. It features the single "Who Ride Wit Us". The track "Callin' Out Names" is a diss track towards rappers Ja Rule and DMX. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA with sales...
) that had Daz and the rest of DPG on them. However, in 1998 Daz was making noise of his own over at Death Row and released his only Death Row album (Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back) which went gold. Afterwards he made his own label called Mobstyle Muzik, in which he had his first taste of the independent scene. Mobstyle's first release Poppa Snoop Presents Mobstyle Muzik Volume 1 failed and Daz returned to Death Row. He later started up DPG Recordz along with Christopher "Big C-Style" Bowden through Death Row Records.
Daz also eventually parted ways with Death Row in late 1999 and released his first independent album R.A.W. in 2000. That was followed by the D.P.G. album from Tha Dogg Pound entitled Dillinger & Young Gotti
Dillinger & Young Gotti
Dillinger & Young Gotti is the second studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. It was released independently on Daz's Gangsta Advisory Records. It debuted at #124 on the billboard charts. Another Dogg Pound album was released that year...
. After Tha Dogg Pound's full departure from Death Row, Suge Knight claimed ownership of the name "Tha Dogg Pound" and any tracks recorded prior to them leaving. To avoid a legal battle at the time Daz changed their marketing name to D.P.G. short for Dogg Pound Gangstaz. In 2001, Suge Knight released a Dogg Pound album entitled "2002" which consisted of unreleased Dogg Pound tracks. Daz has been quoted as saying this album was "bullshit", and even claimed to have raided Death Row Records vaults during one of Suge Knight's incarcerations and stole back as many DPG songs as he could find. Most of which were Soopafly's songs and featured on his 2001 solo album Dat Whoopty Woop
Dat Whoopty Woop
Dat Whoopty Woop is Soopafly's debut album, released in 2001. It consists of material recorded during Soopafly's Death Row Records period and was compiled later by Daz Dillinger.- Track listing :# "Yall Niggaz Betta Recognize"...
.
External Beef
Over the years Tha Dogg Pound had beef with Bone Thugs-N-HarmonyBone Thugs-N-Harmony
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip-Hop/R'n'B band from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 1991. It originally consisted of rappers Layzie Bone, Flesh-n-Bone, Bizzy Bone, Krayzie Bone, and Wish Bone. Rapper Eazy-E of the group N.W.A signed Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to Ruthless Records in 1994, when Bone...
, due to Death Row Records
Death Row Records
Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...
being embroiled in a feud with Eazy-E's Ruthless Records. Tha Dogg Pound made a diss towards The Bone Thugs, on the song Dogg Pound Gangstaz, with Kurupt's line "Ain't got no love for no hoes in harmony." In response Layzie Bone
Layzie Bone
Layzie Bone is rapper and hip-hop artist known primarily for being a member of the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also has gone by the names L-Burna and The #1 Assassin. He is the younger brother of fellow group member Flesh-N-Bone...
shot back on the track Shotz to tha Double Glock with the line "Dogg Pound hoes it's on." "Krayzie Bone says "Gotta find these 'Row Hoes" in the song "Mo' Murda" off the East 99 album. The feud ended when Snoop Dogg
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
and Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
were featured on Krayzie Bone
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper and is a former member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.-Solo career:Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999, in 1998...
's album Thug Mentality 1999
Thug Mentality 1999
-Disc 2:#"Murda Won't Stop" #"Where My Thugz At"#"Smokin' Budda#"Knieght Riduz " #"Try Me"#"Theze Dayz" #"Silent Warrior"#"Shoot The Club Up"...
in the song The War Iz On. Kurupt
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...
was feature on Flesh-N-Bone
Flesh-n-Bone
Stanley Howse, better known as Flesh-n-Bone, is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio and is known as a member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony...
's song Kurupted Flesh on the 5th Dog Let Loose
5th Dog Let Loose
5th Dog Let Loose is an album by rapper Flesh-n-Bone from the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. The album was released on October 10, 2000 on Mo Thugs Records and Koch Entertainment...
. Krayzie Bone also features on Daz Dillinger's 2008 solo album Only on the Left Side
Only on the Left Side
Only on the Left Side is the tenth studio album by rapper Daz Dillinger, released on August 12, 2008. In had been initially scheduled for an April or May release, but setbacks pushed the release back to August...
on the song Meal Ticket and later on the song "Money Fold'N" on Tha Dogg Pound's 2009 album That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now
That Was Then, This Is Now is a coming-of-age young adult novel by S. E. Hinton. It follows the relationship between two brothers who find their relationship rapidly changing. It was later made into a film starring Emilio Estevez.- Plot :...
.
Tha Dogg Pound were also involved in a feud with B.G. Knocc Out
B.G. Knocc Out
Al Hasan Naqiyy , better known by his stage name B.G. Knocc Out, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the younger brother of rapper Dresta, who also collaborated in the song.- Early life and music career :Arlandis Hinton...
& Dresta
Dresta
Andre DeSean Wicker , better known by his stage name Dresta, is an American rapper known for collaborating with Eazy-E on the 1993 single "Real Muthaphuckkin G's". He is also the older brother of rapper B.G. Knocc Out, who also collaborated in the song.- Early life :Andre DeSean Wicker was born and...
. In response to Eazy-E's Real Muthaphukkin G's
Real Muthaphuckkin G's
"Real Muthaphuckkin G's" is a 1993 song by West Coast rapper Eazy-E from his album It's On 187um Killa. It is a "diss song" to former N.W.A. bandmate Dr. Dre and his then-new protégé Snoop Doggy Dogg. It is also one of the few songs that Eazy-E ever produced in the studio.It peaked at #42 on the...
and Kokane
Kokane
Kokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. , is a rapper from Pomona, California best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's album 2001 and the work on G-funk album Funk Upon A Rhyme and his backup work with Snoop Dogg in Tha Last Meal album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed...
& Cold 187um
Cold 187um
Gregory Fernan Hutchinson , better known by his stage names Big Hutch and Cold 187 um, is an African American rapper and producer, and the lead act of the rap group Above the Law. The group signed to Ruthless Records in late 1989, releasing their debut album, Livin' Like Hustlers, in 1990...
's "Don't Bite The Funk", Tha Dogg Pound along with Snoop Dogg made a track called What Would You Do with such lines as: "Fuck B.G. Knocc Out and every nigga down with him." Later B.G. Knocc Out & Dresta retaliated with the song D.P.G. Killa, on their debut album Real Brothas
Real Brothas
Real Brothas is the debut album of rappers' B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta, released in 1995. Including the minor hits "D.P.G./K", "Jealousy" and the Eazy-E-dedicated song "50/50 Luv". "D.P.G./K" was the B-side to "50/50 Luv". Music videos were made for "D.P.G/K", "50/50", and "Jealousy". A music video...
. They have since squashed the beef and released a song called Blaze it up, as a bonus track on Tha Dogg Pound's Dogg Chit
Dogg Chit
Dogg Chit is the fifth studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. Guests include Too Short, Snoop Dogg, RBX, The Game, and Their former rivals B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta...
album.
Internal Beef (2002-2004)
In late 2002, Kurupt shocked the entire DPGC and fans alike, when he wound up signing back to Death Row Records as vice president under Suge Knight. Daz, Soopafly, Snoop Dogg, and the rest of DPGC viewed this as betrayal and took many shots and dissed Kurupt harshly for making the move. Kurupt did the same claiming they all were wrong to have turned their backs on Death Row. They declared war between both camps and that he was not the one who changed, rather them.The rap duo heavily dissed each other from 2003 to late 2004, both recording diss albums against each other. Daz took aim at Kurupt and Death Row with his single U Ain't Shit featuring Bad Azz and another song I Don't Give a Fucc which is sung over the beat to 50 Cent
50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III , better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper, entrepreneur, investor, record producer, and actor. He rose to fame with the release of his albums Get Rich or Die Tryin and The Massacre . Get Rich or Die Tryin has been certified eight times platinum by...
's In Da Club
In da Club
"In Da Club" is a hip hop song performed by rapper 50 Cent from his commercial debut album Get Rich or Die Tryin. The song was produced by Dr. Dre with co-production from Mike Elizondo. 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and Elizondo wrote the song...
. Kurupt responded heavily with his Originals
Originals
Originals is the first compilation album by rapper Kurupt. It was released on March 15, 2005 through 101 Distribution.-Track listing:#"1969"#"Original"#"Final Testament"#"We Bang"#"Never Give Up"#"Break Yo Back" feat. Suga Free#"Major Money"...
album which featured many disses throughout nearly every song, most notably the bonus track Eat a Dicc (Fucc Daz).
Reunion & Cali Iz Active (2005-2006)
It was like that until early 2005 when Kurupt and Daz made a truce. The struggling Death Row failed to promote Kurupt's album "Against Tha Grain" and the duo began to feel remorse for one another. Kurupt left Death Row apparently along with their former "Tha Dogg Pound" alias and reunited with Daz. The duo started rapping together again and even made a new album together entitled "Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez." After The Western Conference in 2005 the two of them agreed to revitalize the DPGC by working together once again on an album with Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...
, Soopafly
Soopafly
Priest Joseph Brooks, better known by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC.- Early life:The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach...
, Nate Dogg
Nate Dogg
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale , better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. He is noted for his membership of rap trio 213 and his solo career in which he collaborated with Dr. Dre, Warren G, Tupac and Snoop Dogg on many hit releases. Nate Dogg released three solo albums, G-Funk...
, Warren G
Warren G
Warren G , is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is also Dr. Dre's half-brother.His biggest hit is the song "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released in 1994...
, RBX
RBX
Eric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX , is a former rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California...
, Lady of Rage
Lady of Rage
Robin Yvette Allen , better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, is an American rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg on the seminal albums The Chronic and Doggystyle...
and Lil' ½ Dead with Snoop taking over the producing and distributing tasks for it.
Tha Dogg Pound then released a joint venture reunion comeback project the next year in 2006 called Cali Iz Active
Cali Iz Active
On April 22, 2006 the group went to Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California to film the music video with director Damon Johnson for the only single on the album, "Cali Iz Active"...
under the aegis of Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle Records
Doggystyle Records
Doggy Style Records is a record label founded by Snoop Dogg in 1995.-History:...
with the main single "Cali Iz Active" featuring Snoop Dogg and a wide range of new producers throughout the album. The album wasn't received with much acclaim and the various producers did not seem to fit the Daz and Kurupt style leaving fans reminiscent of the G-funk sound that Cali Iz Active lacked.
Dogg Chit & New Projects (2007-Present)
Several months later their next album entitled Dogg ChitDogg Chit
Dogg Chit is the fifth studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. Guests include Too Short, Snoop Dogg, RBX, The Game, and Their former rivals B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta...
was released independently on March 27, 2007; with the single Vibe also featuring Snoop Dogg. This album goes back to their G-funk roots with a reminiscent style similar to Dogg Food and features Daz Dillinger back as the main producer on almost every song. The album cover is very similar to the Dogg Food album cover, and the album was successfully received by DPG fans and G-funk fans as a solid Dogg Pound album.
In August 2007 it was announced that Tha Dogg Pound had signed to Birdman's Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records
Cash Money Records is a record label founded by brothers Bryan "Birdman" Williams and Ronald "Slim" Williams. Today it operates as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and is distributed by Universal Republic Records as of 2011...
. Their next album was expected to be entitled Westcoast Aftershocc but has since been postponed in favor of the 100 Wayz album due to, in short, Cash Money not being able to raise the required money for the project. The contract had since been apparently ended but in a later interview Kurupt stated the deal is still on the table but only postponed. Daz Dillinger did however leak the singles entitled "Ch-Ching" and "Mystic River" which would have promoted the new deal and album. The deal with Cash Money and the Westcoast Aftershocc album is still on the table but is on hold as the duo pursues other projects. The single "Ch-Ching" was later released along with other unreleased tracks on Tha Dogg Pound's online iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
album entitled Let's Ryde 2Night EP
Let's Ryde 2Night EP
Let's Ryde 2Night EP is an EP by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. It was released online as an iTunes exclusive after Tha Dogg Pound's deal with Cash Money Records was postponed...
. Mystic River is now likely to be the main single off of Kurupt's upcoming new solo album History of Violence. Westcoast Aftershocc is in production for a 2009 release on Cash Money Records.
100 Wayz features Pharrell on the club single Cheat released in early 2008. Daz will be producing most of the album but also features producers such as Pete Rock
Pete Rock
Peter Phillips , better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s as one half of the critically acclaimed group Pete Rock & CL Smooth...
, Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...
and Hi-Tek
Hi-Tek
Tony Cottrell, better known as Hi-Tek, is an American record producer and rapper from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is best known for his work with Talib Kweli on his Reflection Eternal album and on Black Star...
. Cheat was followed up with the street singles They Don't Want It featuring Soopafly and Get My Drink On & My Smoke On to promote the album heading into the summer. 100 Wayz was expected to be released in the summer of 2008 but has since been delayed as Tha Dogg Pound seeks an optimal distribution deal for the album. Tha Dogg Pound recently released their latest single and video Y'all Know What I'm Doin featuring Turf Talk
Turf Talk
Turf Talk , is a Bay Area rapper at the forefront of the hyphy movement. His unique style of delivery has earned both local and national acclaim...
with a brand new album cover. A release date for the album was aimed at January 2009 but has since been delayed due to a dispute with Koch Records' president, Alan Grunblatt. As a result, 100 Wayz has been put on hold indefinitely.
Tha Dogg Pound will now release a different album independently entitled That Was Then, This Is Now which includes several songs that were intended for 100 Wayz as well as additional new material. The latest single from the album features Krayzie Bone
Krayzie Bone
Anthony Henderson better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper and is a former member of the rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.-Solo career:Krayzie Bone recorded his solo debut, Thug Mentality 1999, in 1998...
on a track called Money Fold'n. In addition, Tha Dogg Pound also has another iTunes exclusive album coming out that was announced during the summer of 2009 called Dillinger & Young Gotti III - Get Paid as well as a collaboration album with Pete Rock under the current title of Pete Rock & Tha Dogg Pound.
Studio albums
- 1995: Dogg FoodDogg FoodDogg Food is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Tha Dogg Pound. Its controversial lyrics were the subject of shareholder protest...
- 2001: Dillinger & Young GottiDillinger & Young GottiDillinger & Young Gotti is the second studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. It was released independently on Daz's Gangsta Advisory Records. It debuted at #124 on the billboard charts. Another Dogg Pound album was released that year...
- 2005: Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez...
- 2006: Cali Iz ActiveCali Iz ActiveOn April 22, 2006 the group went to Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California to film the music video with director Damon Johnson for the only single on the album, "Cali Iz Active"...
- 2007: Dogg ChitDogg ChitDogg Chit is the fifth studio album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. Guests include Too Short, Snoop Dogg, RBX, The Game, and Their former rivals B.G. Knocc Out and Dresta...
- 2009: That Was Then, This Is Now
- 2010: 100 Wayz
- 2011: Westcoast Aftershocc
- 2012: Alumni
Compilation albums
- 2001: 2002
- 2004: The Last of Tha PoundThe Last of Tha PoundThe Last of Tha Pound is the second compilation album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. It was released on April 27, 2004 through Gangsta Advisory Records.-Track listing:#"Don't Stop, Keep Goin"...
- 2010: Keep on RidinKeep on RidinKeep on Ridin is the third compilation album by rap group Tha Dogg Pound. The album was released on May 18, 2010 through Gangsta Advisory Records.-Track listing:#"We da West" — 6:26...
Collaboration albums
- 2011: Stay of Execution (with RBXRBXEric Dwayne Collins, better known by his stage name RBX , is a former rapper and R&B singer from Long Beach, California...
and The Lady of RageThe Lady of RageRobin Yvette Allen , better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, is an American rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg on the seminal albums The Chronic and Doggystyle...
as The N'Matez)
Awards
Grammy Award nominationsTha Dogg Pound has been nominated for one Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
but has not yet won an award .
| Category | Genre | Song | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group | Rap | "What Would You Do What Would You Do (Tha Dogg Pound song) "What Would You Do" is the debut single from Death Row Records duo Tha Dogg Pound, released in 1994 as the B-side to the Dr. Dre and Sam Sneed single "U Better Recognize", along with DJ Quik's "Dollaz + Sense." It had appeared on the soundtrack to Murder Was the Case the year before, alongside... " |
1996 | Nominated |