Daz Dillinger
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Delmar Arnaud |
| Also known as | Dat Nigga Daz Daz |
| Born | May 25, 1973 |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 1992 – present |
| Label(s) | Death Row (1992 - 1999) D.P.G. (2000 - present) Gangsta Advisory (2000 - present) So So Def (2006) Koch (2006 - present) |
| Associated acts | Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, 2Pac, RBX, Xzibit, Warren G, Lil' 1/2 Dead, Lady Of Rage, |
| Website | dazmusic.com |
Delmar Drew Arnaud [1] (born on May 25, 1973 in Long Beach, California), better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger (and formerly Dat Nigga Daz) 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. He is the cousin of Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Lil' 1/2 Dead and RBX.
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[edit] Career
Daz, like many of his peers, signed record deals with Death Row after being introduced to Dr. Dre by Dre' s stepbrother Warren G just as Dre began recording his seminal 1992 album, The Chronic. Dillinger contributed to The Chronic as well as his cousin Snoop Dogg's multi-platinum Doggystyle, Tupac Shakur's All Eyez on Me and the majority of the label's multi-platinum releases. As of 2007, Daz has sold over 2 million records worldwide.
He released his first album Dogg Food with Kurupt as Tha Dogg Pound which went double platinum continuing Death Row's force as the most successful hip hop label. After Dr. Dre left the label, Daz became Death Row's main producer and was largely involved in Snoop Dogg's second album Tha Doggfather and various compilations and soundtracks. After the death of Tupac Shakur, the departures of Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Nate Dogg and the imprisonment of label CEO Suge Knight, Daz was the only major artist left on Death Row and mainly responsible for the work done in the label. In 1998 he released his first solo-offering, Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, under the artist name Daz Dillinger. The reason for the change from Dat Nigga Daz to Daz Dillinger was that the former was not marketable. Even though the album reached gold status it was considered to be a disappointment due to the high standards established by Death Row's previous releases.
In late 1999, Daz left the crumbling Death Row Records and started his own imprint D.P.G. Recordz and Gangsta Advisory Records. In 2000, Daz put out his first independent solo record titled R.A.W.. The albums guest appearances include Tray Deee, Kurupt, Soopafly, Lil' C-Style, Slip Capone, Mac Shawn, Tha Mactress, LaToiya Williams and Mark Morrison. Although the album didn't reach the commercial success of other projects he was involved with at Death Row, the album gained cult status in the underground West Coast rap scene and had good numbers for an independent record.
In 2002, Daz and his longtime friend Kurupt parted ways when Kurupt signed a deal with Suge Knight to become the Vice President of Death Row Records. Daz, along with Snoop Dogg and other D.P.G. members, did not take the news lightly and decided to cut all ties with Kurupt. For almost three years Daz and Kurupt remained separate, with Daz speaking of the D.P.G. never forgiving him for what they viewed as him turning his back on the gang. It wasn't until April 1, 2005 that Kurupt reached out and sent a message to Daz and Snoop, saying he would no longer talk bad about them and that he hoped things could be resolved. Daz and Snoop and the rest of the D.P.G. accepted to take Kurupt back, and said they planned to start making music again. Tha Dogg Pound was now back together and 7 months later they released "Dillinger & Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez". Tha Dogg Pound reuniting made Snoop Dogg call a West Coast Conference. Many rappers from the West Coast attended the meet, many came who were enemies with each other and the mission of the meet was to clear bad blood between people. Many rappers got issues resolved and this was considered a small step to gathering the West Coast in unity.
Daz released his first major label album since Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label titled So So Gangsta on September 12, 2006.
In 2007, Daz released a solo album titled, Gangsta Party, his next 2008 album is to be titled Only on the Left Side on DPG Recordz
[edit] Feuds
D.P.G. Recordz responded strongly to Eazy-E's 1993 Double Platinum Album (It's on Dre 187Um Killa) and single Real Muthaphuckkin G's with the song "What would you do." Popular Compton rappers B.G. Knocc Out (born Arlandis Hinton on January 23, 1975) and Dresta (born April 18, 1971) that had appeared on Eazy's album and were longtime,bitter rivals of Tha Dogg Pound, released their album "Real Brothas" on August,15,1995. Songs such as Compton and Watts and the hit D.P.G Killa which hardcore dissed Snoop Dog, Nate Dog, Daz, Kurupt and Dr Dre by often referring to them as fake, busters,clowns and numerous other things were included on the album. After this D.P.G Recordz did not reply and moved on.
--Compton Gangsta (talk) 11:30, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Awards
- 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Kurupt): "What Would You Do"
