Tha Dogg Pound

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Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound in 2015
Tha Dogg Pound in 2015
Background information
Also known as
  • DPG (Dogg Pound Gangstaz)
  • Dillinger & Young Gotti
OriginGreater Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 1992–2002
  • 2005–present
Labels
SpinoffsD.P.G.C.
Members

Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip-hop duo composed of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were among the first acts to sign to Death Row Records in 1992.

Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998; they left the crumbling Death Row Records following year. 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 the Grain had been postponed several times while Kurupt was on the label, later being released in August 2005, 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 executive produced released their official reunion album Cali Iz Active.

History

Death Row years (1992–1998)

Before The Chronic album came out, Kurupt and Daz were solo artists. Having heard the chemistry they had while recording the album, Dr. Dre suggested they form a group. The two went on to feature on Doggystyle and various features and soundtracks as Tha Dogg Pound.[1]

Between 1993 and 1994, the group assisted Hammer on his The Funky Headhunter album (such as the song "Sleepin' on a Master Plan" and others), along with Suge Knight and the Whole 9.

In 1995, they released their debut album Dogg Food under Death Row Records.[1] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200[2] and went on to reach twice platinum status. "Let's Play House" was the biggest hit, breaking into the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, while "New York, New York" was an MTV favorite; in the video for the latter, Daz and Snoop stomped Godzilla-like around the Big Apple, taunting their East Coast rivals. 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.

In 1996, Tha Dogg Pound were featured on 2Pac's Death Row Records debut album

I Ain't Mad At Cha". They made an appearance on Snoop Doggy Dogg's album Tha Doggfather.[citation needed
]

Kurupt and Daz leave Death Row (1998–2001)

In January 1998, Kurupt left Death Row but remained in Tha Dogg Pound.[3] Kurupt released two solo albums in 1998 (Kuruption!) and 1999 (Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha) that had Daz Dillinger and the rest of DPG on them.[4] 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). Afterward, 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 December 1998[5] 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.[6][7] 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.[7] In 2001, Suge Knight released a Dogg Pound album entitled 2002, which consisted of unreleased Dogg Pound tracks. Soopafly's songs were featured on his 2001 solo album Dat Whoopty Woop.

External matters

Over the years, Tha Dogg Pound had beef with

Flesh-N-Bone's song "Kurupted Flesh" on the 5th Dog Let Loose. Krayzie Bone also featured 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 duo engaged in yet another conflict, the

Puff Daddy and Notorious B.I.G.; Daz and Kurupt would expand the feud to include Capone-N-Noreaga, Tragedy Khadafi and Mobb Deep
with their Snoop-assisted single "New York, New York."

In late 2002, Kurupt shocked the entire DPGC and fans alike, when he accepted the job of executive producer at Death Row Records. 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

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)".

Reunion (2005–2023)

The feud continued until April 2005 when Kurupt and Daz made a truce.

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

Doggystyle Records
with the main single "Cali Iz Active" featuring Snoop Dogg and a wide range of new producers throughout the album.

Tha Dogg Pound performing with Snoop Dogg, 2011

Tha Dogg Pound released the album

Koch Records head Alan Grunblatt; instead, they released the album That Was Then, This is Now
, which included the singles originally intended for 100 Wayz, in late 2009.

After putting out the compilation album

Keep on Ridin in May 2010, 100 Wayz finally saw release in July of that year. Since then, the duo announced several projects, including Dillinger & Young Gotti III: Get Paid, a collaboration album with Pete Rock, and a re-announcement of the album Westcoast Aftershocc for 2011, as well as several solo projects from Kurupt working with various producers, from DJ Premier and Pete Rock to Fredwreck. However, their only releases of late have been Kurupt's solo album Street Lights
and two projects from Daz Dillinger.

Recently, tha Dogg Pound has been involved in various side projects; Kurupt announced the formation of supergroup 1st Generation, made up of himself,

King Tee, Sir Jinx, Gangsta of tha Comradz and MC Eiht and producer Tha Chill of Compton's Most Wanted. Both Kurupt and Daz have formed a supergroup called the N'Matez consisting of themselves, the Lady of Rage, and RBX. In December 2011, Tha Dogg Pound put out the single "Forever in a Day," featuring Snoop Dogg, although they have not announced whether it is attached to a specific project. A few days later, the duo announced that their next group album will be entitled Alumni and is set to be executive produced by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, who will be co-producing and/or mixing several of the beats.[10][11] The album will mark the first time a member of Tha Dogg Pound has collaborated with Dr. Dre since Kurupt's appearances on the producer's album 2001, and the first time Dre has collaborated with Tha Dogg Pound as a duo since he mixed their debut album, Dogg Food. On December 2, 2012, Tha Dogg Pound released a collaboration mixtape with Snoop Dogg titled That's My Work Vol. 1.[12]

In 2021, Tha Dogg Pound were prepping to release their Dogg Food II album with the lead single "Let's Roll" debuted in late 2020.[13] Their follow-up single "Nice & Slow" was released in July 2021 and featured Snoop Dogg.[14] In 2023, Daz Dillinger shared on social media that the album would be released soon on Dogg Pound Records. As of April 2024, the album is yet to be released.

Back on Death Row (2024–)

In April 2024, a new song, titled "Smoke Up", was released featuring Snoop Dogg. The end of the song's music video promoted a new album, titled W.A.W.G. (We All We Got), that would be released on Death Row Records in June 2024.[15] On May 31, 2024, the album was released ahead of schedule on all major streaming platforms.

D.P.G.C.

D.P.G.C.
Also known asDogg Pound Gangsta Clicc
Genres
West Coast hip hop
Years active1992–present
LabelsDoggy Style Records
Members
Past members

An extended family or collective referred to as DPGC (short for Dogg Pound Gangsta Clicc), is composed of Tha Dogg Pound, as well as Snoop Dogg, and various affiliated acts from Death Row Records, G-Funk Records, DPG Recordz, Antra Music Group and Dogg House Records eras, including

Goldie Loc, E-White, Twinz, Roscoe
, and more. The group released their debut studio album, DPGC: The Remix, in 2002.

Discography

Main article: Tha Dogg Pound discography
See also: Kurupt discography and Daz Dillinger discography
Studio albums

Awards and nomiations

Grammy Award nominations

Tha Dogg Pound has been nominated for one

Grammy Award
.

Category Genre Song Year Result
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Rap "What Would You Do?" 1996 Nominated

References

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    ISBN 0-7535-0427-8
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  2. ^ Marc Pollack (November 12, 2005). "Dogg Pound beats rap with debut at No. 1". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Neil Strauss (January 26, 1998). "Rap Empire Unraveling As Stars Flee". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kurupt In Party Mood On Eve Of Solo Debut". MTV News. October 6, 1998. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Daz Dillinger Leaves Death Row". MTV News. December 16, 1998. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Soren Baker (April 29, 2001). "* * * DPG, "Dillinger & Young Gotti," DPG". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Soren Baker (April 10, 2001). "Daz Dillinger Lets The Dogs Out On DPG Album". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Nima (April 2, 2005). "THE DOGG POUND REUNITED!!!!!". DubCNN. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Ahale (April 18, 2005). "DOGG POUND REUNITED???". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (December 7, 2011). "Tha Dogg Pound's Next Album To Be Executive Produced By Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  11. ^ Vasquez, Andres (February 21, 2012). "Kurupt Confirms Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg Working On New Dogg Pound Album | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
  12. ^ "Snoop Dogg & Tha Dogg Pound "That's My Work Vol. 1" Mixtape Stream & Download". HipHopDX. December 2, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. ^ MVP, Viral (September 26, 2020). "Tha Dogg Pound 'Lets Roll' Song Debut Premiere New". OnSMASH. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  14. ^ "THA DOGG POUND – NICE & SLOW FEAT SNOOP DOGG". Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  15. ^ "Snoop Dogg Hopes "The Voice" Gig Will Show 'I Really Understand Music': 'I'm the People's Champ'". Yahoo Life. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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