Tha Dogg Pound
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Tha Dogg Pound | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | DPG (Dogg Pound Gangstaz) Dillinger & Young Gotti |
Origin | Greater Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | |
Years active | 1992–2002, 2005–present |
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Spinoffs | |
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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.
Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998. They eventually left the crumbling Death Row Records in 1999. Daz left due to long-lasting internal struggles on the label after friend and labelmate
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 #1 on the Billboard 200 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
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!) and 1999 (Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha) that had Daz Dillinger 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. 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[2] 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. Soopafly's songs were featured on his 2001 solo album Dat Whoopty Woop.
External matters
Over the years Tha Dogg Pound had beef with
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
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
Reunion (2005–2023)
The feud continued until early 2005 when Kurupt and Daz made a truce. The struggling Death Row Records 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
Tha Dogg Pound then released a joint venture reunion comeback project the next year in 2006 called
Tha Dogg Pound released the album
After putting out the compilation album
Recently, tha Dogg Pound has been involved in various side projects; Kurupt announced the formation of supergroup 1st Generation, made up of himself,
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.[6] Their follow-up single "Nice & Slow" was released in July 2021 and featured Snoop Dogg.[7] 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., that would be released on Death Row Records in June 2024.
D.P.G.C.
D.P.G.C. | |
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Also known as | Dogg Pound Gangsta Clicc |
Genres | West Coast hip hop |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Doggy Style Records |
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Past members |
An extended family, referred to as DPGC (short for Dogg Pound Gangsta Clicc), is made up of Tha Dogg Pound, Snoop Dogg, and various affiliated artists and groups from both the Death Row Records, G-Funk Records, DPG Recordz, Antra Music Group and Dogg House Records eras, including
Discography
- Studio albums
- Dogg Food (1995)
- Dillinger & Young Gotti (2001)
- Dillinger & Young Gotti II: Tha Saga Continuez... (2005)
- Cali Iz Active (2006)
- Dogg Chit (2007)
- That Was Then, This Is Now (2009)
- 100 Wayz (2010)
- DPG 4 Life(2021)
- W.A.W.G. (2024)
Awards
- Grammy Award nominations
Tha Dogg Pound has been nominated for one
Category | Genre | Song | Year | Result |
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Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Rap | "What Would You Do?" | 1996 | Nominated |
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ^ "Daz Dillinger Leaves Death Row". MTV News. December 16, 1998. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Snoop Dogg & Tha Dogg Pound "That's My Work Vol. 1" Mixtape Stream & Download". HipHopDX. December 2, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ MVP, Viral (September 26, 2020). "Tha Dogg Pound 'Lets Roll' Song Debut Premiere New". OnSMASH. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "THA DOGG POUND – NICE & SLOW FEAT SNOOP DOGG". Retrieved August 2, 2021.