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'''Delmar Drew Arnaud'''<ref>{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref> (born May 25,<ref></ref> 1973, ]), better known by his ] '''Daz Dillinger''' (formerly '''Dat Nigga Daz''') is an ] ] and ] mostly known for his membership in the rap duo ], with ], and his work with ].


'''Delmar Drew Arnaud''' (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as '''Daz Dillinger''' or simply '''Daz''' (formerly '''Dat Nigga Daz'''), is an American rapper and record producer. As a member of ] in the early 1990s, he is credited with the label in pioneering ] and ] for mainstream audiences. Alongside ], he formed the hip hop duo ] in 1992, with whom he has released eight albums.
==Death Row years==
===''The Chronic'', Tha Dogg Pound and ''Dogg Food''===
Daz began his career on Death Row Records as a producer for co-founder ]'s then-girlfriend, Paradise. He was signed to the label and subsequently began working with ] on the breakthrough west coast album, '']'';<ref name="rapnews.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapnews.net/0-202-260570-00.html |title=Rap News Network - Hip-Hop News: Rap Producer Daz Dillinger Interview |publisher=Rapnews.net |date=2005-08-24 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref> during its recording, he met and grew close to ], whom he would soon work with professionally. The two formed ] for '']'', the debut album of his cousin the record label's up-and-coming star ]. The critically acclaimed album, as well as their later single "]", saw Tha Dogg Pound partake in the rivalry between Dr. Dre and former ] groupmate ], by dissing artists on Eazy's ].


Arnaud learned production from ]; his first major production credit was on Dre's debut solo album, '']'' (1992). He further produced for his cousin, ]'s debut album '']'' (1993), as well as ]'s '']'' (1996). His debut studio album, '']'' (1998) peaked within the top ten of the ] and served as his only project with Death Row before founding his own label, ] in 2000 and co-founding ] with ] that same year.
Dillinger was more heavily involved in ''Doggystyle'' than was his groupmate; while it was produced and mixed by Dre, Arnaud was featured on one track and received co-production credit on two ("Serial Killa" and "For All My Niggaz and Bitches") he also produced tracks for ''Above The Rim'' and ''Murder Was the Case soundtracks''. Following Daz and Kurupt put out their debut group album, '']'', to rave reviews and platinum sales. While the duo dissed Ruthless act ] on the album, ''Dogg Food'' also saw the duo engage in yet another conflict, this time the ] Suge and new signee ] initiated against ]'s ] and ]; Daz and Kurupt would expand the feud to include ], ] and ] with their Snoop-assisted single "New York, New York."


==Early life==
===Head producer, ''All Eyez on Me'' & ''Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back''===
Daz Dillinger was born and raised in ],<ref name=":3"/> as was his older cousin ].
As the intercoastal rivalry escalated, and Suge Knight's increasingly intense strong-arm tactics entered the studio, head producer Dr. Dre steadily grew resentful of the label's dangerous atmosphere. Beginning with ''Dogg Food'', which Daz produced, Dre no longer produced whole Death Row albums; in his latter days as in-house producer, he worked only with 2Pac, producing three tracks (California Love, which was originally supposed to appear on the Aftermath compilation album, California Love Remix, and Can't C Me) for the rapper's definitive album '']''. Even before Dre left the label to found his own ], Daz went to produce 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. Arnaud effectively took over as head producer, crafting most of the double-album's first disc and providing beats for Snoop Dogg's sophomore effort, '']'', from which Dre's production was absent. His status as head producer was made official once Dre left, and continued on even after 2Pac's murder and the artist-exodus it initiated. During his tenure heading the label's sound, Daz contributed production to the ] soundtrack, ]'s '']'', and ]'s ''G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1''. His production would also pop up on the unofficial Snoop Dogg release ''Dead Man Walkin'' put out by Suge in 2001, after Daz himself had left the label.


==Career==
Dillinger went on to put out his own solo album, '']'' on Death Row in 1998; Nate Dogg, Kurupt and Snoop had already left the label, followed shortly thereafter by Daz himself. During this time a short-lived feud sparked between Daz and Snoop, regarding the latter's words against Suge Knight and the former's status at the label and disses inherent in the album, which Snoop Dogg later dropped out of respect for his cousin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/snoopdogg06/part4/ |title=// Snoop Dogg Interview Part 4 (July 2006) //West Coast News Network // |publisher=Dubcnn.com |date=2006-07-24 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref>
===Start at Death Row (1992–1995)===
Daz began his music career at the age of 19, when he signed to ] and learned music production from ].<ref name=":0">], interviewer, , ''VladTV''–''DJVlad'' @ YouTube, August 20, 2015.</ref> After joining the Death Row label, Daz was featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo album, '']'', in 1992; he contributed both rapping and production to the album.<ref name="rapnews.net">{{cite web |url=http://www.rapnews.net/0-202-260570-00.html |title=Rap News Network – Hip-Hop News: Rap Producer Daz Dillinger Interview |publisher=Rapnews.net |date=August 24, 2005 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=February 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224082532/http://www.rapnews.net/0-202-260570-00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> During this period, Daz also befriended the rapper ], and the two formed a duo called ].


The Dogg Pound appeared on Snoop Dogg's debut solo album, '']'', which was released as Death Row's second album on November 23, 1993. Formally, Daz received co-production credits on two of ''Doggystyle''{{'}}s tracks, "Serial Killa" and "For All My Niggaz & Bitches"; however, Daz maintains that he provided uncredited production for large portions of the album, and Death Row CEO ] has remarked that "Daz did pretty much the whole album ".<ref name=":1">Paul Cantor, , '']'', November 25, 2013].</ref><ref>Trent Clark, interviewer, , ''HipHopDX'' @ YouTube, April 23, 2018.</ref> Daz also produced tracks for the soundtracks to '']'' and '']''.
==Off Death Row==
===Solo career & feud with Kurupt===
After ending his tenure at Death Row, Arnaud would go on to produce for acts like Kurupt, ], and ]; he put out the album ] in 2000, the flagship release for his own ], which would for some time function as a vehicle for releasing solo albums. He and Kurupt united in 2001 for a second album, '']'', which received mixed reviews, under the name D.P.G. (as Suge still owned rights to the name 'Tha Dogg Pound' at the time). The group unity was short-lived, as Kurupt would subsequently re-sign with Death Row, prompting his former groupmate to diss him several times in song and interviews.<ref>{{cite web|author=14:58 |url=http://www.hiphop.at/forum/international-rap/kurupt-interview-strikes-back-daz-6185.html |title=Kurupt Interview (Strikes back to Daz) - hiphop.at Forum - Österreichs größte Hiphop Community |publisher=Hiphop.at |date= |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tupac-online.com/news/0-256277-00.html |title=Daz disses Tupac in new interview |publisher=Tupac-Online.com |date=2003-07-18 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref> Daz dissed Death Row with "Catch U In The Club", "U Ain't Shit" and a skit called "A Message to Ricardo Brown". Kurupt respond with "No Vaseline Part 2." The feud carried on from 2002 to 2005, while Dillinger released several solo efforts, including a 'DPGC' album with Snoop Dogg, Soopafly and ] and '']'' on his own.


In their single "]", Tha Dogg Pound sided with Dr. Dre against his former ] groupmate ] and his label ]. Later, as the ongoing ] began to escalate, Tha Dogg Pound recorded the single "]", which slighted the city. Tha Dogg Pound followed these tracks with their debut album, 1995's '']'', which was certified platinum by the RIAA.
=== Reconciliation & upcoming projects===
In 2005, Daz and Kurupt reconciled their differences at a west coast unity event hosted by Snoop Dogg;<ref>{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref> Kurupt proceeded to leave Death Row a second time, procuring rights to the name of Tha Dogg Pound and re-forming the duo with his former partner, who on his part ended his brief tenure at ]'s ]. The duo immediately commenced to releasing albums, including ''Dillinger & Young Gotti II: The Saga Continuez'', the ''Let'z Ryde Tonite EP'' and '']'' with Snoop Dogg as the DPG.<ref name="rapnews.net" /> Their next proper album came in the form of 2007's '']'', and then in 2009 with "]". In the works for Daz are two Dogg Pound releases, one entitled '']''--formerly ''Westcoast Aftershocc'', through Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle records, and one produced in conjunction with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/interviews/dpg08/ |title=// Daz & Kurupt (Tha Dogg Pound) Interview (March 2008) // West Coast News Network // |publisher=Dubcnn.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref> August 1, 2008, Daz Dillinger offered the new owners of Death Row Records to record videos for ''Dogg Food''; he also plans to repackage and release unreleased material.<ref></ref>


===Growth at Death Row Records (1996–1998)===
==Discography==
As the East–West rap rivalry intensified, Death Row's lead producer Dr. Dre increasingly distanced himself from the studio, disliking the studio's atmosphere and Suge Knight's leadership.{{cn|date=September 2023}} In 1996, ] released his first Death Row album, '']''; this album featured only three tracks produced by Dr. Dre, while Daz produced five tracks for the album, including the singles "]" and "]". The commercial success of ''All Eyez on Me'' raised Daz's stature as a producer, and he provided production to numerous Death Row albums – including Snoop Dogg's '']'', ]'s '']'', and ]'s '']'' – in 1996 and 1997. Daz also contributed to the soundtrack of the 1997 film '']''.
{{main|Daz Dillinger discography}}


Dr. Dre left Death Row in March 1996 to found the label ]. After Tupac was murdered in 1996, followed by Suge Knight being sentenced to prison for parole violations in 1997, numerous other artists (including Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, and ]) departed from Death Row as well; this left Daz as the only platinum-selling artist remaining on the Death Row roster.<ref name=":2">], , ''New York Times'', 1998 Jan 26, § D, p 1.</ref> Daz released his debut solo album, '']'', through Death Row Records in March 1998; however, he too left the label later that year.{{cn|date=September 2023}}
===Studio albums===
*1998: '']''
*2000: '']''
*2002: '']''
*2003: '']''
*2004: '']''
*2005: '']''
*2005: '']''
*2006: '']''
*2007: '']''
*2008: '']''
*2009: '']''
*2010: '']''
*2011: '']''
*TBA: '']''


===D.P.G. Recordz and indie releases (post-1999)===
===Compilation albums===
After leaving Death Row Records, Daz produced for artists like Kurupt, ], And ]. He also established his own label, ], on which he released his second solo album, 2000's '']''. In the following years, Daz has continued to focus on his own indie releases and sales;<ref name=":3">], interviewer, , ''BigBoyTV'' @ YouTube, February 23, 2018.</ref> as of 2023, he has released a total of eighteen solo albums.
*2001: '']''
*2002: '']''
*2002: '']''
*2008: ''Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 3''
*2009: ''Who Ride wit Us: Tha Compalation, Vol. 4''


Daz and Kurupt reunited to release a second collaborative album, '']'', in 2001; because Death Row still owned the name "Tha Dogg Pound", they released ''Dillinger & Young Gotti'' under the name DPG. Despite this collaboration, relations deteriorated between the two rappers after Kurupt signed to Death Row Records once more, and Daz repeatedly insulted Kurupt in songs and interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphop.at/forum/international-rap/kurupt-interview-strikes-back-daz-6185.html|title=Kurupt Interview (Strikes back to Daz) – hiphop.at Forum – Österreichs größte Hiphop Community|publisher=Hiphop.at|access-date=March 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111084912/http://www.hiphop.at/forum/international-rap/kurupt-interview-strikes-back-daz-6185.html|archive-date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> Daz and Kurupt ultimately reconciled at a West Coast unity event that Snoop Dogg hosted in 2005.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080628030805/http://www.streethop.com/interviews/126054-dpg-dogg-pound-reunited.html|date=June 28, 2008}}</ref> After gaining rights to the moniker "Tha Dogg Pound", Kurupt left Death Row again, and Daz closed his brief time at ]'s ]. Since then, Tha Dogg Pound has released several more albums, including a ] between 2005 and 2010.
===Collaboration albums===
*2001: '']'' <small>(with ])</small>
*2001: '']'' <small>(with JT the Bigga Figga)</small>
*2003: '']'' <small>(with Nuwine)</small>
*2009: '']'' <small>(with Fratthouse)</small>
*TBA: '']'' <small>(with ])</small>
*TBA: '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dubcnn.com/cgi-bin/coranto/viewnews.cgi?id=EFEkVplklktSSrIGol |title=// Daz, Kurupt, Lady Of Rage & RBX Are... N'Matez (Video) // West Coast News Network // |publisher=Dubcnn.com |date=2011-08-04 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref> <small>(with ])</small><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=channel_video_title&v=UfqH8hc0UqY&gl |title=N'Matez "Trajical" Daz Dillinger, RBX, The Lady Of Rage & Kurupt The Kingpin. m4v |publisher=YouTube |date=2011-08-04 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16307/title.daz-dillinger-kurupt-rbx-the-lady-of-rage-form-supergroup-nmatez |title=Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, RBX & The Lady Of Rage Form Supergroup "N'Matez" &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-08-05 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref>


In 2020 Daz united with Queens MC ] (one half of ]) for a collaborative album titled ''Guidelines''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Roman|date=December 15, 2020|title=Capone Discusses 'Guidelines' Joint LP Featuring Daz Dillinger|url=https://thesource.com/2020/12/15/capone-discusses-guidelines-joint-lp-featuring-daz-dillinger/|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=The Source|language=en-US}}</ref>
===EPs===
*2001: '']'' <small>(with ])</small>
*TBA: ''Witit Witit''<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19451/title.tha-dogg-pound-dpgcology-tracklist-cover-art</ref>


===Mixtapes=== ==Discography==
{{Main|Daz Dillinger discography}}
*2004: ''DPG: Till The Day I Die Mixtape''
{{See also|Tha Dogg Pound discography}}
*2005: ''So So Gangsta - The Mixtape''
'''Studio albums'''
*2005: ''West Coast Gangstas - Starring: Tha Dogg Pound'' <small>(Hosted by DJ Kurupt)</small>
* '']'' (1998)
*2009: ''Dillinger & Makaveli - Tribute: Streetz of LA Special Edition'' <small>(Hosted by DJ Nik Bean)</small>
*2010: ''R.O.W. (Return Of Westcoast)'' * '']'' (2000)
* '']'' (2002)
* '']'' (2003)
* '']'' (2004)
* '']'' (2005)
* ''Gangsta Crunk'' (2005)
* '']'' (2006)
* '']'' (2007)
* '']'' (2008)
* '']'' (2009)
* '']'' (2010)
* '']'' (2011)
* '']'' (2012)
* '']'' (2014)
* ''Dazamataz'' (2018)
* ''Smoke Me Out'' (2018)
* ''Dat Nigga Daz'' (2023)
* ''Molly Whop'' (2023)


===Unreleased albums=== '''Collaborative albums'''
* '']'' (with ]) (2001)
*2006: So So Gangsta Unreleased
* '']'' (with JT the Bigga Figga) (2001)
* '']'' (with ]) (2001)
* ''Southwest'' (with Nuwine) (2003)
* ''Get That Paper'' (with Fratthouse) (2009)
* '']'' (with ]) (2013)
* '']'' (with ]) (2016)
* ''A.T.L.A.'' (with ]) (2020)
* ''Guidelines'' (with ]) (2022)
* ''The Legacy'' (with ]) (2023)


==Awards== ==Awards==
* Nominated in 1996 ] (with Kurupt): "]" * Nominated in 1996 ] (with Kurupt): "What Would You Do"


==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.dazdillinger.net}} * {{Instagram|dazdillinger}}
* {{Myspace|daz}}
* {{MTV artist|dillinger_daz}}
* {{IMDb name|0226920}} * {{IMDb name|0226920}}
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American rapper and producer (born 1973)
Daz Dillinger
Daz Dillinger in 2015Daz Dillinger in 2015
Background information
Birth nameDelmar Drew Arnaud
Also known as
  • Daz
  • Dat Nigga Daz
  • Diggity Daz
  • Daz Dilly
  • Dilly Tha Dogg
Born (1973-05-25) May 25, 1973 (age 51)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • record producer
  • songwriter
Years active1992–present
Labels
Member ofTha Dogg Pound
Musical artist

Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger or simply Daz (formerly Dat Nigga 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.

Arnaud learned production from Dr. Dre; his first major production credit was on Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic (1992). He further produced for his cousin, Snoop Dogg's debut album Doggystyle (1993), as well as Tupac Shakur's All Eyez on Me (1996). His debut studio album, Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back (1998) peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200 and served as his only project with Death Row before founding his own label, Gangsta Advisory Records in 2000 and co-founding D.P.G. Recordz with Soopafly that same year.

Early life

Daz Dillinger was born and raised in Long Beach, California, as was his older cousin Snoop Dogg.

Career

Start at Death Row (1992–1995)

Daz began his music career at the age of 19, when he signed to Death Row Records and learned music production from Dr. Dre. After joining the Death Row label, Daz was featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo album, The Chronic, in 1992; he contributed both rapping and production to the album. During this period, Daz also befriended the rapper Kurupt, and the two formed a duo called Tha Dogg Pound.

The Dogg Pound appeared on Snoop Dogg's debut solo album, Doggystyle, which was released as Death Row's second album on November 23, 1993. Formally, Daz received co-production credits on two of Doggystyle's tracks, "Serial Killa" and "For All My Niggaz & Bitches"; however, Daz maintains that he provided uncredited production for large portions of the album, and Death Row CEO Suge Knight has remarked that "Daz did pretty much the whole album ". Daz also produced tracks for the soundtracks to Above the Rim and Murder Was the Case.

In their single "What Would You Do?", Tha Dogg Pound sided with Dr. Dre against his former N.W.A groupmate Eazy-E and his label Ruthless Records. Later, as the ongoing East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry began to escalate, Tha Dogg Pound recorded the single "New York, New York", which slighted the city. Tha Dogg Pound followed these tracks with their debut album, 1995's Dogg Food, which was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Growth at Death Row Records (1996–1998)

As the East–West rap rivalry intensified, Death Row's lead producer Dr. Dre increasingly distanced himself from the studio, disliking the studio's atmosphere and Suge Knight's leadership. In 1996, Tupac Shakur released his first Death Row album, All Eyez on Me; this album featured only three tracks produced by Dr. Dre, while Daz produced five tracks for the album, including the singles "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" and "I Ain't Mad at Cha". The commercial success of All Eyez on Me raised Daz's stature as a producer, and he provided production to numerous Death Row albums – including Snoop Dogg's Tha Doggfather, Nate Dogg's G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2, and the Lady of Rage's Necessary Roughness – in 1996 and 1997. Daz also contributed to the soundtrack of the 1997 film Gridlock'd.

Dr. Dre left Death Row in March 1996 to found the label Aftermath Entertainment. After Tupac was murdered in 1996, followed by Suge Knight being sentenced to prison for parole violations in 1997, numerous other artists (including Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, and Nate Dogg) departed from Death Row as well; this left Daz as the only platinum-selling artist remaining on the Death Row roster. Daz released his debut solo album, Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back, through Death Row Records in March 1998; however, he too left the label later that year.

D.P.G. Recordz and indie releases (post-1999)

After leaving Death Row Records, Daz produced for artists like Kurupt, Soopafly, And B-Legit. He also established his own label, D.P.G. Recordz, on which he released his second solo album, 2000's R.A.W. In the following years, Daz has continued to focus on his own indie releases and sales; as of 2023, he has released a total of eighteen solo albums.

Daz and Kurupt reunited to release a second collaborative album, Dillinger & Young Gotti, in 2001; because Death Row still owned the name "Tha Dogg Pound", they released Dillinger & Young Gotti under the name DPG. Despite this collaboration, relations deteriorated between the two rappers after Kurupt signed to Death Row Records once more, and Daz repeatedly insulted Kurupt in songs and interviews. Daz and Kurupt ultimately reconciled at a West Coast unity event that Snoop Dogg hosted in 2005. After gaining rights to the moniker "Tha Dogg Pound", Kurupt left Death Row again, and Daz closed his brief time at Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings. Since then, Tha Dogg Pound has released several more albums, including a prolific streak of five albums between 2005 and 2010.

In 2020 Daz united with Queens MC Capone (one half of Capone-N-Noreaga) for a collaborative album titled Guidelines.

Discography

Main article: Daz Dillinger discography See also: Tha Dogg Pound discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Awards

References

  1. ^ Kurt Alexander, interviewer, "Daz Dillinger on his new album, working w/ Tupac and being on Death Row", BigBoyTV @ YouTube, February 23, 2018.
  2. Vlad Lyubovny, interviewer, "Daz Dillinger details working on 'The Chronic' w/ Dr. Dre at 15", VladTV–DJVlad @ YouTube, August 20, 2015.
  3. "Rap News Network – Hip-Hop News: Rap Producer Daz Dillinger Interview". Rapnews.net. August 24, 2005. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  4. Paul Cantor, "Suge Knight reflects on 'Doggystyle' 20 years later", Rolling Stone, November 25, 2013].
  5. Trent Clark, interviewer, "Daz Dillinger says Dr. Dre took his ideas to create 'The Chronic'", HipHopDX @ YouTube, April 23, 2018.
  6. Neil Strauss, "Rap empire unraveling as stars flee", New York Times, 1998 Jan 26, § D, p 1.
  7. "Kurupt Interview (Strikes back to Daz) – hiphop.at Forum – Österreichs größte Hiphop Community". Hiphop.at. Archived from the original on January 11, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  8. Archived June 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  9. White, Roman (December 15, 2020). "Capone Discusses 'Guidelines' Joint LP Featuring Daz Dillinger". The Source. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

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