Daz Dillinger

At 50 years old, Daz Dillinger has this physical status:

Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), also known as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz), is an American rapper and record producer from Long Beach, California.

Dillinger, a member of hip hop duo Tha Dogg Pound and Snoop Dogg's cousin, as well as Kurupt, has worked with Death Row.

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Career

Snoop Dogg's younger cousin, who hails from Long Beach, California, began his career with Death Row Records, cofounded by Marion "Suge" Knight, where Daz learned music production from Dr. Dre. Daz was signed to the brand at 19 years old, both producing and rapping, and he appeared on West Coast rap's best-selling album, The Chronic. In the meantime, Kurupt, a befriend who also appeared on The Chronic, formed Tha Dogg Pound, a rap pair.

The Dogg Pound appeared on Snoop Dogg's debut solo album, as well as the cultural landmark Doggystyle, on November 23, 1993. Daz, in particular, was more involved in Doggystyle's production. Daz appeared on two separate shows "Serial Killa" and "For All My Niggaz & Bitches," although Daz contributed more production work, despite not being officially acknowledged. In the meantime, Daz produced tracks for the film soundtracks Above The Rim as well as Murder Was the Case.

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Tha Dogg Pound sided with Dr. Dre against his N.W.A. compatriot Eazy-E and his Ruthless Records." Tha Dogg Pound jumped in for the West, specifically the Los Angeles area, with the single "New York, New York" starring Snoop, which slighted the area as the East Coast-West Coast rivalry continued and escalated. (Responding, Capone-N-Nobleaga, the city's borough queens, has released "L.A., Los Angeles," starring Mobb Deep and Tragedy Khadafi.) Dogg Food, Tha Dogg Pound's debut album, received rave reviews and platinum sales.

Dr. Dre, the studio's lead producer, increased himself from the studio's uncomfortable atmosphere in 1996, as both the East–West rap rivalry and Suge Knight's explosive tactics in house escalated. Dre ceased making complete albums with Death Row, beginning with Tha Dogg Pound's debut album Dogg Food, Daz's. Dre's first Death Row album, All Eyez on Me, ended up with only with 2Pac: "California Love," "California Love (Remix), and "Can't C Me"—on 2Pac's first Death Row album, California Love" (Remix)).

Daz, on the other hand, released five songs on All Eyez on Me, including "I Ain't Mad At Cha," "Skandalouz," and "Got My Mind Made Up," which quickly became 2Pac's most commercially lucrative album, solidifying Daz's position as a producer. Daz was effectively Death Row's lead producer by then and has appeared on Snoop Dogg's second album, Tha Doggfather, which was released from February to October 1996. Dr. Edward Dre left Death Row in March to create Aftermath Entertainment, his own record company.

The murder of 2Pac in September 1996 and Suge's parole infringing his prison term of nine years in 1997 sparked an exodus of artists from Death Row. Nate Dogg, Snoop, and Kurupt all died on Death Row, leaving the label's sole remaining platinum seller as Tha Dogg Pound member Daz, who later contributed to Nate Dogg's debut studio album, released by his own newly formed brand, to the Lady of Rage's sole studio album, and the Gridlock's soundtrack. Retaliation, Revenge, and Get Back, Death Row's debut solo album, Retaliation, Revenge, and Get Back, will be out shortly. Even as he left Death Row nearing 2000, his appearance on the unauthorized Snoop compilation Dead Man Walkin', leaked by Suge Knight in 2001.

Daz will produce for artists including Kurupt, Soopafly, and B-Legit after leaving Death Row Records. R.A.W., Daz' second solo album, was released by his own label, D.P.G. Recordz. Daz has continued to concentrate on his own, indie launches, and sales in the years that have followed.

Daz and Kurupt appeared on the duo's original name in 2001, although Death Row retained the duo's name, Daz and Kurupt, but under the D.P.G. name, on his second album, Dillinger & Young Gotti, which received mixed reviews. However, Kurupt soon joined Death Row, causing Daz to repeatedly smear him in songs and interviews.

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Snoop held a West Coast unity celebration in 2005, where Daz and Kurupt reconciled. Tha Dogg Pound, Kurupt's, left Death Row for the second time, and Daz's So So Def Recordings briefed him. Tha Dogg Pound has had a few more albums in the years since then.

Daz, Queens MC Capone's one half of Capone-N-Norega, collaborated on "Guidelines" by Empire Distribution in 2020.

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Awards

• Nominated in 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (with Kurupt): "What Would You Do"