Daz Dillinger: Biography

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• Warren G
• Dubb Union
• Mack 10
• Westside Connection
• DJ Quik
• Crooked I
• Kokane

• Dr. Dre
• N.W.A.
• Too Short
• Ice-T
• Cameo

• Tha Dogg Pound
• Soopafly
• Dogg Pound Posse
• Nate Dogg
• MC Eiht
• Snoop Dogg
• Made Men

• Ricardo Brown

• Dogg Pound Posse
• Tha Dogg Pound

Birth Name:

Delmar Arnaud

Born:

May 25, 1973 in Long Beach, CA

Genres:

Gangsta and Hardcore Rap Music, Underground Rap Music, West Coast Rap Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

Popularity

Low

Ratings Guide

One of the most important members of the mid-'90s Death Row Records empire, producer/rapper Daz Dillinger worked alongside some of the West Coast's best rappers. Along with Kurupt, Nate Dogg, and Snoop Dogg, Dillinger (at time known as Dat Nigga Daz) was one of the Long Beach, CA, clique that had been introduced to Dr. Dre through Warren G during the preliminary stages of the legendary Chronic album. Though Dillinger played only a minor role in the success of that album as a rapper, his subsequent contributions to Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle album as a rapper quickly established him as an up-and-coming West Coast talent. And when his production helped make 2Pac's All Eyez on Me such a success, he was chosen to be Dr. Dre's successor for the production of Snoop's Tha Doggfather album.

Around the same time, he was part of a duo also including Kurupt known as tha Dogg Pound that released a somewhat overlooked album, Dogg Food. Of course, following the departure of Dr. Dre, the death of 2Pac, and the imprisonment of Suge Knight, Death Row suddenly lost its momentum -- and Dillinger's career with it. During the late '90s, he continued his efforts as a prolific producer but saw his long-finished solo album for Death Row, Retaliation, Revenge Get Back, get continually pushed back until it was finally released in 1998 to an indifferent audience; the album did feature "In California," though, which proved to be a minor hit. In 2000, Dillinger released his second album, R.A.W., on his Dogg Pound Records label. The record found Dillinger dissing Suge Knight, Death Row, and even his cousin Snoop Dogg. Yet without major-label push, the album was greeted quietly.

- Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide