i don't care if you don't care, cause neither do i
The Legend Of The Stolen Masters
Posted Monday, September 23, 2002 by Uncut2000
In 1995, former star Daz Dillinger rapped "Will I See Myself On Top?/ By The Age Of 22, Or Will I Drop? // A Fallen Star That Has Been Forgotten Not." Sadly, some might say that his career has become a fallen star. Daz was always considered one of the greatest producers in rap known for assisting with production on "The Chronic," "Doggystyle," and producing several cuts for "Dogg Food" and "All Eyez On Me." After dropping gold and platinum albums with hits such as "Doggy Dogg World," "Lets Play House," "In California" to name a few; and being a part of a dynasty on the west coast's most infamous label, Death Row Records, Daz Dillinger took a new turn to his career in 2000. He formed his own independent label, DPG Recordz.
Daz Dillinger was formerly the head producer at Death Row Records. He held the position that Dr. Dre once held having access to all the tracks in the company's vaults. When Daz was told to part Death Row Records in 2000 shortly before the label released its "Too Gangsta For Radio" compilation, he bootlegged recordings from several of Death Row's current acts at the time. Whether you are a fan of Death Row Records or not, one must respect the fact that all of these recordings are paid for by the owner of the label, Suge Knight. This includes a budget being used to cover guest appearances, producers, studio time, and not to forget the actual artist being paid to record the music.
Here is a list of just some of the known bootlegs that Daz Dillinger took from Death Row when he parted in 2000:
1. Several tracks on his DPG "Dillinger & Young Gotti" album including the following, just to name a few:
-- "Dipp Wit Me" was a redone track of "Crip Wit Me" recorded at Death Row which Suge Knight eventually released on Tha Dogg Pound "2002" album
-- Daz took the track "We Living Tha Gangsta Life" (which was released on Tha Dogg Pound "2002" in its original form), changed the beat, and released it under the new title "We Livin Gangsta Like"
-- D.P.G. contains a sample of the 1995 Death Row hit from Tha Dogg Pound "Dogg Food" album titled "New York, New York" in which no sample was ever cleared or credited
2. Material by The Outlawz
-- The Outlawz warned him not to release any of the material unless a proper deal was worked out
3. Material by Soopafly
-- Daz released an album by Soopafly which was all unreleased material that Soopafly recorded in 1999 while he was on Death Row Records
-- The album didn't have any publishing credits on the insert
-- The proper publishing for the track "Way To Often" can be found on Tha Dogg Pound "2002" album
4. Crooked I
-- Crooked I signed with Death Row in 1999 and thus anything recorded from 1999 to 2000 before Daz parted the label he has copies of.
-- Daz has threatened to release a bootleg of Crooked I including stealing his title of his upcoming album to attempt to undercut it, confuse fans, and steal profits from Crooked I and Tha Row.
5. Mac Shawn
6. Several Other Artists that were on the 1999-2000 roster of Death Row Records (artists on the compilation "The Chronic 2000: Suge Knight Represents")
7. Dogg Pound
-- Material that Daz and Kurupt recorded at Death Row together from 98-2000 as Tha Dogg Pound.
8. His entire second solo album, "R.A.W."
-- The album originally was titled "What It Iz"
-- The album has guest appearances by artists on the 1999-2000 Death Row roster, as it was an in-house label project. The album features guest appearances and references from label mates including Mac Shawn on the track "What It Iz" saying '...clear the way for Mac Shawn, young Daz Dillinger, and Crooked I, and a bunch of other mother ****ers...' who were all active recording artists for Death Row Records at the time
-- The track "R.A.W." has a shoutout to Suge Knight ("Simon") on the track by Kurupt
-- The proper publishing for the tracks "Feels Good" ft. Latoiya Williams, "Itz All About The Money," & "Your Gyrlfriend 2" ft. Mac Shawn & Soopafly can be found in the insert of Tha Dogg Pound "2002."
9. Makaveli & Dillinger
-- When Tupac & Daz Dillinger were label mates in 1996 they recorded a handful of tracks together
-- Daz took these tracks as well as various other tracks that Tupac recorded that he wasn't involved in
-- He made unauthorized changes to the tracks including editing out "Death Row" on the cuts and taking out other rappers verses and inserting himself in dubbing it a "Makaveli & Dillinger" cut
-- He charged some fans for $500 and sadly never refunded the album after the fans never received the album
-- Tupac recorded for Death Row Records, not DPG Recordz
The Legend Of The Stolen Masters
Posted Monday, September 23, 2002 by Uncut2000
In 1995, former star Daz Dillinger rapped "Will I See Myself On Top?/ By The Age Of 22, Or Will I Drop? // A Fallen Star That Has Been Forgotten Not." Sadly, some might say that his career has become a fallen star. Daz was always considered one of the greatest producers in rap known for assisting with production on "The Chronic," "Doggystyle," and producing several cuts for "Dogg Food" and "All Eyez On Me." After dropping gold and platinum albums with hits such as "Doggy Dogg World," "Lets Play House," "In California" to name a few; and being a part of a dynasty on the west coast's most infamous label, Death Row Records, Daz Dillinger took a new turn to his career in 2000. He formed his own independent label, DPG Recordz.
Daz Dillinger was formerly the head producer at Death Row Records. He held the position that Dr. Dre once held having access to all the tracks in the company's vaults. When Daz was told to part Death Row Records in 2000 shortly before the label released its "Too Gangsta For Radio" compilation, he bootlegged recordings from several of Death Row's current acts at the time. Whether you are a fan of Death Row Records or not, one must respect the fact that all of these recordings are paid for by the owner of the label, Suge Knight. This includes a budget being used to cover guest appearances, producers, studio time, and not to forget the actual artist being paid to record the music.
Here is a list of just some of the known bootlegs that Daz Dillinger took from Death Row when he parted in 2000:
1. Several tracks on his DPG "Dillinger & Young Gotti" album including the following, just to name a few:
-- "Dipp Wit Me" was a redone track of "Crip Wit Me" recorded at Death Row which Suge Knight eventually released on Tha Dogg Pound "2002" album
-- Daz took the track "We Living Tha Gangsta Life" (which was released on Tha Dogg Pound "2002" in its original form), changed the beat, and released it under the new title "We Livin Gangsta Like"
-- D.P.G. contains a sample of the 1995 Death Row hit from Tha Dogg Pound "Dogg Food" album titled "New York, New York" in which no sample was ever cleared or credited
2. Material by The Outlawz
-- The Outlawz warned him not to release any of the material unless a proper deal was worked out
3. Material by Soopafly
-- Daz released an album by Soopafly which was all unreleased material that Soopafly recorded in 1999 while he was on Death Row Records
-- The album didn't have any publishing credits on the insert
-- The proper publishing for the track "Way To Often" can be found on Tha Dogg Pound "2002" album
4. Crooked I
-- Crooked I signed with Death Row in 1999 and thus anything recorded from 1999 to 2000 before Daz parted the label he has copies of.
-- Daz has threatened to release a bootleg of Crooked I including stealing his title of his upcoming album to attempt to undercut it, confuse fans, and steal profits from Crooked I and Tha Row.
5. Mac Shawn
6. Several Other Artists that were on the 1999-2000 roster of Death Row Records (artists on the compilation "The Chronic 2000: Suge Knight Represents")
7. Dogg Pound
-- Material that Daz and Kurupt recorded at Death Row together from 98-2000 as Tha Dogg Pound.
8. His entire second solo album, "R.A.W."
-- The album originally was titled "What It Iz"
-- The album has guest appearances by artists on the 1999-2000 Death Row roster, as it was an in-house label project. The album features guest appearances and references from label mates including Mac Shawn on the track "What It Iz" saying '...clear the way for Mac Shawn, young Daz Dillinger, and Crooked I, and a bunch of other mother ****ers...' who were all active recording artists for Death Row Records at the time
-- The track "R.A.W." has a shoutout to Suge Knight ("Simon") on the track by Kurupt
-- The proper publishing for the tracks "Feels Good" ft. Latoiya Williams, "Itz All About The Money," & "Your Gyrlfriend 2" ft. Mac Shawn & Soopafly can be found in the insert of Tha Dogg Pound "2002."
9. Makaveli & Dillinger
-- When Tupac & Daz Dillinger were label mates in 1996 they recorded a handful of tracks together
-- Daz took these tracks as well as various other tracks that Tupac recorded that he wasn't involved in
-- He made unauthorized changes to the tracks including editing out "Death Row" on the cuts and taking out other rappers verses and inserting himself in dubbing it a "Makaveli & Dillinger" cut
-- He charged some fans for $500 and sadly never refunded the album after the fans never received the album
-- Tupac recorded for Death Row Records, not DPG Recordz
