Battlecat (producer)

Battlecat
Birth name	Kevin Gilliam
Origin	Long Beach, California, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop, G-funk
Occupation(s)	Record producer, rapper, songwriter, singer
Instruments	Sampler, keyboard, drums, vocoder, synthesizer.
Years active	1988-present
Labels	Maverick/Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts	Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Tha Dogg Pound, Tha Eastsidaz, Bloods & Crips

Kevin Gilliam, better known by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Long beach, California.

He is well known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West Coast rappers. His aesthetic is a progression from the early-'90s G-Funk sound pioneered by Above the Law and Dr. Dre, characterized by fat synth bass lines and soulful keys. He is also the concert DJ for Snoop Dogg.

In 2009, Battlecat produced a special song called "A Soldier Never Dies", dedicated to fallen Marine, Anthony Vargas. Battlecat is a DJ member of The Worldwide DJ organization, The Core DJ's. The music video was directed by Paolo Ongkeko and produced by Don Le. One of the video's leads was portrayed by Sonny Ayon.

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