Daz Dillinger
| Daz Dillinger | |
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| Birth name | Delmar Drew Arnaud |
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| Born | May 25, 1973 |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Drums, keyboards, drum machine, sampler |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Associated acts | Tha Dogg Pound, Kurupt, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, 2Pac, Lil' 1/2 Dead, Soopafly, The Outlawz, Dr. Dre, WC, Lady of Rage, RBX, Z-Ro, Young Buck |
| Website | dazmusic |
Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz), is an American rapper and record producer from Long Beach, California. Dillinger is best known for his membership in the duo Tha Dogg Pound, alongside Kurupt, as well as his work with Death Row Records.
Daz began his career on Death Row Records as a producer for co-founder Suge Knight's Paradise. He was signed to the label and subsequently began working with Dr. Dre on the breakthrough west coast album, The Chronic; during its recording, he met and grew close to Kurupt, with whom he would soon work professionally. The two formed Tha Dogg Pound for Doggystyle, the debut album of his cousin, up-and-coming star Snoop Dogg. The critically acclaimed album, as well as their later single "What Would You Do?", saw Tha Dogg Pound partake in the rivalry between Dr. Dre and former N.W.A groupmate Eazy-E, by dissing artists on Eazy's Ruthless Records.
Daz Dillinger was more heavily involved in Doggystyle than Kurupt; while it was produced and mixed by Dre, Daz was featured on one track and received co-production credit on two ("Serial Killa" and "For All My Niggaz & Bitches") he also produced tracks for Above The Rim and Murder Was the Case soundtracks. Subsequently, Daz and Kurupt put out their debut group album, Dogg Food, to rave reviews and platinum sales. While the duo dissed Ruthless acts BG Knocc Out & Dresta and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on the album, Dogg Food also saw the duo engage in yet another conflict, this time the beef Suge and new signee 2Pac initiated against Bad Boy Entertainment's Puff Daddy and Notorious B.I.G.; Daz and Kurupt released their Snoop Dogg-assisted single "New York, New York", which slighted the East Coast hip hop scene. The single initiated a response called "L.A., L.A." by East Coast rappers Capone-N-Noreaga, Tragedy Khadafi and Mobb Deep in a collaboration effort.
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