One of the key 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... [+] Read More

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Chicago's Do or Die gained a hit with their first single, Po Pimp. Released on a tiny Chicago label, the track became a local hit and sparked the group's signing by Houston's Rap-A-Lot Records. Given a wide release in the summer of 1996, the single hit number 22, increasing the buzz for a full-length from the group. In September of that year,... [+] Read More

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An Atlanta crew who debuted in 1994 with Draw the Line, Ghetto Mafia moved to Triad Records just one year later for their second album, Full Blooded Niggaz. Two years later, the group was on Fully Loaded for Straight From the Dec; On da Grind followed in 1998. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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Kurupt began his winding career with Death Row Records and rose to momentary fame alongside Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, but struggled to establish himself as a successful solo artist. Born Ricardo Brown in Philadelphia in 1972, he moved to Hawthorne, CA, as a teen, where he befriended Snoop and joined the roster of Death Row. He debuted on Dre's... [+] Read More

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Militia, a production duo who met at the Mike Tyson bout where Tupac Shakur was shot and killed, began working together with the intention of uniting the fractured East and West Coast communities by recording tracks which combined the raw hardcore of New York with the funky bounce So-Cal is known for. Before meeting producer Emanuel Dean, Shawn... [+] Read More

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Formed in 1997, the Hot Boys consisted of four youthful rappers from the same neighborhood of New Orleans, LA. Two of the four, B.G. and Juvenile, were already regionally successful, each having spent several years making a name for themselves in the local rap scene. The two newcomers, Lil' Wayne and Young Turk, rapped with a polished style that... [+] Read More

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