However, in 1998 Daz was making noise of his own over at Death Row and released his only Death Row album ( Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back) which went gold. Kurupt released two solo albums in 1998 ( Kuruption!) and 1999 ( Tha Streetz Iz a Mutha) that had Daz Dillinger and the rest of DPG on them. In 1997, Kurupt left Death Row but remained in Tha Dogg Pound. Kurupt and Daz leave Death Row (1999–2001) They remained active thereafter, rapping on Snoop's Tha Doggfather in 1996. Seven years later in a 2003 interview, Daz stated that he now believed Suge Knight was responsible for Shakur's murder. Kurupt and Daz were deeply affected by this and struggled to release anything after Shakur's passing. In early September of the same year, Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1996, Tha Dogg Pound were featured on 2Pac's Death Row Records debut album All Eyez on Me with Kurupt featured in "Got My Mind Made Up" and "Check Out Time" and Daz Dillinger producing the hit songs "2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted", "Ambitionz Az A Ridah", and " I Ain't Mad At Cha". In the October that followed, towards the end of the same year, Tupac Shakur had been bailed out of jail by Death Row's Suge Knight in exchange for releasing his following four albums on Death Row Records. "Let's Play House" was the biggest hit, breaking into the Top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, while "New York, New York" was an MTV favorite in the video for the latter, Daz and Snoop stomped Godzilla-like around the Big Apple, taunting their East Coast rivals. The album debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to reach twice platinum status. In 1995, they released their debut album Dogg Food under Death Row Records. īetween 19, the group assisted Hammer on his The Funky Headhunter album (such as the song "Sleepin' on a Master Plan" and others), along with Suge Knight and the Whole 9. The two went on to feature on Doggystyle and various features and soundtracks as Tha Dogg Pound. History Death Row years (1992–1998) īefore The Chronic album came out, Kurupt and Daz were solo artists, however having heard the chemistry they had whilst recording the album, Dr.
Daz lent his smooth production to the standouts “2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted,” "Ambitionz Az A Ridah,” and "I Ain't Mad At Cha.”
In 1996, Tha Dogg Pound contributed heavily to 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, the final album released during the rapper’s lifetime.The momentum led into their 1995 debut album, Dogg Food, reaching No.Their song “What Would You Do?,” off the Murder Was The Case soundtrack, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.They turned up on Death Row’s soundtracks for numerous ’90s films, including Above The Rim, Murder Was The Case, and Poetic Justice, starring 2Pac.By the time they appeared on Snoop Dogg’s 1993 debut, Doggystyle, they’d formally come together as Tha Dogg Pound. Before they were a duo, Daz and Kurupt both guested on Dr.Featuring Kurupt and Daz Dillinger, the West Coast hip-hop duo The Dogg Pound found fame as featured guests and headline artists during the ’90s heyday of Death Row Records.