Dazzie Dee is an American

West Coast hip hop West Coast hip hop is a regional genre of hip hop music that encompasses any artists or music that originated in the West Coast region of the United States. West Coast hip hop began to dominate from a radio play and sales standpoint during the ea ...

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

and record producer who has collaborated and affiliated with artists such as

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, Mausberg,

DJ Quik David Marvin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an American rapper and producer, known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop. Blake has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, ...

Ice Cube An ice cube is a small piece of ice, which is typically rectangular as viewed from above and trapezoidal as viewed from the side. Ice cubes are products of mechanical refrigeration and are usually produced to cool beverages. They may be produc ...

Shade Sheist Tramayne Rayel Thompson (born October 22, 1979), known by his stage name Shade Sheist, is an American rapper from Inglewood, California. He began his career in 2000 by contributing the single " Where I Wanna Be" to a compilation executive produc ...

K-Dee Darrell L. Johnson, also known as K-Dee, formerly Kid Disaster and D-Rock-D, (born May 24, 1969), is an American rapper most known for his album ''Ass, Gas, or Cash (No One Rides for Free)''. His first two singles were released under the name ...

Kool G Rap Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens, New York City. He began his career in the mid-1980s as one half of the group Kool G Rap & DJ Polo and as ...

Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper. First rising to fame as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio achieved mainstream success as a solo ...

, Mixmaster Spade,

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Da Lench Mob Da Lench Mob was an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, associated with Ice Cube. The group consisted of rappers Shorty, T-Bone, J-Dee, Maulkie, and Ice Cube. Their Islamic religious and social politically inspired-lyrics garn ...

, and many more. He released two solo albums in 1996, ''Where's My Receipt?'' and ''The Re-Birth'', with the most known singles "Knee Deep", "Everybody Wants To Be A Gangsta", and "Where You From?".

Early life

Career

Lidell Williams was born on November 30, Los Angeles, California. He attended and graduated from

Washington Preparatory High School George Washington Preparatory High School is a public four-year high school in the Westmont section of unincorporated Los Angeles County, California. Founded in 1926, the school has a Los Angeles address but is not located in the city limits of Lo ...

in 1989. At 14 Williams met

Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...

Sir Jinx Anthony Wheaton, professionally known by his stage name Sir Jinx, is an American hip hop producer and rapper from Los Angeles. He is a cousin of multi-platinum producer Dr. Dre. He began his career as a member of the C.I.A. in the mid-80s with ...

and K-Dee. He's been a

gang A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectivel ...

member of 107th Street UG/BC

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set, according to Sheppard, member of

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. His first EP ''Turn It Loose'' was produced by Dr. Dre and Sir Jinx. He was one of the original members of the Lench Mob records, which it was formed by Ice Cube. Due to artistic differences, he left the label to record his first solo album ''Where's My Receipt'' released on

Capitol Records Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007) is an American record label distributed by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint. It was founded as the first West Coast-based record label of note ...

in 1995. Then he made a

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for the album as ''The Re-Birth'' on Raging Bull Records in 1996. It was produced by DJ Battlecat and had guest appearances from

, K-Dee and Tha Chill from

Compton's Most Wanted Compton's Most Wanted (C.M.W.) is an American gangsta rap group and part of the early West Coast hip hop scene. The leaders of the group are MC Eiht and Tha Chill. History Formation and early years C.M.W. included rappers MC Eiht, Tha Chill, ...

. It's considered by many as a West Coast classic.

With the Lench Mob

Dazzie Dee (formerly known as Big ''"Saccs"''), is a

G-funk G-funk, short for gangsta funk, is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the late 1980s. The genre is heavily influenced by 1970s psychedelic funk (P-funk) sound of artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic. Characte ...

rapper and an original former member of the legendary West Coast record label Lench Mob along with Ice Cube, K-Dee, J-Dee, Yo-Yo,

Chilly Chill Derrick Baker, also known as Chilly Chill, is an American hip hop music producer who has worked for Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, Rick James, RBX, Ike Turner, Public Enemy, Kurupt, Jewel, Yo-Yo, WC, Korn, 7th Veil, Kool Keith, Da Lench Mob, ...

, T-Bone, Shorty and more. Due to artistic differences, he left the label to record his first solo album ''Where's My Receipt'' released on

in 1995. Then he made a

for the album as ''The Re-Birth'' on Raging Bull Records in 1996.

Dazzie Dee productions

; Studio albums, EPs * 1988: ''Turn It Loose EP'' * 1989: ''Dazzie Dee'' * 1995: ''Where's My Receipt'' * 1996: ''The Re-Birth'' * 2012: ''The 7th Letter'' * 2014: ''Loc’stradamus'' * 2022: ''BAKING SODA'' ; Singles * 1995: ''"Everybody Wants To Be A Gangsta"'' * 1996: ''"Knee Deep"'' * 1996: ''"Where You From?"'' * 2014: ''"Who'z Down Wit Me"'' ; Appearance(s) * 1991: Yo-Yo – ''

Make Way for the Motherlode ''Make Way for the Motherlode'' is the debut studio album by the American West Coast hip-hop recording artist, Yo-Yo. ''Make Way for the Motherlode'' was released on March 19, 1991 through East West Records and Atlantic Records. The album featured ...

'' * 1992:

& D.J. Polo – '' Live And Let Die'' * 1994: Str8-G – ''Shadow of a G'' * 1996: NU City Mass Choir – ''God Is Able'' * 2001: Sqeek Da Primadonna – ''PMS'' * 2004: XL Middleton – ''Music 4 A Drunken Evening'' * 2012: Big Sono – Left Overz EP * 2012: Sisma X – ''Step Back'' * 2013: CartelSons – ''Drugstore Music'' * 2013: Shade Sheist – ''BLACKOPS EP'' * 2014: CartelSons – ''Solo But Not Alone'' * 2014: El Don – ''Prototype'' * 2014: Westcoast Stone – ''My Anthology'' ; Collaborations * 1996 : Killafornia Organization – ''Killafornia Organization'' ; Productions * 1994: Str8-G – ''Shadow of a G'' * 2000: Mausberg – ''Non-Fiction'' * 2000: Mausberg &

– '' The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1'' * 2004: Suga Free – '' The New Testament (The Truth)'' * 2005: The Frontlinerz – ''Gangstream Vol. 1 '' * 2006: Suga Free – '' Just Add Water'' * 2008: Various Artists – ''Hustle Hard – The All Star Movie Soundtrack'' * 2011: Suga Free – ''Why U Still Bullshittin: The Best of Suga Free'' (as Big Saccs) * 2013: DJ Nik Bean Presents: Bangloose – ''Sonically Correct'' * 2014: Dazzie Dee – ''Who'z Down Wit Me'' ; Technical, Mixes * 1997:

Spice 1 Robert Lee Greene, Jr. (born July 2, 1970), better known by his stage name Spice 1 (an acronym for "Sex, Pistols, Indo, Cash and Entertainment"), is an American rapper from Hayward, California. He began releasing albums in 1992. Career Jive Re ...

– ''

The Black Bossalini ''The Black Bossalini (aka Dr. Bomb from da Bay)'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Spice 1. It was released on October 28, 1997 via Jive Records. Production was handled by several record producers, including Ant Banks, Paris, Rick Rock ...

'' (aka Dr. Bomb From Da Bay) * 2004: Various Artists – ''West Coast Unified'' * 2001: DJ Filthy Mela – ''Summer Drama'' ; Compilation(s) * 1997: Various Artists – ''Raging Bull'' * 1997: Various Artists – ''Phat Vibes – Rap & Hip Hop Only'' * 1997: Various Artists – ''Essentiellement Rap'' * 1997: Various Artists – ''Into The Groove Volume 2'' * 1997: Various Artists – ''Hip Hop Unlimited'' * 1997: Various Artists – ''Gangsta Hip Hop, Vol. 5'' * 1999: Various Artists – ''Slice Presents... The Takeover'' * 2004: Various Artists – ''Mob Life Presents: On The Grind, Mixtape Vol. 1'' * 2012: Various Artists – ''Cocktails 4'' * 2013: Docc Free – ''Doccstalized'' * 2013: Various Artists – ''G-Funk Rezzurrection''

Videography

# Dazzie Dee (as Big Saccs) – ''"West Coast History 101"'' # J-Dee, Dazzie Dee &

MC Eiht Aaron Tyler (born May 22, 1971), better known by his stage name MC Eiht (pronounced MC eight), is an American rapper and actor. Many of his songs are based on his life in Compton. His stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's na ...

– ''"Classic Westcoast Freestyle '93"'' # Dazzie Dee (Feat. Tha Chill & Coolio) – ''"On My Cide"'' # Dazzie Dee – ''"Everybody Wants To Be A Gangsta"'' # Dazzie Dee – ''"About Dat Life"'' # Dazzie Dee (Feat. K-Dee) – ''"All Da Time"''Dazzie Dee Drops “All Da Time” Video From “The 7th Letter” LP
dubcnn.com Retrieved. June 7, 2014 # Suga Free – ''"Thinkin"''

Notes

The Killafornia Organization was a Hip hop supergroup that consisted of

South Central Cartel South Central Cartel is an American West Coast hip hop/ gangsta rap group based in Los Angeles, California. Discography Studio albums Collaboration albums Compilation albums *''Greatest Hits'' (2003) *''The Greatest Hits Vol. 2'' (2006) *' ...

, Bonaphyde, Dazzie Dee, Killa,

Tray Deee Tracy Lamar Davis (born April 27, 1966), better known by his stage name Big Tray Deee (formerly Tray Deee and Tracy Deee), is an American rapper signed with Snoop Dogg's label Dogghouse Records. Career Before becoming a rapper, Davis was an ac ...

, Hard Times & Wize Guyz. Their debut album, ''Killafornia Organization'', was released in 1996 by Killa Cali Records, Thug Records and produced by 3 Strikes Prod.

References

External links

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