''R.A.W'' is the second

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by rapper

Daz Dillinger Delmar Drew Arnaud (born May 25, 1973), known professionally as Daz Dillinger (formerly Dat Nigga Daz and commonly Daz), is an American rapper and record producer. In the 1990s at Death Row Records, aided the catapult of West Coast rap and ga ...

. It was released on August 29, 2000 through

D.P.G. Recordz D.P.G. Recordz (short for Dogg Pound Gangstaz Recordz) is a record label founded by Daz Dillinger and Soopafly after he and Kurupt left Death Row Records. Discography * Daz Dillinger - R.A.W (2000) * Daz Dillinger - Long Beach 2 Fillmoe (with J ...

, making it his first album to be released under the label.

Background

It was originally meant to be a

Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record label that was founded in 1991 by The D.O.C., Dr. Dre, Suge Knight, and Dick Griffey. The label became a sensation by releasing multi-platinum hip-hop albums by West Coast-based artists such as Dr. Dre ('' ...

release, but Daz took away the

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from

Suge Knight Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr. (; born April 19, 1965) is a American former music executive, convicted felon, and the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Knight is considered a central figure in gangsta rap's commercial success in ...

, who was in jail at the time. After his return from prison, he got the reels back and put some of the songs from the album on Tha Dogg Pound compilation

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, as well as "Baccstabbers" being on

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's second studio album Innocent Man, a then-unreleased album by Death Row Records.

Track listing

#Super Cuz (Intro) 0:21 #Street Gangs 1:58 #What Cha Talkin' Bout 4:17 #This Iz Not Over "Till We Say So" 3:39 #One-Nine-99 (feat.

Lil' C-Style The LBC Crew (Long Beach City Crew) were a hip-hop trio from Long Beach, California. They were the first act to be executively-produced by Snoop Dogg. During their time with Death Row, the LBC Crew recorded a previously unreleased album enti ...

) 3:47 #Who's Knocc'n At My Door (feat.

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) 4:23 #When Ya Lease Expected 4:13 #What It Iz 5:07 #I'd Rather Lie 2 Ya (feat.

Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer who aided gangsta rap's rise via 1990s verses helping set lasting trends. He is one half of the rap duo Tha Dogg Po ...

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 ...

) 3:57 #On Tha Grind (feat.

) 3:39 #If You Want This Pussy (Interlude) 0:41 #Your Gyrlfriend 2 (feat.

Soopafly Priest Joseph Brooks, (known professionally as Soopafly born December 8, 1972) is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC. Early life The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach. He ...

Mac Shawn Funk Mobb was an American, short lived rap group composed of Bay Area rappers, K-1, G-Note and Mac Shawn who were signed by Sick Wid It and Jive Records. They were only active from 1994 to 1998, first appearing on Little Bruce's debut album, ...

) 4:00 #R.A.W. (feat.

) 4:12 #It'z All About That Money 4:01 #Movin' Around (feat. Slip Capone) 4:02 #U Ain't Know'n (feat.

) 4:00 #Agony (feat. LaToiya Williams) 3:58 #Feels Good (feat.

, LaToiya Williams) 5:03 #My System (feat.

, Tha Mactress) 4:02 #Baccstabbers (feat.

) 4:22 #Super Cuz (Outro) 0:29

Chart positions

References

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