''Rigormortiz'' is the debut album by rapper DMG. It was released on June 1, 1993 through

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and featured production from Mike Dean, N.O. Joe and DMG's mentor Scarface. The album made it to 40 on the R&B charts and 22 on the Heatseekers chart. "You Don't Hear Me Doe" was released as a single and had a promotional music video shot for it.

Guests

Many guest appear on the album, the first appearance is made by

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who hooks up with DMG on the "Intro". Cozy-K appears on the track "Prelude to a Murdah". Former

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member

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assists DMG on the song "Rest In Peace". The last and the most set of collaborations comes with track 15 "Buck Em Down" which is assisted by

rapper Scarface and another appearance by Big Mike and south-coast group 5th Ward Boyz and 2 Low and Mr. 3-2 fill the rest in.

Reception

Rapreviews gave Rigormortiz 8/10 and stated that the common element on all the tracks is the deep and hard-hitting bass complemented by sharp snares. The samples used vary, but the end result is a serving of hard gangsta funk for DMG to rap over. Lyrically, DMG fits right in with the hard core gangsta element that has made Rap-A-Lot the label it is. Allmusic rated the album 3/5. The album stayed in the "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" for 20 weeks

Track listing

#"Intro"- 1:37 (featuring

) #"You Don't Hear Me Doe"- 4:02 #"Prelude to a Murdah"- 4:11 (featuring Cozy-K) #"One In the Chamba"- 3:09 #"Pure Dope, No Cut"- 3:49 #"Kiss Yourself Good Bye Bye"- 3:17 #"I Ain't Bullshitting"- 3:25 #"Prison Riot"- 2:47 #"Pay the Cost"- 3:31 #"Psycho"- 2:54 #"I Don't Fuck You"- 4:29 #"Rest In Peace"- 4:02 (featuring

) #"Send Em Smooth"- 3:41 #"Behind the Wall"- 3:28 #"Buck Em Down"- 4:25 (featuring Scarface, 5th Ward Boyz, Big Mike, 2 Low and Mr. 3-2) #"Outro"- 0:48

Personnel

*Artwork By - Leroy Robinson, JR. *Engineer - Mike Dean *Engineer ssistant- Pee Wee *Executive Producer - Brad Jordan, James Smith, Tony Randle *Mastered By - John Moran, Mike Dean *Mixed By - Mike Dean, N.O. Joe *Photography - In A Flash Photography *Producer - Big Chief, James Smith, John Bido, Mike Dean, N.O. Joe, Scarface

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1993 debut albums Albums produced by Mike Dean (record producer) Albums produced by N.O. Joe DMG (rapper) albums Rap-A-Lot Records albums G-funk albums