Steven Thronson (October 21, 1975 – October 13, 2020), better known by his stage name Saint Dog, was an American rapper from

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Career

He was an original founding member of

Kottonmouth Kings The Kottonmouth Kings is an American hip hop group formed in Placentia, California in 1996 by D-Loc and Saint Dog. The group advocates for legalizing cannabis, and their lyrics frequently refer to smoking marijuana. The group plays hip hop, p ...

, along with

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and

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. He contributed to their first three releases ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as the latest Kottonmouth album ''Kingdom Come''. On August 2, 2019, Saint Dog released his third and final solo album ''Bozo'' via

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& Force 5 Records. On October 13, 2020, it was confirmed by his management that Saint Dog had died on that day, eight days short from his 45th birthday.

Discography

Albums

* '' Ghetto Guide'' (2004, Suburban Noize) * '' USA (Unconformable Social Amputees)'' (2006, Suburban Noize) * ''

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'' (2019, Suburban Noize/ Force 5 Records)

Singles

* "Now I Lay Me" (2004, Suburban Noize) * "Money Talks" (2004, Suburban Noize) * "So Cal Thugsta" (2004, Suburban Noize) * "Something for Your Stereo" (2006, Suburban Noize) * "Get Gone" (2006, Suburban Noize) * "Reaper" (2006, Suburban Noize) * "Bozo" (2019,

) * "Bang Bang feat. Skribbal" (2019,

)

With other artists

* 1998 ''

'' (

) * 1999 ''

'' (

) * 2002 ''Spun Craz'' (U S Circle A) * 2008 ''DGAF'' (DGAF) * 2018 ''Kingdom Come'' (

)

Album appearances

* 2010 ''MFK (Made For Kings)'' (D-Loc) * 2012 ''Mile High'' (

) * 2015 ''Krown Power'' (Kottonmouth Kings) *2018 ''Skinwalker'' (Skribbal)

Music videos

* Suburban Life (Kottonmouth Kings) * Bump (Kottonmouth Kings) * Dog's Life (Kottonmouth Kings) * Play On (Kottonmouth Kings) * Pimp Twist (Kottonmouth Kings) * So High (Kottonmouth Kings) * Now I Lay Me * Money Talks * Subnoize Anthem (Something For Your Stereo) (with Daddy X) * Uncle Sam (with Subnoize Souljaz) * Knuckle Up (DGAF) * Kottonmouth Kings Presents D-Loc - Playa (Feat. Saint Dog) * Mr. Cali Man (Feat. Saint Dog & Ceekay Jones)

References

21st-century American criminals American male rappers American people convicted of fraud Rap rock musicians Rappers from Minnesota Place of death missing Suburban Noize Records artists Underground rappers West Coast hip hop musicians 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 1975 births 2020 deaths {{US-singer-stub