Dazzie Dee Explained
Dazzie Dee |
Alias: | Dazzie D., Saccs, Sacc's, Bigg Saccs, Dazzy D., DJ Urkel Dee |
Origin: | South Los Angeles, Compton, California, United States |
Genre: | West Coast hip hop, G-funk |
Occupation: | Rapper, producer |
Instrument: | Vocals, Drums, Keyboards, Drum, Sampler |
Years Active: | 1988–present |
Label: | Lench Mob Records (Former) Big Face Gang Entertainment |
Associated Acts: | Ice Cube, Chilly Chill, King Tee, Compton's Most Wanted, South Central Cartel, Tray Deee, DJ Battlecat, K-Dee, Dr. Dre, Sir Jinx, Coolio, Shade Sheist, Tha Chill, Kool G Rap, Da Lench Mob, Mausberg, XL Middleton, Yo-Yo, |
Dazzie Dee is an American West Coast hip hop rapper and record producer who has collaborated and affiliated with artists such as Suga Free, Mausberg, DJ Quik, Ice Cube, Shade Sheist,[1] K-Dee, Kool G Rap, Coolio, Mixmaster Spade, Yo-Yo, Da Lench Mob, 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?".[2] [3] [4] [5]
Early life
Career
Lidell Williams was born on November 30, Los Angeles, California. He attended and graduated from Washington Preparatory High School in 1989. At 14 Williams met Dr. Dre, Sir Jinx and K-Dee. He's been a gang member of 107th Street UG/BC Crips set,[6] [7] according to Sheppard, member of Skool Boyz.[8] 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 in 1995. Then he made a re-issue for the album as The Re-Birth on Raging Bull Records in 1996.[9] It was produced by DJ Battlecat and had guest appearances from Ice Cube, Coolio,[10] K-Dee and Tha Chill from Compton's Most Wanted. It's considered by many as a West Coast classic.[11] [12]
With the Lench Mob
Dazzie Dee (formerly known as Big "Saccs"),[13] is a G-funk rapper and an original former member of the legendary West Coast record label Lench Mob along with Ice Cube, K-Dee,[14] J-Dee, Yo-Yo, Chilly Chill, T-Bone, Shorty and more.[15] Due to artistic differences, he left the label to record his first solo album Where's My Receipt released on Capitol Records in 1995.[16] [17] Then he made a re-issue for the album as The Re-Birth on Raging Bull Records in 1996.[18]
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
- 2023: Rewind
- 2023: Westcoast BoomSlap
- 2023: Pacific Standard Time
- 2024: The Re-Slaps
- Singles
- 1995: "Everybody Wants To Be A Gangsta"
- 1996: "Knee Deep"
- 1996: "Where You From?"
- 2014: "Who'z Down Wit Me"[19]
- Appearance(s)
- 1991: Yo-Yo – Make Way for the Motherlode
- 1992: Kool G Rap & 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[20]
- 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[21]
- 2000: Mausberg & Suga Free – 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)[22]
- 2013: DJ Nik Bean Presents: Bangloose – Sonically Correct
- 2014: Dazzie Dee – Who'z Down Wit Me
- Technical, Mixes
- 1997: Spice 1 – The Black Bossalini (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[23]
- 2013: Various Artists – G-Funk Rezzurrection[24] [25]
Videography
- Dazzie Dee (as Big Saccs) – "West Coast History 101"
- J-Dee, Dazzie Dee & MC Eiht – "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"[26]
- Dazzie Dee (Feat. K-Dee) – "All Da Time"[27] [28]
- Suga Free – "Thinkin"
8. Dazzie Dee – " Different "
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AoPPvJ6Ou2U&pp=ygUUZGF6emllIGRlZSBkaWZmZXJlbnQ%3D
From his new 2023 album: Westcoast BoomSlap
Notes
The Killafornia Organization was a Hip hop supergroup that consisted of South Central Cartel, Compton's Most Wanted, Bonaphyde, Dazzie Dee, Killa, Tray Deee, 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.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://wethewest.com/shade_sheist-away Shade Sheist's "Away"
- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dazzie-dee-mn0000198127/songs Dazzie Dee songs and singles
- http://www.whosampled.com/Dazzie-Dee/?sp=1 Dazzie Dee song samples
- https://www.google.com.cy/search?tbm=bks&hl=en&q=Dazzie+Dee&gws_rd=ssl#hl=en&q=Dazzie+Dee&start=0&tbm=bks BillBoard magazine, books about Dazzie Dee
- http://wernervonwallenrod.blogspot.com/2011/01/before-them-compton-rap-wasnt-shit.html Before Them, Compton Rap Wasn't Shit, Review by Werner von Wallenrod
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-02-19-ca-37619-story.html G-VINE : As Rappers Reap, So Do Communities, February 19, 1996
- https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw0EAAAAMBAJ&q=crip&pg=PA22 Sheppard on Dazzie Dee, Billboard 25, Nov 1995
- Skool Boyz, BillBoard
- http://thachronic.com/tag/dazzie-dee/ Albums from Dazzie Dee
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Coolio.aspx Facts about Coolio
- http://www.dubcnn.com/?s=Dazzie+Dee Articles about Dazzie Dee
- http://www.illuminati2g.com/untouchable/2014/02/07/dazzie-dee-interview/ I2G interview with Dazzie Dee
- http://www.hiphopdinromania.org/2013/06/dazzie-dee-westcoast-g-funk-veteran.html Interviu exclusiv: DAZZIE DEE – THE WESTCOAST G-FUNK VETERAN
- http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15776/title.throwback-thursday-revisits-the-freshest-mc-in-the-world-by-k-dee Throwback Thursday Revisits "The Freshest MC In The World" By K-Dee
- http://www.myspace.com/nwa_lenchmob_page Lench Mob Myspace
- http://collectorsfrenzy.com/details/251253702592/THE_SOURCE_MAGAZINE_April_1996_No_79_Ice_T_Cover THE SOURCE MAGAZINE September 2003 No. 168
- http://thimk.wordpress.com/2009/02/22/the-source-april-1996-issue-featuring-ice-t/ The Source April 1996 issue featuring Ice T
- http://www.ugrap.de/interview.php?id=67 Dazzie Dee interview.
- http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/455918 WHO'Z DOWN WIT ME – ダジー・ディー
- http://www.soopafresh.net/emissions/soopafresh-radioshow-150314/ Exclu Cartelsons: Solo But Not Alone – Soopafresh RadioShow 15/03/14
- http://www.discogs.com/Mausberg-Non-Fiction/release/1328507 Mausberg – Non Fiction, Shepherd Lane Music – 008 191 002 2
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/why-u-still-bullshittin-the-best-of-suga-free-mw0002194122/credits Suga Free – Why U Still Bullshittin: The Best of Suga Free
- http://g-funk.ws/blog/doccstalized/ Docc Free – Doccstalized (11.12.2013)
- http://g-funk.ws/blog/tag/dazzie-dee/ Invizzible Music is releasing 3 Maxi CD Singles on 22.02.2014
- http://g-funk.ws/blog/g-funk-rezzurrection/ G-Funk Rezzurrection
- http://www.illwill.co.uk/dazzie-dee-dat-life-music-video/ DAZZIE DEE – “NOT ABOUT DAT LIFE” | MUSIC VIDEO
- http://www.onsitehiphop.com/dazzie-dee-ft-k-dee-all-da-time/ Dazzie Dee Ft. K-Dee – All Da Time
- http://www.dubcnn.com/2014/04/10/dazzie-dee-drops-all-da-time-video-from-the-7th-letter-lp/ Dazzie Dee Drops “All Da Time” Video From “The 7th Letter” LP