Daz Dillinger has claimed JAY-Z owes him some money after allegedly drawing inspiration from one of his tracks for Dr. Dre‘s “Still D.R.E.”
During a recent interview with Home Grown Radio Podcast, the Dogg Pound rapper discussed his impact on West Coast Hip Hop, his time at Death Row Records, his business ventures and more.
However, at one point in the conversation, Daz made an interesting revelation regarding one of Dr.Dre’s biggest hits.
It’s well know that Dre asked JAY-Z to ghostwrite the lyrics for “Still D.R.E.,” which served as his comeback single following his 1992 debut with The Chronic. Daz, however, has claimed that Jigga may have borrowed and re-tooled some lines for those ghostwritten bars.
Daz said that according to whosampled.com, a track entitled “Serial Killa” was implicated as a reference on “Still D.R.E.” The song was featured on Snoop Dogg‘s debut album, 1993’s Doggystyle.
Besides laying down some rhymes on the track alongside RBX, The D.O.C., and his Dogg Pound brethren Kurupt, also served as co-producer with Dr. Dre.
Daz claimed that Jay was influenced by one of his lines from the song: “If you ain’t up on thangs/ Snoop Dogg is the name, Dogg Pound’s the game/ It’s like this, they don’t understand.”
He then referenced the bars that showed up on Dr. Dre’s track: “(If you ain’t up on thangs) Dr. Dre is the name/ I’m ahead of my game.”
“So in my mind, JAY-Z was listening to Serial Killa while he was writing that muthafuckin’ rhyme, and I wanna get my money for that,” Daz said, before alleging that he did contact try and contact the pair regarding the incident, but was threatened with legal action.
“Music has no statue of limitations, ” he said before directly calling out the “Family Feud” rapper and demanding “some percentages” from him.
Dillinger is not shy about letting people know when he’s owed. In another section of the interview, the West Coast producer revealed how he once forced Suge Knight into paying him $2.5million.
During the chat, Dillinger recalled an incident in 1997 where he allegedly forced the former Death Row Records CEO to cut him a seven-figure check after threatening him with a screwdriver.
“Shit, I got a check for like $2.3million from Suge Knight,” Daz said when asked about the biggest check he’s ever received. “Delmar Arnaud, Suge Knight, Death Row Records, $2.5million. I had to give Kurupt some too.”
He added: “I had to go in and strong arm Suge to get the money. I had everybody in they office hemmed up against the wall, n-gga. We on mushrooms. We in that muthafucka lit! N-gga in the corner laughing. I felt a little something, n-gga, I ran, ahhh! Had a big ass muthafukin’ diesel screwdriver. You know them big long diesel screwdrivers?”
Thats the most stupid shit I ever heard. You want the ghost writer to pay you for jacking your lines instead of the rapper who actually performed the song ?
I guess you never heard of something called writers credit..
Gay Z fans and their capes i tell you. Further proof that no one from Simp Hop DX comments know anything about rap. You borrow 1 line from a song and everyone involved from the creation of original song gets writer’s credit. You never read liner notes?
U really need education. It’s sad that u don’t understand this situation, but Daz is correct although he may never see payment.
@ Blicky. Things get a little complicated when the new song is from the same producer (DRE), features the main sampled artist (SNOOP), and is released on the same label involved with the original (INTERSCOPE). I actually don’t even think it needs to be cleared bc of that loophole. I do think its bad business in this case.
The ghostwriter is getting paid writers credit it only makes sense cash him out
He’s correct. They call that an interpolation.
Where is the Proof? He can say whatever he wants back it up or it’s called slander.
Dax Dillinger has been in the game for almost 30 years, and you literally not quite a single one of his bars. Decent producer but wack ass rapper. Dude needs to get over himself for real. Daz Dillinger? More like Daz Dillusional
Listen to I don’t like to dream about getting paid by dog pound. Not wack at all sir.. When you can hear what the music is demanding of you, you belong in the business.. Gotta understand sir, music is about more than jus spitting bars..
This is the perfect example of click bate. I tell u what file a lawsuit then. He knows that one he going to have to prove that jay stole from him. I say this good luck trying to sue jay.