Tha Dogg Pound

Tha Dogg Pound
Tha Dogg Pound in 2015
Background information
Also known as	DPG (Dogg Pound Gangstaz) Dillinger & Young Gotti
Origin	Greater Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Years active	1992–2002, 2005–present
Labels	Death Row Interscope Doggy Style Gangsta Advisory
Spinoffs	D.P.G.C.
Members	Kurupt Daz Dillinger

Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo composed of West Coast rappers Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. They were among the first acts to sign to Death Row Records in 1992.

Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998; they left the crumbling Death Row Records following year. Daz left due to long-lasting internal struggles on the label after friend and labelmate Tupac Shakur's murder in 1996. Kurupt started Antra Records, while Daz and Soopafly started D.P.G. Recordz. In 2002, a feud arose between the two when Kurupt decided to sign back with Death Row Records, upsetting everyone involved with the group. His awaited Death Row release Against Tha Grain had been postponed several times while Kurupt was on the label, later being released in August 2005, after he was off. In January 2005, Daz made another solo album release titled Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta LP. Tha Dogg Pound then got back together as a group and released Dillinger & Young Gotti II in November 2005. In 2006, Snoop Dogg executive produced released their official reunion album Cali Iz Active.