Claim: Daz Dillinger is a recording artist.

Tha Dogg Pound is an American hip hop duo formed in 1992 , made up of West Coast rappers Daz Dillinger -LRB- formerly Dat Nigga Daz -RRB- and Kurupt . They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label 's success . The duo made their first appearance on Dr. Dre 's highly acclaimed debut album The Chronic -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , appearing on several songs . They also appeared on Snoop Dogg 's debut album Doggystyle -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , and the Death Row soundtracks Murder Was the Case and Above the Rim . Their debut album Dogg Food was released in 1995 . It was another addition to the controversy of hardcore hip hop due to the sexual and violent lyrics and went on to sell two million albums .   Kurupt and Daz went on to release solo albums starting in 1998 . They both eventually left the crumbling Death Row Records in 1999 . 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 decided to get involved and the three released their official reunion album Cali Iz Active .   An extended family , referred to as D.P.G.C. -LRB- short for Dogg Pound Gangsta Crips -RRB- , is made up of Tha Dogg Pound , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg , Warren G , Wayniac & Trip Loc -LRB- Tha Twinz -RRB- , Big C-Style , Bad Azz , Techniec , Lil ' 1/2 Dead , RBX , Lil ' C-Style , Soopafly , Tha Eastsidaz , and many more . Tha Dogg Pound Gangstaz are commonly featured on each other 's albums and projects .