Nottz
Nottz,原名Dominick Lamb.来自美国弗吉尼亚州的诺福克,集音乐制作人与创作型说唱歌手于一身.Nottz早在幕后有一定名气,为Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, The Game, Notorious B.I.G., Scarface, J Dilla和G-Unit这一群大牌饶舌歌手制作过歌曲.Nottz的创作灵感来源于老的灵魂乐和电影原声带,再加以自己的制作成为独特的beats. Nottz has produced for some of the biggest names in hip hop including Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Game, Notorious B.I.G., Pusha T, Scarface, and J Dilla. He has also produced for Asher Roth. Some of his earliest production work was on the Rawkus Records compilation Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, in 1998. From there he landed three tracks on Busta Rhymes' Extinction level Event LP, after Rhymes stumbled across one of his beat tapes. Like many other hip hop producers to emerge before the 2000s, Nottz samples from old (primarily soul) records and film soundtracks to reconstruct new beats. West Coast hip hop icon, Dr. Dre, has named Nottz as one of his favourite producers, and has selected him as one of the few guest producers on his much delayed, yet anticipated Detox album that never was released. Nottz has a group called D.M.P., which stands for "Durte Muzik Prahdukshun". They released an EP in 2004, a full length album on Koch Records, titled Nottz Presents D.M.P., in 2005 and an album titled God Made Durt in 2013 under Raw Koncept. In 2010, Nottz released his first solo album, You Need This Music, under Raw Koncept. The album features Nottz as an MC, as well as a producer. Nottz also worked with rapper Asher Roth on the collaborative Rawth EP, released as a free download, on December 27, 2010 under Raw Koncept and School Boy. In 2011, Nottz worked with rapper Game on his fourth album The R.E.D. Album, after having three of his beats on Game's two previous albums Doctor's Advocate and LAX. On June 15, 2012, Nottz and rapper Kardinal Offishall released the collaborative album Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself, which was offered as a free download. In 2013, Blu and Nottz Raw released their collaborative EP, Gods in the Spirit. In August 2014, 9th Wonder announced that Nottz became a part of The Soul Council production team. A longtime admirer of his production work, 9th Wonder has spoken very highly of Nottz in the past. In 2010, he referred to Nottz as "the best beat maker on Earth right now" and claiming him as "the best producer in the game".
