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Dictionary: do-or-die   (dū'ər-dī')
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Requiring supreme effort to avoid the dire consequences of failure: a do-or-die situation.


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Exert supreme effort because failure is close at hand, as in Carol was going to set up the computer, do or die. This hyperbolic expression in effect says one will not be deterred by any obstacle. [c. 1600]

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: desperately determined
  Synonym: desperate

Artist: Do or Die
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Do or Die

Group Members:

N.A.R.D., Belo Zero, AK-47

Similar Artists:

Allfrumtha i, Daz Dillinger, Militia, Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Jake the Flake, Twista, Mia X, Partners-N-Crime, Three 6 Mafia, 2Pac, 8Ball & MJG, C-BO, Spice 1, Master P, Speedknot Mobstaz, L-Burna, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

Influenced By:

Doctor Dre, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, N.W.A., Ice Cube

Performed Songs By:

D. Smith, Samuel Lindley, L. Williams
See Do or Die Lyrics
  • Formed: 1995, Chicago, IL
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "Greatest Hits," "Get That Paper," "D.O.D."
  • Representative Songs: "Po Pimp," "Search Warrant," "Still Po Pimpin'"

Biography

Chicago's Do or Die gained a hit with their first single, Po Pimp. Released on a tiny Chicago label, the track became a local hit and sparked the group's signing by Houston's Rap-A-Lot Records. Given a wide release in the summer of 1996, the single hit number 22, increasing the buzz for a full-length from the group. In September of that year, Picture This was released on Rap-A-Lot. Do or Die returned to action in the spring of 1998, releasing their second album, Headz or Tailz. Victory followed two years later. Back 2 the Game (2002) and Pimpin' Ain't Dead (2003) did well in Chicago and on the West Coast, but nationwide the group was being ignored by radio. With R. Kelly, Kanye West, and Twista all making guest appearances, 2005's D.O.D. was an attempt to change this. A year later, Do or Die went in a totally different direction by releasing the hard, street-minded Get That Paper with Bun B the lone guest star. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Do or Die
Origin Hillside, Illinois
Genres Hip hop
Years active 1995–present
Labels Rap-A-Lot Records
Associated acts Twista
The Legendary Traxster
Johnny P
Members
AK-47
Belo Zero
N.A.R.D.

Do or Die is an American rap trio originally from Chicago, Illinois. The group experienced mainstream success with the single "Po Pimp", which featured fellow Chicago rapper, Twista, off the album Picture This, that peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Group members are Belo Zero, N.A.R.D. and AK-47. The trio has sold more than 3 million albums. Alongside Crucial Conflict, another Chicago group with a similar vocal and lyrical style, they helped launch the city's first national hip hop movement.

In October 2007, Do or Die member Belo Zero was sentenced to 10 years in prison for second-degree murder of 19-year-old Raynard Pinkston.[2]

The group's 8th album, Trunk Music, was scheduled for release on September 2, 2008, but was pushed to November 3, 2008 when news surfaced that The Legendary Traxster who is producing the entire album, would be reuniting with Twista for the rapper's upcoming solo project. On July 16th, 2009 both producer Legendary Traxster as well as rapper Twista confirmed that they will be working together to produce Do or Die's next album. It was unclear however, whether this album will be the unreleased Trunk Music, but the new album will undoubtedly include previously released singles intended for Trunk Music.[3]

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
1996 Picture This 27 3
1998 Headz or Tailz 13 3
2000 Victory 13 4
2002 Back 2 the Game 64 25
2003 Pimpin' Ain't Dead 115 17
2005 D.O.D. 40 14
2006 Get That Paper 159 29

Compilations

Singles

Year Song Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Rhythmic Top 40
1996 "Po Pimp" (feat. Twista) 22 15 1 39 Picture This
"Playa Like Me and You" - - - -
1998 "Still Po Pimpin" 62 44 16 - Headz or Tailz
2000 "Can U Make It Hot" - - - - Victory
2002 "Sex Appeal" - - - - Back 2 the Game
2004 "Do U?" - - - 31 Pimpin' Ain't Dead
"Higher" - - - - D.O.D.
2005 "Magic Chicks" - - - -
2008 "Bend the Block" - - - - Trunk Music

References

  1. ^ "Artist Chart History - Do or Die". billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=155395&model.vnuAlbumId=767635. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
  2. ^ Do or Die’s Belo Pleads Guilty To Murder, Facing 5 Years Behind Bars :: Hip-Hop News
  3. ^ http://www.cwalmob.com/

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