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Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back

 
Album Review: Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back

  • Artist: Daz Dillinger
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: March 31, 1998
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

Come the spring of 1998, Death Row was a mighty lonely place. Dr. Dre had been gone for nearly two years, Snoop Dogg enlisted in the No Limit army, 2pac was dead, Suge was in jail. Only Dat Nigga Daz -- now known as Daz Dillinger -- remained, and he was determined to keep the Death Row torch burning with his first solo album, Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back. It's a bit better than tha Dogg Pound's disappointing 1995 effort Dogg Food, but it finds Daz in an awkward position. He does what he does -- namely, G-funk -- well, but in 1998 G-funk is an anachronism. True, Master P built upon the G-funk sound (no matter how much he would like to deny it), but his stripped-down, cheap productions are the sound of the late '90s -- the loping beats and whiny synths of G-funk belong to the early '90s. And that's where Daz is stuck, no matter how you look at it. If you look past that, however, Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back is a solid record that delivers exactly what it promises -- straight-up gangsta rap, nothing more and nothing less. There are no surprises, but few albums since Doggystyle have given the G-funk audience exactly what they want as Retaliation does. By that standard, Daz's debut is a success. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Gang Meeting (Intro)/Gang Bangin Ass Criminal Big Tray Deee, Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, Ty Cuzz Big Tray Deee, Daz Dillinger, Bad Ass, Ty Cuzz, Technique (6:49)
It's Going Down Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (4:46)
Playa Partners B-Legit, Soopafly, BoRoc, Daz Dillinger B-Legit, Daz Dillinger (4:45)
It Might Sound Crazy Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, Too Short Daz Dillinger, Too Short (5:04)
Our Daily Bread Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (3:50)
In California Soopafly, Daz Dillinger Lady "V", Daz Dillinger (5:06)
Initiated Makaveli, Daz Dillinger, Marika Kastrouni 2Pac, Daz Dillinger, Outlawz (4:53)
Oh No Daz Dillinger Tray Deee, Daz Dillinger (4:51)
Retaliation, Revenge, and Get Back Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (4:39)
O.G. Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Daz Dillinger (4:37)
Baby Mama Drama Big C-Style, Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (4:49)
Only for U Daz Dillinger, Big Pimpin' Delemond Daz Dillinger, Lady "V", Big Pimpin' Delemond (5:47)
Ridin High Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (4:43)
The Ultimate Come Up Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (4:42)
Thank God for My Life Big Pimpin' Delemond, Daz Dillinger, Soopafly Big Pimpin' Delemond, Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, Tray Deee (3:07)
Why Do We Bang (Outro) Daz Dillinger Daz Dillinger (2:21)

Credits

Dave Aron (Engineer), Daz Dillinger (Engineer), Keston Wright (Engineer), BoRoc (Vocals (Background)), Soopafly (Performer), Carl "Butch" Small (Production Coordination), Bad Ass (Performer), B-Legit (Performer), Gene Grimaldi (Digital Editing), Kevin "K.V." Varnado (Vocals (Background)), 2Pac (Performer), Daz Dillinger (Vocals (Background)), Cameron Webb (Assistant Engineer), Tony Green (Bass), Paul Foley (Digital Editing), Too Short (Performer), Priest Brooks (Keyboards), Snoop Dogg (Performer), C.J. Mack (Vocals (Background)), Big Tray Deee (Performer), WC (Performer), Daz Dillinger (Instrumentation), Shorty B. (Guitar), Carl "Butch" Small (Percussion), Sean "Barney" Thomas (Keyboards), Ty Cuzz (Performer), Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), Daz Dillinger (Producer), Big C-Style (Performer), Daz Dillinger (Drum Programming), Ronald "Riskie" Brent (Cover Design), Barry Goldberg (Engineer), Val Young (Vocal Arrangement), Lance Pierre (Assistant Engineer), Ricky Rouse (Guitar), Val Young (Arranger), Daz Dillinger (Keyboards), Suge Knight (Executive Producer), Nate Dogg (Performer), Nyabingi Kuti (Engineer), Val Young (Vocals (Background)), Michael Geiser (Assistant Engineer), Sergio Garcia (Assistant Engineer), Alvin McGill (Engineer), Big Pimpin' Delemond (Performer), Tommy "D" Daugherty (Engineer), Daz Dillinger (Scratching), Val Young (Vocals), Outlawz (Performer), Daz Dillinger (Multi Instruments), Patrick Shevelin (Assistant Engineer), Marlon Williams (Guitar), Dave Aron (Mixing), Technique (Performer), Butch (Vocals (Background))
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Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back
Studio album by Daz Dillinger
Released March 31, 1998
Genre Hip hop
Label Death Row
Producer Daz Dillinger, Soopafly
Professional reviews
Daz Dillinger chronology
Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back
(1998)
R.A.W.
(2000)

Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back is the debut solo album by Daz Dillinger. He was one of the last artists on Death Row after its collapse in 1996, after the death of 2Pac. Daz was the head of Death Row while Suge Knight was imprisoned for a fight he, 2pac, and fellow Death Row members got into with Orlando Anderson in Las Vegas on Sept 7th. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 on April 18 with a solid 84,000[1] of first week retails. Daz soon left after the failure of this album to form his own record company, D.P.G. Recordz. He later returned to Death Row with Big C-Style to form Dogg Pound Records with such artists as Soopafly, Mac Shawn, Crooked I, South Sentrell, and others.

The album was also the last Death Row album to feature any kind of G-Funk production, the style that Dr. Dre developed which initially made Death Row famous. Since Daz was one of the last of a dying breed, he largely moved on to different techniques after this album, this could be considered the last hallmark of the musical trend.

The album's cover artwork references the cover of Marvin Gaye's album In Our Lifetime.

Track listing

  1. Gang Bangin'Ass Criminal (feat. Kurupt, Soopafly, Tray Dee, Bad Azz, Techniec)
  2. It's Going Down (feat. Kurupt)
  3. Playa Partners (feat. B-Legit)
  4. It Might Sound Crazy (feat. Too Short)
  5. Our Daily Bread (feat. Kurupt)
  6. In California (feat. Val Young)
  7. Initiated (feat. 2Pac, Kurupt, Outlawz)
  8. Oh No (feat. Tray Dee, J-Money)
  9. Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back
  10. O.G (feat. Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg)
  11. Baby Mama Drama (feat. Big C-Style, Lil' C-Style)
  12. Only For U (feat. Big Pimpin' Delemond, Val Young)
  13. Ridin' High (feat. WC)
  14. The Ultimate Come Up (feat. MC Eiht, Bad Azz)
  15. Thank God For My Life (feat. Bad Azz, Tray Dee, Soopafly, Big Pimpin' Delemond)
  16. Why Do We Bang (Outro)

Chart positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position[2]
U.S. Billboard 200 8
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 2

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