Nottz

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Dominick J. Lamb (* 21st February 1977 in Norfolk , Virginia ) is an American hip-hop - producer and rapper . In his long career he has worked with Busta Rhymes , Snoop Dogg , Kanye West , Game , The Notorious BIG , Pusha T , Scarface , J Dilla and Asher Roth , among others .

Life

Nottz started producing his first beats at the age of 15. He set up a studio in Norfolk and worked with his manager Darryl from the beginning. His career began in the late 1990s. His first works were on the Rawkus - Compilation Lyricist Lounge, Volume One to hear (1998). Some of his beats impressed Busta Rhymes , who had three tracks on ELE (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front produced by Nottz.

From then on he worked with a number of hip-hop greats. His best-known customers include Fat Joe , Rah Digga , MOP , Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and other musicians from the G-Unit , Ghostface , Bilal , The Game, Swizz Beatz , Drake , Pusha T and many more.

Nottz himself also appeared as a rapper. He has his own band called DMP (Durte Muzik Prahdukshun), which has released two albums so far. In 2010 his first solo album You Need This Music was released on Raw Koncept. In 2012 a colloboration album called Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself with Cardinal Offishall was released as a free download, followed by the EP Gods in the Spirit together with Blu via Coalmine Records.

In 2014 he became part of the Soul Council production team at 9th Wonder , who named him “possibly the best hip-hop producer in the world” during the course of the recording.

In 2020 the album Uno was released together with the German rapper Umse , which reached number 40 in the German and number 33 in the Swiss album charts.

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
UN ( Umse & Nottz)
  DE 40 05/22/2020 (1 week)
  CH 33 05/24/2020 (1 week)

solo

  • 2010: You Need This Music (Album, Raw Koncept)
  • 2010: I Still Love You feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Single, Raw Koncept)

Collaborations

  • 2005: Politics with Royce da 5′9 " (12", Teamsta Records)
  • 2010: The Rawth EP with Asher Roth (EP, Raw Koncept)
  • 2012: Allow Me to Re-Introduce Myself with Cardinal Offishall (Album, Free Download)
  • 2014: Gods in the Spirit with Blu (EP, Coalmine Records)
  • 2015: Grass Ain't Green with rapper Big Pooh feat. Blu (Single, Mello Music Group)
  • 2015: Home Sweet Home with rapper Big Pooh (album, Mello Music Group)
  • 2016: Titans in the Flesh with Blu (EP, Coalmine Records)
  • 2019: The Achievement: Deluxe with Mickey Factz (Album, Tuff Kong Records)
  • 2020: Uno with Umse (Album, Jakarta Records )

With DMP

  • 2001: What's The Name Of Da'Squad / Who R We (12``, Teamsta Records)
  • 2002: Life Ain't Sweet / Uncutt Raw (12``, Teamsta Records)
  • 2003: Don't Wanna Give That Up (12``, Teamsta Records)
  • 2003: Nottz presents DMP (CD-r, Teamsta Records)
  • 2004: So High / Ooh / Hear Me Knockin (12``, Teamsta Records)
  • 2005: The Mixtape (Mixtape, Fastlife)

Productions

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A&R, Record Label / Company, Music Publishing, Artist Manager and Music Industry Directory. March 3, 2016, archived from the original ; accessed on June 11, 2020 .
  2. ^ 9th Wonder Calls Nottz "Arguably The Best" Producer On Earth, Welcomes Him To Jamla's The Soul Council | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX. August 24, 2014, archived from the original ; accessed on June 11, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Chart sources: Germany CH
personal data
SURNAME Nottz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lamb, Dominick J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American hip hop producer and rapper
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Norfolk , Virginia