Damizza

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Damion Young (age 33), better known by his stage name, Damizza, is a record producer known for producing artists like Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Korn, Dr. Dre, and Mariah Carey, including Carey's single "Crybaby".

Contents 1 Biography 2 Babyree Records 3 Music Featured In 3.1 Label artists 4 Awards/Chart Positions 5 Discography 5.1 1999 5.2 2000 5.3 2001 5.4 2002 5.5 2003 5.6 2004 5.7 2005 5.8 2006 5.9 2007 5.10 2008 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Damizza got his start working at KPWR in Los Angeles, California. As VP of Programming and Artist Relations, he forged friendships with numerous hip hop artists and other entertainers. Damizza was named #4 most powerful people in hip hop by The Source (source issue # 113 feb 99') .^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Damizza released a collaboration album with Butch Cassidy, Back B4 You're Lonely; a solo album is expected in 2008.

He is currently working with J. Marshall Craig on a book on his life.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Babyree Records

Damizza has also been working hard on building his label Babyree Records. He along with his label recently made a power move, by signing award winning (Grammy and Emmy) blues musicians to the label. The "LA BLUES ALLIANCE" is a supergroup of Blues musician's (Keb' Mo, Mike Finnigan, Mike Post ect.) making timeless music, the album "What a life" is due in stores June 26th 2007 on Babyree Records. In addition he has also been busy signing Producers, singers and songwriters to his label including Carlos "Los" Ramirez a 20 year old from Santa Barbara CA. credited for Producing Butch Cassidy and Damizza's hit single "CRUZIN". You can expect Damizza and Babyree Records new roster to hit the airwaves all over the world.

[edit] Music Featured In

• "in 2's" / EA Sports "NBA LIVE" video Game (performed/produced)
• "The Best" / EA Sports "MADDEN 2007" Video Game (CO-Produced/Mixed)
• "Various" / True Crime: Streets of LA / Video Game
• "Bad News" / Dark Angel TV show
• "Various" / Glitter (Movie)
• "Life Ain't A Game" / The Fast & The Furious Movie & Soundtrack
• "Thugg Muzik Play On" / Down to Earth (Chris Rock Movie) Co-Produced

[edit] Label artists

• Mike Post's L.A. Blues Alliance (with W. G. Walden, Keb' Mo', Sonny Landreth, Mike Finnigan, etc.)
• Carlos "Los" Ramirez
• "Jedi" Jared Moore (Producer)
• C4 aka Guilty
• Becca Solodon

[edit] Awards/Chart Positions

• Trauma — DJ Quik, #1 Billboard Top Independent Albums^[1] (consultant)^{[citation needed]}
• "Crybaby" — Mariah Carey featuring Snoop Dogg, #23 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[2]
• "Where I Wanna Be" — Damizza Presents Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg, and Kurupt; #2 Hot Rap Singles,^[3] #49 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs,^[4] #95 Hot 100^[5]
• "I Still Believe" — Mariah Carey, Krayzie Bone, and Da Brat #2 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart^{[citation needed]}
• "Daily" — TQ #5 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart^{[citation needed]}
• Damizza Presents... Where I Wanna Be #28 R&B/Hip-Hop #143 Billboard 200^[6][7]
• "What Would You Do?" — Damizza featuring Mariah Carey, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, and Shade Sheist #57 on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart & #57 Airplay^{[citation needed]}
• "Lights Out" — Ice Cube, Mack 10, and WC #61 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, #58 Billboard airplay chart^{[citation needed]}
• "Irresistible" — Mariah Carey featuring Ice Cube, Mack 10, and WC #34 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart^{[citation needed]}
• "Talk to Me" — Butch Cassidy #22 Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart^{[citation needed]}

• ABC TV/Radio Music Awards 2000 APD/MD of the year^{[citation needed]}
• ABC TV/Radio Music Awards 2001 APD/MD of the year^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Discography

[edit] 1999

• I Still Believe (Pure Imagination) / Mariah Carey feat. Krayzie Bone / Thug Mentality / Remixed #2 R&B/Hip hop single

[edit] 2000

• No More / Ruff Endz / No More Maxi Single from Love Crimes album / Ruff Endz / Remixed
• If You Were My Bitch / The Murderers, Ja Rule, Shade Sheist / Murderers / Produced
• Daily / TQ / The Second Coming / Produced #2 R&B/Hip hop single
• The Grind / TQ feat. Warren G / Second Coming / Produced
• Why Didn't You Call Me / Macy Gray / (Unreleased) / Remixed
• Crybaby / Mariah Carey feat. Snoop Dogg / Rainbow / Produced R&B/Hip hop single
• Big Caz/ Caz feat. Shade Sheist/ Thundadome/ Produced
• Yeah That's Us / Major Figgaz / (Unreleased) / Remixed
• It's Ur Life / Ja Rule feat. Shade Sheist / 3:36 / Produced
• Lord What Have I Done / Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone, Shade Sheist / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• Used To / TQ / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• Life Ain't A Game / Ja Rule / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• Have A Nice Day / Caz feat. Shade Sheist & Damizza / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• Now That Ur Mine (aka If You Were Mine)/ Shade Sheist feat. Tatum Tots / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• Is It Me? / Damon Sharpe feat. Krayzie Bone / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• Where I Wanna Be / Shade Sheist, Nate Dogg & Kurupt / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Co-produced
• Where I Wanna Be / Various - Compilation / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Executive Producer #1 Rap single (sales) #14 U.K.
• Bling Diamante/ Interlude/ Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced
• If You Were Mine / Caz, Damizza, Shade Sheist, Tatum Tots/ Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced/Rap
• Uncle Carmin's BDS / Damizza / Damizza Presents: Where I Wanna Be / Produced/Rap
• You / Lucy Pearl feat. Shade Sheist / (Unreleased) / Remixed

[edit] 2001

• Thug Music Play On / Bone Thugs N' Harmony / Down to Earth (Soundtrack) / Co-produced
• Fast Money / Bone Thugs N' Harmony / (Unreleased) / Produced
• If They Only Knew / Krayzie Bone / Thug on Da Line / Produced
• Boyfriend/Girlfriend / Krayzie Bone feat. Lareece / Thug on Da Line / Produced
• Uh-huh / Kurupt & Roscoe / (Unreleased) / Produced
• Bitches / Kurupt feat. Butch Cassidy & Roscoe / Space Boogie Smoke Odyssey / Produced
• Odd Squad / Kurupt feat. TQ / (released in 2005 on Kurupt's Greatest Hits Vol.1) / Produced
• Life / Kurupt feat. Trey Lorenz / (Unreleased) / Produced
• At It Again / Space Boogie Smoke Odyssey / Produced
• Just Got Paid / Kurupt / Space Boogie Smoke Odyssey / Produced
• Cali Diseaz / Shade Sheist feat. Nate Dogg / Fast & Furious Soundtrack / Produced
• Freestyle / Busta Rhymes feat. DJ Vice / (Unreleased) / Produced
• Take Me With U / TQ feat.Shade Sheist & Pnutt / Headbeaterz Compilation / Produced
• Bad News / Damizza feat. N.U.N.E, Shade Sheist / Dark Angel Soundtrack / Produced/Rap
• If We / Mariah Carey feat. Nate Dogg, Ja Rule / Glitter / Produced
• Last Night A DJ Saved My Life / Mariah Carey feat. Busta Rhymes, DJ Clue / Glitter / Produced
• Music and Me / Nate Dogg / Music and Me / Produced
• Dirt/ Mack 10 feat. Fat Joe & Damizza/Ghetto, Gutter & Gangsta/Mack 10
• The Reverend Knoc / Knoc-Turn'Al / Knoc's Landin / Produced

[edit] 2002

• Somebody Steals the Show / Shade Sheist / Informal Introduction / Produced
• Act Like You Know Me / Shade Sheist feat. Knoc-Turn'Al & Fabolous / Informal Introduction / Produced
• X2 / Shade Sheist feat. DJ Clue / Informal Introduction / Produced
• Walk a Mile / Shade Sheist feat. Nate Dogg, Vita & N.U.N.E / Informal Introduction / Produced
• Stop…and Think About It / Shade Sheist feat. Caz / Informal Introduction / Produced
• BMF / Shade Sheist / Informal Introduction / Produced
• Thug Love / Shade Sheist feat. Barbara Wilson/ Informal Introduction / Produced
• Cali Diseaz / Shade Sheist feat. Nate Dogg / Informal Introduction / Produced
• Here I Come / Shade Sheist feat. Damizza / Informal Introduction / Produced/Rap
• Wake Up / Shade Sheist / Informal Introduction/ Produced
• Urban Gospel / Shade Sheist feat. King Arthur & N.U.N.E / Informal Introduction / Produced
• Money Owners / Shade Sheist/ Produced/Rap
• Hatas/ Caz feat. Damizza/ Goin Head Up/ Produced
• Irresitable / Mariah Carey feat. Westside Connection / Charmbracelet / Produced

[edit] 2003

• Oh Boy (Remix) / Mariah Carey feat. ES from Three Times Dope / (Unreleased) / Remixed
• Chip The Curb / Damizza feat. Kurupt & Roscoe / Damizza Presents, Vol. 2 / Produced/Rap
• Dirt / Mack 10 feat. Fat Joe & Damizza / Ghetto, Gutta & Gangsta Comp. / Produced/Rap
• A Thing of the Past / Damizza feat. Butch Cassidy, Roccett & Spit Fiya / unreleased / Produced/Rap
• Lights Out / Mack 10 feat. Westside Connection & / Ghetto, Gutta & Gangsta Comp. / Produced
• Lights Out / Westside Connection/ Terrorist Threats/ Produced
• Dangerous / Dr. Stank feat. Butch Cassidy / Damizza presents... Baby Ree Mixtape Vol.1 / Produced
• I'll Do Anything / Damizza feat. N.U.N.E / True Crime: Streets of LA (The Soundtrack) / Produced/Rap
• Mizza / Damizza & Mariah Carey / Released / Produced/Rap
• What Would You Do / Nate Dogg feat. Mariah Carey & Shade Sheist / Damizza Presents, Mix Tape 1 / Produced
• What Would You Do / Nate Dogg feat. Mariah Carey & Butch Cassidy / second version / Produced

[edit] 2004

• Western Conference / Conway feat. Butch Cassidy / How The West Was One / Produced
• Best Of Me / Conway, Damizza & Barbara Wilson / How The West Was One / Produced
• Starz / Stacee Adamz feat. Butch Cassidy / Gunz & Butter Unreleased / Produced
• Times Done Changed / Stacee Adamz feat.Kokane & Knoc-Turn'Al / Gunz & Butter Unreleased / Produced
• Change This Game / Knoc-Turn'Al / The Way I Am / Produced
• Killa/ Kam feat. Damizza/ California Love Part.1/
• Saturday Night / Damizza feat. Knoc-Turn'Al and LT Hutton/ Baby Ree Mixtape Vol.2
• Gangsta Lean / Damizza feat. Butch Cassidy, Jayo Felony, Titus Fuck and Down / Baby Ree Mixtape Vol.2
• Throw Away Chick/Conway feat. Damizza/Baby Ree Mixtape Vol.2
• Backflip / Raven Symone / This Is My Time / Produced
• Top Ballin'/Damizza feat. Butch Cassidy / Produced/Rap
• The Watcher Pt.3

[edit] 2005

• Can't Knock The Hustle / Damizza feat. Nate Dogg
• Somebody Like Me / Nate Dogg / Nate Dogg/ Produced
• Word Up (Reemix) / Korn / Damizza presents: The Baby Ree Mixtape Vol.III / Remixed/Produced
• Shake It Off (Reemix)/ Mariah Carey / Unreleased / Remixed/ Produced
• My Life / Damizza feat. Mariah Carey and Knoc-Turn'Al / Damizza presents: Guilty By Association The Mixtape / Produced/Rap
• One Small Kiss / Damizza feat. Vanessa Marquez / Damizza presents: Guilty By Association The Mixtape / Produced/Rap
• Ghetto/ Lil Wayne feat. TQ/ Produced
• Chris Is High/ Ludacris/ Disturbing tha peace/ unreleased / Produced
• L.A. / Damizza / Unreleased / Produced / Rap
• Cali Love / Damizza, DJ Couz, O'Shay & Fingazz / Unreleased / Co-produced/Rap
• Dont Fuck With Us /Damizza feat. Butch Cassidy, Rocket, & Spitfiya/ California Love Part 2 / Rap
• They Act Like They Don't Know / Sly Boogy feat. Damizza
• Stick N' Tired / Damizza feat. SaDiva

[edit] 2006

• After She's Gone / Damizza, Destino, G-Pride, Hyena, Shalla, SSG / Katrina Relief UNITED mixtape/ Produced/Rap
• So Fly Pt. 2 / MC Magic feat. Gemini / Magic City / Co-produced
• Lyrical Terrorism / Amir / Lyrical Terrorism / Produced
• The Best / Bishop Lamont feat. Chevy Jones / Madden NFL 07 (video game) / Produced
• West Coastin' Intro / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Skit
• The Watcher (Pt. 3) / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Rap
• We Get Down / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Skit
• Future Projects / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Skit
• Dig In The Crates / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Skit
• Hit Us Up / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Skit
• Click Clack/ Damizza feat.Taje & Noni Spitz / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Rap
• Outro / Damizza / DJ HU$TLE presents WestCoastin 1 / DJ HU$TLE / Skit
• Hip Hop Chick - Damizza feat. O'Shey/ West side Ridin’ 21 mixtape/ Produced/Rap
• Westside Ridin' - Damizza feat.C4/ Westside Ridin’ 22 mixtape/ Produced/Rap
• Cruzin / Damizza & Butch Cassidy / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza / Produced/Rap
• View From The Top / Damizza, Vanessa Marquez, Bishop Lamont & Roccett / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza / Produced/Rap
• 805 Worldwide / Monteloco feat. Damizza, Sly from C4 & Paul Dateh/ 805 Kingz compilation part.1/ Co-Producer/ Rap

[edit] 2007

• Get Your Party On / Damizza & Butch Cassidy/ / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza / Co-Producer / Rap
• Back B4 You're Lonely / Damizza & Butch Cassidy / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza / Co-Producer / Rap
• Click, Clack! / Damizza & Butch Cassidy feat. Taje & Noni Spitz / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza /
• Tragic End / Damizza & Butch Cassidy / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza / Co-Producer / Rap
• West Coastin' 2 Intro / Damizza & Butch Cassidy / DJ HU$TLE presents "Westcoastin' 2"/
• Can't Stop Me Know / Damizza feat.Roccett / DJ HU$TLE presents "Westcoastin' 2"/ Performer
• Hustle, Leaking Our Sh*t / Damizza & Butch Cassidy / DJ HU$TLE presents "Westcoastin' 2"/ Performer
• Can't Move It Like Me" / Damizza feat. Down aka Kilo & Chino XL/ Performer
• "I Aint Playin" / Damizza feat. Prime / Producer/Rapper
• "805 Worldwide" / Monteloco feat. Damizza & Sly of Guilty

[edit] 2008

• "Cruzin'" / Damizza & Butch Cassidy/ / Back B4 You're Lonely / Buch Cassidy & Damizza / Co-Producer / Rap
• "Audio Hustlaz" / Young De / Co-Executive Produced DJ Skee Mixtape with B-Real of Cypress Hill
• "Potential Breakup (reemix) / Aly & AJ / Co Produced Remix
• "Not Me" / Silas (of Guilty) Co Produced single
• "Seed of memory" (Bring our troops home) / Damizza Feat. Terry Reid

[edit] External links

• Damizza at MySpace