| Battlecat | |
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| Birth name | Kevin Gilliam |
| Origin | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Genres | West Coast hip hop, G-funk |
| Occupations | Record producer, rapper, songwriter, singer |
| Instruments | Sampler, keyboard, drums, vocoder, synthesizer. |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Labels | Maverick/Warner Bros. Records |
| Associated acts | Snoop Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound |
Kevin Gilliam, better know by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Long Beach, California.
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He is well known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West Coast rappers. His aesthetic is a progression from the early-'90s G-Funk sound pioneered by Above the Law, characterized by fat synth bass lines and soulful keys. He is also the concert DJ for Snoop Dogg.
In 2009, Battlecat produced a special song called "A Soldier Never Dies", dedicated to fallen Marine, Anthony Vargas. Battlecat is a legendary DJ member of the The Worldwide DJ organization, The Core DJ's. [1] The music video was directed by Paolo Ongkeko and produced by Don Le. One of the video's leads was portrayed by Sonny Ayon.[2][3]