Nottz

Nottz
Birth name	Dominick Lamb
Origin	Norfolk, Virginia
Genres	Hip hop, soul, alternative, rock,
Occupations	Producer, rapper, writer
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Teamsta Entertainment Raw Koncept Media Group
Associated acts	Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Bilal, J Dilla, Dr. Dre, Scarface, Game, Kardinal Offishall, Dwele, R. Kelly, Royce da 5'9", M.O.P., Asher Roth, Mayer Hawthorne, Rah Digga, Murs, Slaughterhouse, 50 Cent,

Dominick Lamb better known by his stage name, Nottz is a music producer, writer and rapper from Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.^[1] He sometimes extends his executive name to Nottz Raw.

History

Nottz has produced for some of the biggest names in hip hop including Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, The Game, Notorious B.I.G., Scarface, J Dilla, and Asher Roth. Some of his earliest production work was on the Rawkus Records compilation Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, in 1998. From there he landed three tracks on Busta Rhymes' Extinction level Event LP, after Rhymes stumbled across one of his beat tapes.

Like many other hip hop producers to emerge before the 2000s, Nottz samples from old (primarily soul) records and film soundtracks to reconstruct new beats. West Coast hip hop icon, Dr. Dre, has named Nottz as one of his favourite producers, and has selected him as one of the few guest producers on his much delayed, yet anticipated Detox album.

Nottz also has a group called D.M.P., which stands for "Durte Muzik Prahdukshun". They released an EP in 2004 and a full length album on Koch Records, titled Nottz Presents D.M.P., in 2005.

On October 26, 2010, Nottz released his first solo album, You Need This Music under Raw Koncept. The album features Nottz as an MC as well as a producer. He is also working on rapper Game upcoming album The R.E.D. Album, after having 3 of his beats on Game's last two albums Doctor's Advocate and LAX. He has worked with female rapper Rah Digga on her long-awaited comeback album, Classic, and it has been released on September 14, 2010. Nottz also worked with rapper Asher Roth on their collaboration EP entitled Rawth, released for free on the internet, on December 27, 2010. an will tour in the UK and Canada in 2011

Discography

The following is the discography by American Hip hop producer, Nottz.^[2]

Studio albums

Year	Title	Chart positions
Year	Title	U.S.	U.K.	U.S. Rap (iTunes)
2010	You Need This Music 1st studio album Released: October 26, 2010 Label: Raw Koncept	—	—	10

Nottz - You Need This Music

[Entire album] Released Date: October 19, 2010

01. "Intro" (feat. Travis Barker)
02. "Fair Warning"
03. "Blast That" (feat. Black Milk)
04. "Shine So Brite"
05. "You Need This Music" (feat. Dwele)
06. "I Do It For Yawl" (feat. Kardinal Offishall & Little Brother)
07. "How Long Will It Last?" (feat. Joy Denalane)
08. "A Dream Come True"
09. "I Still Love You" (feat. Mayer Hawthorne)
10. "Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor)" (feat. Asher Roth & Colin Munroe)
11. "No Money Down" (feat. Terese Cook)
12. "The Cycle" (feat. Joell Ortiz)
13. "Never Caugh Slippin'" (feat. Snoop Dogg & Royce da 5'9")
14. "Right Here" (feat. Bilal)
00. "Cars"

Rah Digga - Classic

[Entire album] Released: September 14, 2010

01. "The Book Of Rashia"
02. "Who Gonna Check Me Boo"
03. "This Ain't No Lil' Kid Rap"
04. "Straight Spittin' IV"
05. "Classic"
06. "Solidified"
07. "Feel Good"
08. "Viral"
09. "Back It Up"
10. "You Got It"
11. "Look What You Done Started" (iTunes Bonus Track)
11. "Smokin' My Life Away" (Amazon MP3 Bonus Track)
00. "Warning Shots"
00. "Do Your Numbers"
00. "A Few Thoughts" (DJ Booth.net exclusive)

Music Videos

Shine So Brite (2010) ^[3]
Cars (2010) ^[4]
Intro (2010) ^[5]
Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor) (2010), ^[6] Directed by Shomi Patwary

EPs

Nottz Raw & Asher Roth - The Rawth EP (released December 27, 2010)

"Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor)" feat. Colin Munroe
"Gotta Get Up" feat. DA of Chester French
"Enforce The Law"
"Break Bread"
"In My Mind"
"Comin/Going" feat. Rhymefest
"Run It Back" feat. Kardinal Offishall
"Nothing You Can’t Do"

Singles

2008: "Can't Hide The Truth" (feat. Kardinal Offishall & Cory Gunz)

Guest appearances

2001: Ed O.G. - "What U Know" (feat. Nottz)
2005: Canibus - "Hip-Hop" (feat. Nottz)
2005: Diamond D - "We Gangstas" (feat. J Dilla & Nottz)
2008: J Dilla – "Fight Club" (feat. Nottz & Boogieman)
2008: Jake One, Nottz & Black Milk - "I'm Coming"
2009: Edgar Allen Floe - "Mighty Floe Young" (feat. Nottz & Royce Da 5'9")
2010: John Regan - "Nobody's Somebody" (feat. Nottz)(additional production)
2010: Nefew - "The Fan" (feat. Nottz)

Production discography

Contents:	'98 - '99 - '00 - '01 - '02 - '03 - '04 - '05 - '06 - '07 - '08 - '09 - '10 - '11 Upcoming Projects - References

Singles are in bold, albums are in bold and italic.

1998

3rd Eye - Studio Life (Unreleased)

00. "Final Exam"
00. "'88 Flashback"

D.V. Alias Khrist - BlackMask Soundtrack - Movie starring, "Jet Li"

00. "Thee Attack is on"

D.V. Alias Khrist and Lord Have Mercy - Lyricist Lounge, Volume One

2-08. "Holy Water"

Busta Rhymes - E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front

02. "Everybody Rise"
03. "Where We Are About To Take It"
04. "Extinction Level Event (The Song of Salvation)"

1999

Various - Violator: The Album

03. "Whatcha Come Around Here For?" - Flipmode Squad

The Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again

05. "Dangerous MCs" feat. Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes & Mark Curry

Fat Joe - Thicker Than Water soundtrack

05. "Thicker Than Blood" feat. Terror Squad

Lord Have Mercy - Thee Ungodly Hour (Unreleased)

00. "Paint Ya Face"
00. "These Men Don't Cry" feat. Method Man
00. "Home Sweet Home" feat. M.O.P.

2000

Busta Rhymes - Anarchy

11. "Get Out!!"
13. "A Trip Out Of Town"
21. "Anarchy"

Rah Digga - Dirty Harriet

08. "Showdown"
09. "The Last Word"
11. "Straight Spittin' Part II"
12. "What's Up Wit' That"
14. "Just For You"

Funkmaster Flex - 60 Minutes Of Funk - The Mix Tape Volume IV

19. "Uhhnnh" - The Bad Seed

M.O.P. - Warriorz

14. "Home Sweet Home" feat. Lord Have Mercy

Xzibit - Restless

04. "U Know" feat. Dr. Dre (co-producer)

2001

Krumbsnatcha - Long Awaited - Snatcha Season Pt. 2

04. "Blaze" feat. Blackndekuh, Nottz & Spoon
09. "Do U Wanna" feat. Boogieman & Top Gun
11. "Can't Get None" feat. Lord Tariq
13. "Hood Turn Hot"
14. "Killer In Me"
15. "Jungle"
16. "Take Your Pain Away"

Krumbsnatcha - Training Day Soundtrack

02. "W.O.L.V.E.S." feat. M.O.P.

Busta Rhymes - Genesis

01. "Intro"
09. "Pass The Courvoisier"
20. "Bad Dreams"

2002

Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg Presents…Doggy Style Allstars Vol. 1

13. "Don't Make A Wrong Move" feat. Prodigy & Special Ed

Scarface - The Fix

06. "Keep Me Down"

Krumbsnatcha - Respect All Fear None

09. "Oxygen" feat. Boogieman

50 Cent - "Guess Who's Back?"

09. "Be a Gentleman"

2003

G-Unit - Beg for Mercy

09. "Footprints"

Kardinal Offishall - Firestarter Vol. 2: The F-Word Theory (Unreleased)

00. "Sick!" feat. Bounty Killer

Black Moon - Total Eclipse

06. "Why We Act This Way?"

Craig G - This Is Now!!!

05. "Now That's What's Up" feat. Mr. Cheekz

Pitch Black - Pitch Black Law

08. "R You Ready 4 This?"

2004

Krumbsnatcha - Let The Truth Be Told

03. "Do Me"
04. "Boston To VA" feat. Fam-Lay
06. "Thorough" feat. Ghostface Killah & Solomon Childs
14. "Get Live" feat. DMP
00. "Never Grow Up"

Cassidy - Split Personality

12. "Real Talk"

213 - The Hard Way

07. "Lonely Girl"

Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album

14. "Be This Way"
16. "Tooken Back" feat. Jacki-O

Kardinal Offishall - Kill Bloodclott Bill (Mixtape)

04. "Gas"

D.M.P. - Nottz Presents D.M.P. The E.P.

[Entire album]

2005

Ghostface Killah and Trife Da God - Put It On The Line

03. "Struggle" - Ghostface Killah

Consequence - Caught Up in the Hype (Single 12')

"Caught Up in the Hype"

D.M.P. - Nottz Presents D.M.P. The album

[Entire album]

Skillz - Confessions Of A Ghostwriter

06. "Wave Ya Hands" feat. Musiq Soulchild
07. "Imagine"
08. "S.K.I.L.L.Z."

Canibus - Hip-Hop for Sale

01. "It's No Other Than"
02. "Back Wit Heat"
04. "Show 'Em How"
05. "Dear Academy"
06. "I Gotcha"

Royce Da 5'9" - Independent's Day

05. "Politics" feat. Cee-Lo Green
09. "Blow Dat..."

2006

Little Brother - Soldiers of Fortune (Hall of Justus album)

07. "Life of The Party" feat. Carlitta Durand

Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment

05. "That's That Shit" feat. R. Kelly

The Game - Doctor's Advocate

10. "One Night"

2007

Sunshine Anderson - Sunshine At Midnight

03. "My Whole Life"

Boot Camp Clik - Casualties of War

04. "Bubblin' Up"

WC - Guilty by Affiliation

03. "Jack & The Bean Stalk"

Swizz Beatz - One Man Band Man

03. "Big Munny"

Kanye West - Graduation

07. "Barry Bonds" feat. Lil' Wayne (co-prodced by Nottz)

Little Brother - Getback

08. "Two-Step Blues" feat. Darien Brockington

Scarface - Made

04. "Girl You Know" feat. Trey Songz

Cassidy - B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story

11. "I Get My Paper"

2008

Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin'

11. "Deez Hollywood Nights"

Dwele - Sketches of a Man

05. "A Few Reasons (Truth Pt. 2)"

AZ - Undeniable

04. "Fire"
10. "Now I Know"

The Game - L.A.X.

07. "Cali Sunshine" feat. Bilal
08. "Ya Heard" feat. Ludacris

Kardinal Offishall - Not 4 Sale

08. "Ill Eagle Alien"

Murs - Murs for President

10. "Me and This Jawn"
11. "Think You Know Me"
00. "Better Than The Best" (Leftover)

J Dilla - Pay Jay (Unreleased MCA Album)

01. "Diamonds"

Termanology - Politics As Usual

05. "Please Don't Go"
06. "Float"
08. "Drugs Crimes Gorillaz" feat. Freeway & Sheek Louch

Bishop Lamont - The Confessional (unrelease)

"Ghetto Song" feat. YM
"What People Do"
"Why U Wanna Piss Me Off"

Scarface - Emeritus

04. "Can't Get Right" feat. Bilal
05. "Still Here" feat. Shateish

Adama

"Take Me Home"/ Remix

Rapper Big Pooh - Rapper's Delight

"Rapper's Delight" feat. Chaundon

Diamond D - The Huge Hefner Chronicles

03. "D-I-A-M-O-N-D"

Nottz - n/a

"Can't Hide The Truth" feat. Kardinall Offishall & Cory Gunz

Ne-Yo - n/a

"Free Me"

Drake - n/a

"One More Time"

2009

Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread Aisle

15. "Y.O.U." (UK Bonus Track) feat. Slick Rick

Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse

00. "Woodstock (Hood Hop)" feat. M.O.P

Finale - A Pipe Dream and A Promise

06. "Jumper Cables"
11. "Brother's Keeper"

T.I. - n/a

"The Way You Want It"

Skyzoo - The Salvation

05. "Popularity"
16. "Maintain"

M.O.P. - Foundation

11. "I'm A Brownsvillain"

KRS-One & Buckshot - Survival Skills

09. "One Shot" feat. Pharoahe Monch

Cormega -"Born & Raised"

10. "What Did I Do"

Shafiq Husayn - Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka (Nottz Remix)

03. "Cheeba" feat. Bilal

Royce da 5'9" - Street Hop

02. "Count for Nothing"
13. "Street Hop"

Rakim - The Seventh Seal

04. "Man Above" feat. Tracey Horton

Snoop Dogg - Malice n Wonderland

11. "Pimpin' Ain't EZ" feat. R. Kelly

2010

Snoop Dogg - More Malice

02. "Protocol"

Dwele - W.ants W.orld W.omen

02. "I Wish"
16. "Give Me A Chance"

Mayer Hawthorne - bonus "Stones Throw Records recording artist's

"I Need You"

Bilal - Airtight's Revenge

04. "Flying"
12. "Lost My Mind" (Bonus)
00. "Free"

Ghostface Killah - The Apollo Kids

09. "Handcuffin Them Hoes"

2011

Pusha T - Fear of God

13. "Alone in Vegas"

Rapper Pooh - "Dirty Pretty Things"

"Ballad of the Son"
"Are You Ready"

Torae - "For The Record"

"Thank You"

Strong Arm Steady - Arms & Hammers

06. "All the Brothers" feat. Chace Infinite, Talib Kweli, KRS-One & Planet Asia

Reks - R.E.K.S. (Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme)

03. "Limelight"

Asher Roth feat. Quan

00. "SummerTime"

Royce da 5'9" - Success Is Certain

03. "Merry Go Round"
06. "On The Boulevard f. Nottz & Adonis"

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa- Mac & Devin Go To High School (movie & soundtrack)

04. "6:30"

Upcoming projects

"7"
"DMP"

References

^ "Interview with Notts". HitQuarters. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Nottz_int.html. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
^ [1]. Discogs.com. Accessed October 3, 2010.
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_ybxoKE8QM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgXRI6ANigo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFeAclpNQjo&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaeF5G5v6uk&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

External links

Interviews links

Collabos and Bullets (2003)