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Dominick Lamb (better known as Nottz) is a hip hop producer from Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He sometimes extends his name to Nottz Raw.
History
Nottz has produced for some of the biggest names in hip hop including Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, and G-Unit. 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 beattapes.
Like many other hip hop producers to emerge before the 2000s, Nottz borrows samples from old soul records to reconstruct into 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 a mixtape/album, titled Nottz Presents D.M.P., in 2005.
Partial discography
Albums
- D.M.P. - Nottz Presents D.M.P. (2005)
Other work
1998
- D.V. Alias Khrist and Lord Have Mercy - Lyricist Lounge, Volume One
- "Holy Water"
- Busta Rhymes - Extinction level Event
- "Everybody Rise", "Where We Are About To Take It", "Extinction Level Event (The Song of Salvation)"
1999
- Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again
- "Dangerous MC's"
2000
- Busta Rhymes - Anarchy
- "Get Out!!", "A Trip Out Of Town", "Anarchy"
- Rah Digga - Dirty Harriet
- "Showdown", "The Last Word", "Straight Spittin' Part II", "What's Up Wit' That", "Just For You"
- M.O.P. - Warriorz
- "Home Sweet Home"
2001
- KrumbSnatcha - Training Day Soundtrack
- "W.O.L.V.E.S."
- Busta Rhymes - Genesis
- "Intro", "Pass The Courvoisier", "Bad Dreams"
2002
- Snoop Dogg - Snoop Dogg Presents...Doggy Style Allstars Vol. 1
- "Don't Make A Wrong Move"
- Scarface - The Fix
- "Keep Me Down"
2003
- G-Unit - Beg For Mercy
- "Footprints"
2004
- KrumbSnatcha - Let The Truth Be Told
- "Never Grow Up"
- Cassidy - Split Personality
- "Real Talk"
- 213 - The Hard Way
- "Lonely Girl"
- Ghostface - The Pretty Toney Album
- "Be This Way", "Tooken Back"
2005
- Skillz - Confessions Of A Ghostwriter
- "Imagine", "S.K.I.L.L.Z."
- Canibus - Hip-Hop for Sale
- "It's No Other Than", "Back Wit Heat", "Show 'Em How", "Dear Academy", "I Gotcha"
- Royce Da 5'9" - Independent's Day
- "Politics", "Blow Dat..."
2006