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White Dawg (also spelled WhiteDawg, formerly M. C. B. ) is an American crunk rapper, producer, and businessman from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His recordings include the 1999 top 20 hip hop music release "Restless" and his debut LP Thug Ride.

White Dawg has produced for hip hop artists including Pastor Troy, Dozia Slim, Blac Haze, Guru from Gang Starr.

Career

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, White Dawg moved to Dade County, Florida as a teenager. He began distributing his music by giving away tapes at a local record store, Kotam Stereo, in the Oakland Park flea market.[1]

Eventually he went to work for Kotam as a music buyer. His first recordings were made at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. He additionally recorded at the studio of a friend from Kotam. His first single was "I Wanna Lick the Pussy" (1994), which became a regional club hit without the assistance of radio airplay. [2]

His follow-on single "Restless" was released in 1999 reaching #18 on the Billboard rap charts.[3] Subsequently, Thug Ride was released in 1999, to less success.

After the relative success (for an independently-released album) of Thug Ride, White Dawg released a follow-up album, Animosity. Animosity had less distribution than Thug Ride, and sales were poor.

White Dawg distributed his fourth album, Bonified Platinum (a pun on the term bona fide), through his website.[4]

He currently distributes all his recordings through his website, "believing electronic music distribution to be a major catalyst for change in the recording industry." [5][1]

Discography

Albums
Singles
  • 1999 "Restless"[7]
  • 2006 "U Don't Want None (Remix)" Featuring Lil' Jon & Petey Pablo
  • 2007 "Right Here"

References

  1. ^ a b SoundClick Interview with White Dawg
  2. ^ DaRonco, Mike. White Dawg - Overview. All Music Guide. Accessed 2007-08-12.
  3. ^ Billboard charting information on White Dawg single "Restless"
  4. ^ http://alloffmp3.org/Album/2061900/White_Dawg/Bonified_Platinum_Hard/mp3/
  5. ^ http://www.soundclick.com/pro/view/02/default.cfm?BandID=591219
  6. ^ http://www.soundclick.com/store/digital/01_Shop_Album.cfm?bandID=591219&albumID=11414
  7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:apfyxqlkld0e
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