The Madd Rapper

The Madd Rapper was the alias of Brooklyn-born MC/producer Deric “D-Dot” Angelettie, who first rose to prominence as you half of the conscious rap duo 2 Kings within a Cipher, which scored an underground hit with “For the Brothers Who Ain’t Right here.” Following that, Angelettie visited are intern with Poor Boy Entertainment, where as time passes he increased to the positioning of A&R Movie director before Sean “Puffy” Combs tapped him as an employee producer; credited simply because D-Dot, he helmed the strike singles “BEEN WITH US the planet” and “ABOUT the Benjamins,” additionally portion as executive manufacturer on tasks from Mase (Harlem Globe), the LOX (Cash, Power & Respect), Beliefs Evans (Keep carefully the Beliefs), and Dark Rob (Lifestyle Tale). Angelettie created the Madd Rapper persona being a satiric skit personality for the Notorious B.We.G’s Lifestyle After Death record, nonetheless it proved thus favored by listeners a single record was announced; originally the Madd Rapper’s identification was a carefully guarded secret, however in November of 1998 Angelettie produced headlines for an alleged assault on then-Blaze editor-in-chief Jesse Washington following the journal released photos disclosing the character’s accurate name. The 1999 solitary “D-Dot vs. the Madd Rapper” preceded the discharge from the full-length Inform ‘Em Why U Madd.