| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Source (4/98, p.163) | [3] |
| USA Today | [4] |
Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back is the debut studio album by rapper Daz Dillinger, released March 31, 1998 on Death Row Records and Priority Records. Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back sold 500,000 copies (Gold).
Background
He was one of the last artists on Death Row after its collapse in 1996, after the death of 2Pac. Daz was the head of Death Row while Suge Knight was imprisoned for a fight he, 2Pac, and fellow Death Row members got into with Orlando Anderson in Las Vegas on Sept 7th. The album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 on April 18 with a solid 84,000[5] of first week retails. Daz soon left after this album, which eventually went gold, to form his own record company, D.P.G. Recordz and worked with such artists as Soopafly, Mac Shawn, Crooked I, South Sentrell, and others.
The album was also the last Death Row album to feature any kind of G-Funk production. Since Daz was one of the last of a dying breed, he largely moved on to different techniques after this album, this could be considered the last hallmark of the musical trend.
The album's cover artwork references the cover of Marvin Gaye's album, In Our Lifetime.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gang Bangin' Ass Criminal" (featuring Kurupt, Soopafly, Tray Deee, Bad Azz and Techniec) | 6:49 |
| 2. | "It's Going Down" (featuring Kurupt and Prince Ital Joe) | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Playa Partners" (featuring B-Legit and Bo-Roc) | 4:45 |
| 4. | "It Might Sound Crazy" (featuring Too Short) | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Our Daily Bread" (featuring Kurupt and Prince Ital Joe) | 3:50 |
| 6. | "In California" (featuring Val Young) | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Initiated" (featuring 2Pac, Kurupt and Outlawz) | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Oh No" (featuring Tray Deee and J-Money) | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back" | 4:39 |
| 10. | "O.G." (featuring Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg) | 4:37 |
| 11. | "Baby Mama Drama" (featuring Big C-Style and Lil' C-Style) | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Only For U" (featuring Big Pimpin' Delemond and Val Young) | 5:47 |
| 13. | "Ridin' High" (featuring WC) | 4:43 |
| 14. | "The Ultimate Come Up" (featuring MC Eiht and Bad Azz) | 4:42 |
| 15. | "Thank God For My Life" (featuring Bad Azz, Tray Deee, Soopafly and Big Pimpin' Delemond) | 3:07 |
| 16. | "Why Do We Bang" (outro) | 2:21 |
| Total length: | 74:49 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Pimp City" (featuring Soopafly) | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 79:59 | |
- Notes
- "Pimp City" can also be found on Soopafly's Dat Whoopty Woop
- Sample credits
- "It's Going Down" contains a sample from "Mos***up" performed by Just-Ice
- "Our Daily Bread" contains a sample from "Do What I Feel performed by Tha Dogg Pound featuring The Lady of Rage)
- "In California" contains a sample from "Beware of My Crew" performed by LBC Crew
Charts
References
- ^ Stanley, Leo. "Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back - Daz Dillinger". Allmusic.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ The Source (4/98, p.163) review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ Gang Starr Bows At No. 6 : Rolling Stone
- ^ "Daz Dillinger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Daz Dillinger Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2020.