Nottz

Dominick Lamb, better known by his stage name Nottz (or Nottz Raw), is an American hip hop record producer and rapper from Norfolk, Virginia. Nottz has produced for some of the biggest names in hip hop, including Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West, Game, Notorious B.I.G., Pusha T, Scarface, J Dilla and Asher Roth.

Life and career

Some of Nottz's 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 that never was released.

Nottz has a group called D.M.P., which stands for "Durte Muzik Prahdukshun". They released an EP in 2004, a full length album on Koch Records, titled Nottz Presents D.M.P., in 2005 and an album titled God Made Durt in 2013, under Raw Koncept.

Mickey Factz

Mark Williams (born July 13, 1982), better known by his stage name Mickey Factz, is an American hip hop recording artist from the Bronx borough of New York City, New York.

Early life

Mickey Factz attended Adlai E. Stevenson High School, which is known for being the high school of hip hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa.

Factz was exposed to music at an early age and his father would frequently rap to him. In return, he began reciting his very own rhymes, watching music videos, and studying the performances of his favorite music artists. After high school, Factz went to New York University School of Law where he dropped out to pursue music

Music career

In Search of NER*D (2006)

Mickey Factz did many freestyles over N.E.R.D instrumentals on In Search of N*E*R*D (2006) in which he specifically rapped over N*E*R*D instrumentals. Here Mickey Factz collaborated with Steve-O who pushed him to really begin to listen to N*E*R*D and served as creative inspiration. Factz then worked to chop up the beats and make the project unique, gaining the attention of Pharrell himself.

NOTTZ Interview in the Studio...

Nottz Raw hates sports!...

The Diary: Bink! & Nottz Speak on J Dilla...

9th Wonder talks Drake, J Dilla and calls Nottz be...

Blu talks Titans In The Flesh EP, produced by Nott...

TheBeeShine.com: What Inspires Nottz Raw...

Nottz - Sermon's Domain Interview...

( RARE INTERVIEW ) ••• CHAD HUGO and NOTTZ RAW •...

Lyrics list:

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I Do It For Yawl

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You Need This Music

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Nottz

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I Do It For Yawl

"Fresh... for you"
[Verse 1: Nottz]
Let me read what's in this envelope
Another fan wrote:
"Your boy like cooked coke
I'm lovin' what you did for the rap world and all
Still humble in the game, over the years ain't nothin' change
Same hard ass drums, incredible bass lines
Fuck sugar coatin' shit, you one of the top five, dead or alive
Some dudes used to say that you wouldn't survive
Cause you be samplin' and shit but you ain't pay it no mind
Cause see, some of these cats ain't got the will to survive
Yeah, they beats aight, but they ain't got that drive
They ain't got that consistency to taste that life
That you got
You you Nottz?
I'll ride or die
I make beats myself, any advice for the kid?
Nottz I need help
I've been doin' this for years with the help of nobody else
It's you I look up to cause you do it for us
[Chorus: Nottz]
This is all for my fans, I do it for
(YAWL)
Everybody round the world, you know this for
(YAWL)
Real music y'all, custom made for all
(YAWL)
I do it for
(YAWL)
This is all
"For you"
Show love, I couldn't have done it without
(YAWL)
More than 10 years in the game, for this I thank
(YAWL)
Love still the same, ain't nothin' changed, I love
(YAWL)
I do it for
(YAWL)
This is all
"For you"
[Verse 2:]
[Nottz:]
I got another fan letter in the mail
I can't tell who it's from, the ends faded
And from the stamp I can make out it was sent from Canada
Kardinal from there, so let my nigga talk about it
[Kardinal Offishall:]
Dear Nottz, I'm a fan, somethin' similar to Stan
Just without the blond hair
Every beat you ever made is dismantlin' the game
Smashin' these suckers
Snoop Dogg know it, ask R. Kelly fuckers
That's the best beat that he ever sang on period
Who's sayin' you ain't the truth?
Rap ain't hearin' it
Little Brother told me, check M.O.P.
Busta Rhymes said Doc Dre and X to the Z
Is all students of bass lines, spittin' over history
In present day time, nobody got the fire like you
Beat battles, you against the whole crew
It's like Superman goin' against Care Bear Blue
Tryin' to be like you
But I ain't got the productivity
Snares are like a gun, your snares are electricity
Shockin' any Fruity Loop, Logic shut down
Akai's are paralyzed when raw is in town
I'm a fan my nigga!
[Chorus:]
I do it for
(YAWL)
Everybody round the world, you know this for
(YAWL)
Real music y'all, custom made for all
(YAWL)
I do it for
(YAWL)
This is all
"For you"
And show love, I couldn't have done it without
(YAWL)
More than 10 years in the game, for this I thank
(YAWL)
Love still the same, ain't nothin' changed, I love
(YAWL)
I do it for
(YAWL)
This is all
"For you"
[Verse 3:]
[Nottz:]
'Bout to open another one and this came from North Cackalack
"Little Brother all day nigga! " written on the back
Big Pooh and Phonte, they my niggas, in fact
I'm a send them a track or two, let me see what they up to
[Phonte:]
What up Nottz? It's Phontigga, let me rep you real quick
Cause I've been checkin' for you every since
Like '98 with "Extinction Level Event"
The way that "Everybody Rise" used to set off the disc
Had everybody thinkin' this is how the shit should be
Cause we ain't nod our heads, we shook our heads in disbelief
[Big Pooh:]
And so when youngins think you're new to the beats
I run your catalog
Real live in stereo, no analog
The blueprint if you're tryin' to use the ASR
You know you better than the rest cause they ain't up to par
[Phonte:]
And you can call me "Barry Bonds", yep here's another hit
Plus you put it down on that "Life Of The Party" shit
A pleasure and an honor to record on it
Got these beat makers thinkin' "Why the fuck I never thought of this? "
[Big Pooh:]
Because they ain't Nottz raw, homie you a shinin' star
Diamond in the rough, Rapper Pooh now signin' off
[Chorus:]
This is all for my fans, I do it for
(YAWL)
Everybody round the world, you know this for
(YAWL)
Real music y'all, custom made for all
(YAWL)
I do it for
(YAWL)
This is all
"For you"
And show love, I couldn't have done it without
(YAWL)
More than 10 years in the game, for this I thank
(YAWL)
Love still the same, ain't nothin' changed, I love
(YAWL)
I do it for
(YAWL)
This is all

photo: AP / Localteam

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Breaking: Earthquake hits central Italy and Rome

Edit The Irish Times 26 Oct 2016

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has hit a broad swathe of central Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday ... There were no immediate reports of damage ... – AP.   . . ....

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ISIS leaders may flee Mosul as their ranks are decimated

Edit CNN 26 Oct 2016

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Unesco adopts controversial resolution on Jerusalem holy sites

Edit The Guardian 26 Oct 2016

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Asher Roth Makes No Apologies on New Track 'Oops': Exclusive Premiere

Edit Billboard 29 Sep 2016

Asher Roth's new track is called "Oops" but the Philadelphia rapper isn't apologizing for having some fun. . Partnering with D.A ... Oren & D.A. are some of my closest in the business." ... ZZ Ward ... After releasing his Rawther EP with Nottz & Travis Barker earlier this year, "Oops" precedes an episode of Roth's Rap Life video series by the same name. He says, the song is "too good to not share the full version." ... ....

Newark rapper Rah Digga hurls Twitter barb at Nicki Minaj

Edit NJ dot com 15 Sep 2016

... is Rah Digga? Outsidaz Nottz Flipmode The Fugees Bahamadia Talib Kweli Koop G Rap Masta Ace / RZA and more https.//t.co/wzAlBddiBQMyFluffyPuffs&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;People really don't know who Rah Digga is..........

Sufyan Ali: Sampling Sudanese folklore in hip-hop

Edit Arabnews 22 Jul 2016

Attached Files. . ID. . 1469144540648236800. Publication Date. . Friday, July 22, 2016. Personally, I have been blessed to meet highly talented Sudanese men and women. Mass-media seems to always portray Sudan as poor, violent and corrupt. These issues might be there, but there is also light! It is a rich culture to be discovered with their people’s loyalty toward their heritage ... Dre, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Battlecat and Nottz....

J Dilla's lyrical/musical impact is further felt in long-stalled 'Diary' album

Edit The Examiner 17 Apr 2016

his rap verses of fun poetic rhymes, though the production, by huge names and friends of Dilla, namely Nottz, Madlib, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, Bink! and others, is arguably worth greater ......

Hip-Hop vs RnB - Dilla Edition: The Diary Launch Party tickets

Edit Skiddle 15 Apr 2016

The Garage in London. Friday 15th April 2016. 10.00pm til 4.00am (last entry 2.30am). Minimum Age. 18. Hip-Hop vs RnB is back for a J Dilla special and official 'The Diary' album launch party. ... Featuring production from Pete Rock, Madlib, Nottz, Hi Tek, Karriem Riggins and of course Dilla himself this album, now released on Nas’s Mass Appeal label, is a highwater mark in the short career of the late great James Yancey ... 18 ... ....

Hear Nas, J Dilla Trade Verses on 'The Sickness'

Edit Rollingstone 13 Apr 2016

J Dilla's lost vocal album The Diary arrives on Friday, but first, Mass Appeal has dropped "The Sickness," one of the bonus tracks from the posthumous all-star LP. On the iTunes-only cut, J Dilla and Nas alternate verses over a proggy, warped beat courtesy of Madlib ... Sidebar ... 2 (Ice)." The Diary guests include Snoop Dogg and Kokane ("Gangsta Boogie"), Bilal, Nottz and more ... "The files, after he left Detroit, remained there ... ....

Royce Da 5'9'' flips through more great 'Layers' of his character in sixth album

Edit The Examiner 12 Apr 2016

With it this way, substantial buzz about the album will be generated for its end-of-the-week drop and total sales ... Porter of D12, Jake One, Nottz and DJ Khalil....

Hear Phife Dawg's Posthumous 'Nutshell'

Edit Rollingstone 06 Apr 2016

Sidebar. A Tribe Called Quest. 20 Essential Songs ». Produced by J ... He was also at work on a full-length, Muttymorphosis, which he told Rolling Stone functioned as "basically my life story." Along with the Dilla-produced "Nutshell," Give Thanks was set to feature production form 9th Wonder, Nottz and Phife himself. Phife and J. Dilla, in particular, share a long history ... ....

Top 10 New Rap Albums for October

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016

How good is this month's Top 10? So good you can grind it, blend it, puree it and feed it to a baby. But I don't recommend that. Why? Because then you'd be missing out on all the raw goodness contained in October's Top 10 New Rap Albums ... 9.  Blu & Nottz - Gods In The Spirit. Blu and Nottz aren't the only collaborators on this 6-song EP; in fact, every song features a guest or two, including ... Release Date ... Fast....

Hear the Lead Track From J Dilla's Lost Vocal Album, 'The Diary'

Edit Rollingstone 18 Feb 2016

Originally recorded for MCA, the iconic beatmaker, who passed away in 2006, had recruited a slew of producers to help create the 14-track LP — its beats are by Pete Rock, Madlib, Hi-Tek, Supa Dave West, Bink!, House Shoes, Nottz, Karriem Riggins and, of course, Dilla himself. Sidebar. Dr. Dre Praises J Dilla, Talks N.W.A Biopic on 'Pharmacy' » ... The last one." ... Why didn't this come out originally? ... He was dropped....

Asher Roth, Nottz and Travis Barker jam out to hip-hop headbangers in 'Rawther'

Edit The Examiner 08 Feb 2016

photo used with permission from http.//2dopeboyz.com/2016/01/28/asher-roth-nottz-rawther-artwork-release-date/ ....

Those Hip Hop Guys Radio | Feb 2nd: Meek Mill, Torae, Aesop Rock & more

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 04 Feb 2016

By , Special to the Journal Sentinel. Feb. 4, 2016 3.40 p.m. On Tuesday night's Those Hip Hop Guys Radio on WMSE 91.7FM, we entered ourselves into the beef world by playing Meek Mill's "War Pain" track meant to diss Drake ... Check it. Those Hip Hop Guys Radio airs every Tuesday Night on WMSE 91.7FM from 9-midnight ... Stream live at www.wmse.org . . by on . Playlist. O.C ... Phonte & Nottz)” from Entitled ... Dr ... ....

Pusha T

Edit The Quietus 18 Dec 2015

He's finally done it ... For a while it didn't look like it could happen ... Inevitably, the business got in the way ... It did show what he can do against the right track, though, not least in his pitch-perfect double-act with Kendrick Lamar on 'Nosetalgia', whose tight restraint courtesy of Nottz and Kanye West did justice to their two-sided story of drug dealing and growing up in an environment blighted by it. ....

Nottz

Life and career

Mickey Factz

Early life

Music career

In Search of N*E*R*D (2006)

Nottz - "Rhythm Roulette"

Nottz - Please Don't Go ( Instrumental )

Behind The Beats with Nottz - Presented by The Drum Broker & Scratch Magazine TV

Nottz Top 30 Beats

Mickey Factz x Nottz "414 Words"

Nottz - End Of The World (Instrumental)

Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz - 300Z | Official Video

Nottz - Shine So Brite

Blu & Nottz - Atlantis

Nottz: IG Jamz 09/24/2015

Nottz

ALBUMS

Nottz - "Rhythm Roulette"

Nottz - Please Don't Go ( Instrumental )

Behind The Beats with Nottz - Presented by The Drum Broker & Scratch Magazine TV

Nottz Top 30 Beats

Mickey Factz x Nottz "414 Words"

Nottz - End Of The World (Instrumental)

Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz - 300Z | Official Video

Nottz - Shine So Brite

Blu & Nottz - Atlantis

Nottz: IG Jamz 09/24/2015

Nottz - "Rhythm Roulette"

Nottz - Please Don't Go ( Instrumental )

Behind The Beats with Nottz - Presented by The Drum Broker & Scratch Magazine TV

Nottz Top 30 Beats

Mickey Factz x Nottz "414 Words"

Nottz - End Of The World (Instrumental)

Rapper Big Pooh & Nottz - 300Z | Official Video

Nottz - Shine So Brite

Blu & Nottz - Atlantis

Nottz: IG Jamz 09/24/2015

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up In Nottz ( Live @ 100 Club 2014)

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up in Nottz - live at the Forum

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up In Nottz (live at Hyde Park)

Sleaford Mods / Tied Up In Nottz / LIVE @ The Underground Barnsley [2015]

Sleaford Mods - Tiswas + Tied Up In Nottz Live @ SO36 Berlin 19.06.2015

Asher Roth and Nottz Live at SXSW

Asher Roth / Nottz & Saga X Warszawa X Miłość (Live 14.04.2016)

Tied Up In Nottz - Unplugged mit Hackbrett - SLEAFORD MODS

Consequence, Wax, Kidaf (prod. Nottz) | Cypher

Sleaford Mods "Tied Up In Nottz"- live in Brooklyn

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up In Nottz ( Live @ 100 Club 2014)

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up in Nottz - live at the Forum

Sleaford Mods - Tied Up In Nottz (live at Hyde Park)

Sleaford Mods / Tied Up In Nottz / LIVE @ The Underground Barnsley [2015]

Sleaford Mods - Tiswas + Tied Up In Nottz Live @ SO36 Berlin 19.06.2015

Asher Roth and Nottz Live at SXSW

Asher Roth / Nottz & Saga X Warszawa X Miłość (Live 14.04.2016)

Tied Up In Nottz - Unplugged mit Hackbrett - SLEAFORD MODS

Consequence, Wax, Kidaf (prod. Nottz) | Cypher

Sleaford Mods "Tied Up In Nottz"- live in Brooklyn

NOTTZ Interview in the Studio

Nottz Raw hates sports!

The Diary: Bink! & Nottz Speak on J Dilla

9th Wonder talks Drake, J Dilla and calls Nottz best beat maker right now

Blu talks Titans In The Flesh EP, produced by Nottz | Interview | Rap Is Outta Control

TheBeeShine.com: What Inspires Nottz Raw

Nottz - Sermon's Domain Interview

( RARE INTERVIEW ) ••• CHAD HUGO and NOTTZ RAW •••

NOTTZ Interview in the Studio

Nottz Raw hates sports!

The Diary: Bink! & Nottz Speak on J Dilla

9th Wonder talks Drake, J Dilla and calls Nottz best beat maker right now

Blu talks Titans In The Flesh EP, produced by Nottz | Interview | Rap Is Outta Control

TheBeeShine.com: What Inspires Nottz Raw

Nottz - Sermon's Domain Interview

( RARE INTERVIEW ) ••• CHAD HUGO and NOTTZ RAW •••

Nottz - "Rhythm Roulette"

Nottz - Please Don't Go ( Instrumental )

Behind The Beats with Nottz - Presented by The Drum Broker & Scratch Magazine TV

Nottz Top 30 Beats

Mickey Factz x Nottz "414 Words"

Nottz - End Of The World (Instrumental)

In Search of NER*D (2006)