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Posted by Robert
Rap News Network
10/23/2003 7:37:18 AM
Tags and topics realted to this article include Kurupt.
I would like to comment on the recent story about Kurupt saying some stuff about snoop and daz.
For those of you who don't know Kurupt and Gail Gotti are an item. Daz has; like he has done with everyone else , run his mouth not only on Death Row and it's C.E.O. (Suge Knight), but also had hash words about Gail Gotti and her sister, well really anyone who has ever had some contact with him. (Or it seems that way)
Gail Gotti has been in the 'Game' for awhile. She is no come lately trying to break in the business; she was brought up in the business. A beautiful talented sista, and I feeel maybe that is where part of daz's problem lies. In a free style Gail would shame daz --she would hurt him . The lady can spit. It seems daz has a problem with anyone who is more talented than himself. So I would say he likes no one; his dog probably even bites his ass..
Not that there is any love lost among peeps who like westcoast tracks. daz at best is a so so artist, spitter and producer. Can't really pull up a 'hit' or a tight cut from him for -----well about ever.
He has shown recently that he does not care what he says about who. From calling Afeni Shakur a 'greedy b---h' to his comments about Tupac and Death Row. We all know that he and Suge Knight have had legal dealings against each other for awhile. THAT IS BUSINESS. You have to seperate yourself from business to carry on in the real world. Everything is not business. And when you make your business , everybody else's business---you got problems.
This attack of daz's on Gail Gotti is just another 'cry out' for attention from daz. If things keep going the way they are, some one will answer his cries for attention; so be careful what you seek daz.
A 'BIG UP' to Kurupt for setting this dude straight. For those who don't know much about Gail Gotti, here is something from the Death Row web site about her.
Check this out and find out who Gail Gotti is. She relates times with Tupac and Death Row, her upbringing and her current projects. And then you will see, maybe daz just has a problem because she is successful. And visit www.gailgotti.com for more of Gail Gotti and support the westcoast artist.
Born in Los Angeles Gail Gotti didn't have a typical childhood. After moving to the Valley at a young age she was introduced to the music industry at the age of 9 via her parents who had started Concord Records. Gail and Slim's group was called 'Cute E Nuff' and went on to release there first single called "Boys Aint Nothin But A Bother". Gail remembers going up to Capital records all the time, doing lots of promotional shows some with "The Boys" another group that was out at the time and doing very well. "I remember having to do autograph signing at mall's, talent shows, our parents kept us in very thing" Gail states about her early days in the industry. While other kids would come home from school and do house choirs Gail would come home and perfect her raps.
"It was a little weird arriving to school in Rolls Royce's and Jaguar's" Gail states about her elementary school "I was one of 5 black girl at that school, the rest of the students were white". Gail grew up in a house that had visitors such as Mr. Magic, Roxanne, Shante', Curtis Blow, Mc Shan and other recording artists. Its not hard to see that Gail was raised to become a artist her self.
At the age of 16 Gail hooked up with Death Row Records in 1995 through her sister Virginya Slim. "Slim was a dancer at the time and Suge was about to shoot a video for a group he had. Slim was dancing for him at the time and you know me I'm just a tag-a-long little sister and would go to rehearsals with her." Gail's sister Virginya Slim went from being a dancer to a full fledged employee at Can Am Studios where Death Row Records artists recorded all their material. "I would skip school and come up to the studio all the time and hang out with 2pac, Snoop, Tha Dogg Pound, and Suge". Gail states remembering back to her high school days at Can Am Studios "We built a relationship over time and I remember Suge always telling me I shouldn't be skipping school and should stay and graduate. I remember walking through the halls of Can Am rapping, and everybody used to laugh at me because I was so young noone took me seriously". At the time Gail didn't take her music very seriously either "At the time I didn't know what I wanted to do, I was just having fun" Gail says. "Suge always treated me and Slim with allot of respect, and he made others treat us with respect as well".
When asked about her influences Gail remember one night back in 1996 "At Snoop's party to celebrate him beating his murder case 2pac sat me down and told me I was very gifted and talented and to not allow men to take advantage of me. He always had very inspirational words for me. He knew me and Slim had a gift for this business, he put Slim on the song "Me and My Girlfriend" and that was the first track she ever appeared on. Tupac always gave me inspirational words on never giving up on my dreams and respecting myself as a woman. Him and Kurupt are two of the main inspirations in my life that made me start taking my music seriously."
After Tupac passed away and Suge Knight was sentenced to prison Gail went back to El Camino Real High School and graduated. From there Gail went to dental school and modeled when she wasn't in school. Later Gail gave birth to her son and became a full time Mom. She was later brought back into music by her sister Virginya Slim who had formed a 3 girl rap group with Gail being the third member called "Triple Threat" which was being produced by LT Hutton.
In 2001 after getting off work at a local vitamin manufacturing company Gail received a unexpected call on her cell phone. The call was from recently released Suge Knight who instructed Gail to come up to the Death Row offices to meet with him. "When I walked in the office Suge was facing the other way and I just ran and jumped on his back, I was so happy to see him" says Gail. Gail and sister Virginya Slim had already formed a group in which Kurupt was totally responsible for and decided to present there material to Suge. The problem was they didn't have a name for themselves but ended up finding one in the most unlikely of places. Gail went on to say "Bounty Al, (R.I.P) Suge's best friend, used to always call me and Slim 'Red Bone' back in the day, so me and Slim looked at each other and said "ReddBone" that's perfect. We had been called that name since 1995 and whenever someone said Red Bone everyone knew they were talking about us."
Gail got her first released verse on a Daz Dillinger album in 2002. " I did the song with Daz and when I heard it was on the album I went to the music store and picked up a copy" Gail says of her first released verse. Gail and Slim went on to appear on the J Wells mixtape. A compilation album that features Kurupt, Young Assassins, and others. Gail's fiancé' Kurupt has a close relationship with Wolf Pac Records, the label the mixtape was released on, and got ReddBone on the song that later appeared on the album. "its great working over there at Wolf Pac, that's family to us" Gail says about her relationship with Wolf Pac.
In spring 2003 Gail released a solo song titled "Gangstress (How I Roll)" on Death Row's Dysfunktional Family Soundtrack. When asked how she came about recording the song Gail said "My song was the last song recorded for the album at the time when I did it the album was done. It was already being shipped off to get pressed up. When I was called to the studio by Simon the song was only supposed to be a outro about 1 minute long because there was no room left, but when I got in there I was like forget that ima do a whole song and if Suge don't like it then he can keep only what he wants. But fortunately it can out to be a hit and ended up taking the place of Mack 10's song. I was in the studio one lonely night in Cali and Kurupt and YA were in Atlanta shooting Roscoe's music video I decided to come back early, so about half way through recording the song Suge, Danny Boy, and others walked in and that helped me finish my session. I'm very proud of how the song turned out. It was all me, I didn't have anyone there to say 'you should say this' or 'try that' . Everything you got on that song is all Gail Gotti. It was fun, I just clowned and had a good time with it, at that time in my life there were allot of people messing with me and I just went in there and had a ball with it."
With the response from her released song came the haters. One of which was former Death Row artist Daz Dillinger who's career has definitely been down hill since leaving the label. Daz stated on a website untrue lies about Gail and her sister and continues to hate on anyone associated with Death Row or Gail's fiancé' Kurupt. When asked about the Daz situation Gail stated "Its one thing when you say something about someone and its true but to just make up lies about a person to just hurt them is just evil. Daz's claims are lies and Daz knows better than that. He has known me too long. Before I was with Kurupt Daz wanted me, even when I'm with Kurupt Daz wants me, maybe he has a problem with rejection and that's why he takes cheap shots at me. Him putting rumors and lies out there about people is childish and it needs to stop. Let Kurupt go, let him do whatever he wants to do, worry about your kids and your music. There's enough money for everyone to make."
The future looks bright for Gail. She has appearances coming on a number of projects including Boo Ya Tribes upcoming album. Gail appears on the song "Zodiac Signs" with Ganxsta Ridd. And also will be appearing on volume 2 of J-Wells mixtape as well as upcoming mixtapes from Dj Kool Kid. Gail continues to record material for Death Row and will be ready whenever Suge is ready to unleash Reddbone to the world. Gail Gotti has started her own company called Night-In-Gail Entertainment in which will be opening a restaurant soon with Kurupt, starting a modeling agency, a film company called Reddbone Films which will release DVDs soon, she is also launching a clothing line titled "GG" (Gangsta Gurl) that will be available online , and getting her official website gailgotti.com open as well. When asked about the model agency Gail said "When I was modeling the market for thick black girls was so thin. When you go to these agencies and don't look a certain way or are a certain color they don't really want to deal with you. Its always been my dream to open up a modeling agency for girls who look like me, which is in between dark and light. There's no market for us 'in between' girls, so I'm going to create it."
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