Kurupt and Daz Dillinger were paired up on Dr. Dre's suggestion after he heard their chemistry in the studio, and became one of the first acts signed to Death Row Records in 1992. Their 1995 debut Dogg Food opened at No. 1 and went double platinum, with "Let's Play House" cracking the Hot 100 Top 50 — deep, menacing G-funk that helped define Death Row's mid-'90s dominance alongside features across 2Pac and Snoop Dogg's biggest records. The group split from 2002–2005 before reuniting.