The DOC on Dick Griffey Saying He's the Single Most Influential Person in Gangsta Rap (Part 5)

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Interview by: Justin Hunte

[@babyboyy207]

DOC lyricism is legendary

[@rahsaanhill5781]

MC Ren was that dude too. The Ruthless villain

[@kingdingaling2469]

1 of the most prolific writers of the late 80’s early 90’s He was Top 5 Prolific Writer in the most influential time of HipHop

[@qg5000]

Props to the DOC. You don't see this type of humility too often.

[@mr.hester5671]

The Grand Finale is straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Cube, Ren, Doc and Eazy murdered it

[@CeddyMackBaybee]

Them boys was spittin' bars on that track! It just got better with each verse and D.O.C. knocked it out the park at the end 🔥🔥🔥

[@mr.hester5671]

@@CeddyMackBaybee facts

[@BeyBrightOfficial]

I love seeing the DOC and I marvel at his transparency and honesty about his rap journey. Although his personal rap career was cut short, the fact that he’s revered by so many people just off of his debut album tells you all you need to know about his greatness! His massive influence and behind the scenes contributions of both lyrics and ideas to West Coast hip hop music is unmatched. He also has the honor of saying he’s Dr. Dre’s first protege. It’s the diggy diddy DOC y’all! 👊🏽💯

[@darylfields]

"No one can do it better" is still one of the rap album from the late 80s

[@kingdingaling2469]

Well if i

[@anthonythomas4485]

The album it's on is called "No one can do it Better"

[@darylfields]

@@anthonythomas4485 I know I was kinda sleepy when typed this

[@lancelesley4153]

We have a Legend in the house!Man thanks for this one much respect.

[@drphot6050]

Much respect to the living legend of The D.O.C.

[@anthonythomas4485]

Mind Blowin' and the title track are my favorite tracks on the album.

[@MrKnjwhite]

I can still remember when the Grand Finale was first played in my hood back then. We tripped so hard off of Eazy. "F the da car i'll do a MFN walkby". Classic!!!!

[@dh_7335]

Classic 💯

[@lethal5flow679]

Speaking of Cube translating stories to wax... ...I remember reading in a magazine waaaay back, one of those Lench Mob guys - in his crew ( I think he's doing Life right now), said he was on a plane with Cube. He started having a conversation about how he'd leave town to sell drugs, and by the time the plane landed, Cube wrote My Summer Vacation... ...if that's accurate, that's a dope story about a REAL dope song..

[@dallastatum6915]

Now that was real, no ego towards his fellow comrade, much respect for the DOC giving Cube his flowers!! Personally I consider those two equals.

[@rizzledizzle9801]

Eazy on the grand finale "fuck a car ill do a muthafuckin walk by" 😂😂😂

[@therealmroneo3874]

The Grand Finale! Brought All the Smoke and to this day is STILL ON FIRE. Don't believe me, go listen to it, NOW. D.O.C. Much props, all we can do is forever wonder......WHAT IF

[@djrobflow]

This man, (or should I say rap god)’s humbleness is on a trillion. Truly one of the greatest to ever do it, and give props to Cube like that is beautiful. He’s absolutely right imho but to hear him say it is amazing. A master complimenting another master is always great. That’s that ENERGY ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@Dena132]

So humble

[@Z3nHolEminD]

The D.O.C. : From Ruthless 2 Death Row ( do we all part )

[@FEWGEE1]

Dick Griffey isn't wrong.

[@ericrowland3246]

I would say most influential gangsta writer. He wrote for Eazy, Dre, and showed Snoop how to write songs.

[@vladtv]

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[@michaelvann3692]

One the best rap songs period.

[@rick6672]

Best track on the album is the Formula

[@vincepreston9304]

You can't duplicate the Grand finale but you can have Easy on some hooks and Honor his legacy as well as the Fans! It would be another huge reunion hit for N.W.A.'s legacy !

[@unctay]

First cassette album i ever bought DOC No On Can Do It Better from J & C House of Records Fresno, CA. Saved up my dollars from cutting grandpas grass and had my mom take me. She almost broke my tape after i played Grand Finale. DOC really didnt cuss that much on his album but that Grand Finale lololol

[@eliasj8402]

People forget Mc Ren like he didnt write some of the best shit as well. “Nobody move” is a classic storytelling song

[@TheStreetFoolosopherMr187]

MC Ren hates the spotlight for some reason

[@ladybuginc.4189]

I absolutely ❤️ his voice!!

[@apprentessjgooden2263]

The Doc - The Formula, video, is one of coldest rap videos ever made, beginning to end, that was right before.......

[@theshape7058]

The Grand Finale is the reason Three 6 Mafia started doing posse songs at the end of their albums

[@IzItDre]

My brain initially saw Dick Gregory and was like "Hunnhhh?!"

[@bigtone48]

The DOC was COLD. Like he said CUBE was not to be fucked with on the mic in those days.

[@gabestattic2159]

I remmeber his first interview with Vlad and I must say his voice really did not change a bit...Im saying this my whole life...life is just not fair!

[@benjaminmarquez1994]

Dick said that on Welcome to Deathrow documentary . It’s on KZbin for those who are interested

[@thelastrealone943]

TheDOC was a hiphop legend one of the top rappers before his accident….Rap God

[@rahsaanhill5781]

NO ONE CAN SO IT BETTER

[@NattyTurnaOfficial]

Cube caught a body on that record!

[@tonyoliver5537]

The D.O.C. didn't rap about selling dope, killing people are shooting them in his album.

[@thebomb5629]

Lol go listen to 100 Miles & Runnin towards the outro you'll hear that DOC's voice stand out shouting "run, run run".

[@tonysnow2224]

More proof that the south created most of that old hip hop..hell dj premier from Houston and he created the east coast sound back in the day.

[@DariusJeffries-lm2vw]

Like cube said on stage at the rock n roll hall of fame That i quote : i like 2 thank doc and he's a member of nwa 2

[@NOCDIB]

Beard game on 9000

[@steven1811]

With the new AI, it would be dope to see DOC use his original voice and make some music.

[@egopower2264]

YEAH AFTER EAZY'S DEATH AND ICE T'S CAREER TRANSITION , ICE CUBE WAS THE FACE OF WESTCOAST RAP AND SCARFACE WAS THE VOICE OF THE SOUTH💪🏿👌🏿✊🏿👊🏾😎🔥🏆💯💥🏅✌🏾👍🏾💥

[@L311S]

Doc👏🏿

[@lavellsmith8613]

🔥🔥🔥

[@deadlystylzcal2913]

Agreed DOC! Everyone tries to say 2Pac was the true reprentative of gangster/west coast rap. Nope. In fact they both had 2 different styles basically. But in my opinion I don’t see how so many can’t see Ice Cube as the all-time best West Coast rapper. But to each his own. 2Pac was great, but not the greatest.

[@ThaMizphit74]

Mr. Griffey's quote came from the excellent documentary 'Welcome To Death Row'. Rest in Power, sir!

[@Kevodah]

My dude.

[@Bighomey103]

Tony Yayo must have been smoking Yayo when he said Biggie is a better rhymer teller than Ice Cube!

[@westyraviz]

How do he and James Harden eat pasta?

[@thinkforward8752]

Grand Finale was hard💪 And D.O.C. finished that cut in true emcee fashion; the best verse 🎤👌 Cube was a better & more well-rounded emcee overall, but D.O.C. got with'em on that cut, lol👍 Everybody delivered, tho 🎙🙌 I vividly remember thinking back then that Cube sounded like he was about to leave 🤔 His verse lacked the same energy & gusto ⚡️ he'd had on the NWA records (Fuck The Police, Straight Outta Compton, etc), where he was nothing short of ferocious 💯💪😤 He sorta had a weird, even mono-tone on Grand Finale...I could perceive that something was afoot.

[@williamshoven]

I disagree he sounded angry and fed-up and way back then the homies and i enjoyed his i don't give a fuck delivery..

[@thinkforward8752]

@williamshoven 1) What exactly are you disagreeing with? 2) He sounded angry and fed up...what brought about the possibility of him feeling this way, in your opinion)?

[@williamshoven]

@@thinkforward8752 I disagree that DOC is the best rapper, there's 3 off the top that in my opinion are better than the DOC. I like the DOC my favorite is the Formula. Ice Cube was angry and fed up about the contracts, they wanted him to sign and he knew he was on his way out of the group. Hence why he says Ice Cube is the shit on the Grand Finale. The homies and i after hearing that track said Ice Cube sounds pissed off and sure enough he was pissed.

[@momof6boys336]

Ice cube new had he mention the DOC‘s name that lyrically the DOC would’ve definitely gave him a run for his money or been the reason that everybody versus was so hard cube would’ve had to come harder

[@MrSirdex1]

We can get another N.W.A album nowadays, and we will, AI

[@TheEastside661]

I agree with D.O.C., without Eazy-E, the other variants of N.W.A. that have appeared on record after E’s death are nugatory. There’s just too much of a void without Eazy-E being here, N.W.A. feels hopelessly flawed.

[@bryantwilliams3475]

Nah bro, they did The Last Song with Above The Law in 1990

[@dantemackey7471]

You beat me to it!.... One of my favorite albums from Above The Law... I kind of like it better than the Grand Finale

[@dantemackey7471]

But I think they meant as the whole collective effort from everybody... As in the NWA posse

[@bryantwilliams3475]

@@dantemackey7471 lol, yezzir!

[@Wehaveshortshorts]

He is a cool dude … funny as hell Met him at shamrock in Lancaster ages ago I was like 6-7 yrs old N met em again in the late 80 my parents had a black 84 Buick ol national K104 had a license plates contest if they called ya plates u call in tell em what car it is … win like money .. we won it like 5 times back to back Doc was there got a autograph n picture with him tom Joyner n John Wiley price 😂😂

[@sirleroyale4412]

💯

[@demetriharlan5887]

Can you imagine if he didn't get into another accident.

[@jbg5173]

Y not use his son main !! Lil Eazy E!??… NWA FTP ✌🏽frm El Paso Screwed Up TEXAS!!.. 🤠

[@westdino5]

D.O.C. wrote most of Doggystyle, thats why Snoop been average ever since

[@rahsaanhill5781]

Wow. I might to agree with that.

[@TosereOjeme]

FALSE!!! He never ever wrote for Snoop. He taught Snoop how to write and create concepts for Songs. Nothing in Snoop’s style of rap has changed since the Chronic. Nothing sounded like Snoop before him that was why he did so well in the beginning.

[@TosereOjeme]

@@rahsaanhill5781it’s a lie

[@westdino5]

@@TosereOjeme Snoop been subpar since Doggystyle, lol @ taught how to write, but ok

[@TosereOjeme]

@@westdino5 Snoop being subpar to you is your own foolish opinion. He has 9 platinum albums but a bum like you think you can critique his artistry. OKAY 🤡 yes he taught Snoop how to write songs, because all Snoop could do was freestyle. He taught Snoop how to structure his raps, how to break them into bars and hooks. That is what i mean about “write”. If Snoop did not write his Songs, Suge Knight would have exposed Snoop a long time ago like he exposed Dre for taking credit from Daz. Suge has been very critical of Snoop for years but what you will never hear him say is DOC wrote for Snoop. So that’s how I know you’re a flat azzz liar only here to hate..

[@phlickster]

Well, it can be done via production mastery from unreleased Eazy E tracks. Interesting. What would a "gangsta rap" track sound like in 2023 by 50 year old multi millionaires? ❤

[@strauqq1]

Mofo DOC man!!

[@PJ-777]

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