BREAKING: CEO Of IV Life Records Del Dog Killed in South LA Shooting

[Rud]

full report: http://www.dubcnn.com/2015/07/09/ceo-of-iv-life-records-del-dog-killed-in-south-la-shooting/



We have some sad news today, it's been reported that Mafia IV Life President & CEO, Dell ‘Dog' Rowels, pictured on the left - whose label in 2002-2006 made regular appearances on DubCNN - is reported as having been fatally gunned down in LA.

The only details so far are via CBS Local LA and state that the 50-year-old man was shot by an as yet unidentified person during an argument on a South Los Angeles street.

"JUST BEFORE 11:30 P.M. ON WEDNESDAY, OFFICERS WERE SENT TO THE AREA OF BROADWAY AND WEST CENTURY BOULEVARD FOR REPORTS OF A SHOOTING. UPON THEIR ARRIVAL, OFFICERS LOCATED A MAN SUFFERING FROM AN APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUND. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE VICTIM'S IDENTITY IS BEING WITHHELD PENDING FAMILY NOTIFICATION. ‘THE SUSPECT WAS ARGUING WITH ANOTHER MAN AND DURING THE ARGUMENT HE SHOT THE SECOND MAN WITH A RIFLE,' SAID LT. DAVID ROSENTHAL. ‘THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE AT CLOSE QUARTERS AND THE SUSPECT FLED THE SCENE.' IT REMAINS UNCLEAR WHAT THE TWO MEN WERE ARGUING OVER AT THE TIME OF THE SHOOTING, ROSENTHAL ADDED."

We've received word in recent hours that the unidentified man in this article is the Mafia IV Life President & CEO, Del Dog who's label in the early 2000's was pioneering street music and mixtapes with artists including Too Cool, Young Buc, Tray Deee (from The Eastsidaz), J-Dog, Crisstyle, Jewell (Formerly of Death Row Records) with former Comptons Most Wanted member, DJ Slip behind the boards.

We conducted the first label interview in November 2002 [read here], In June 2003 they featured in this On The Come Up article, and we also spoke to Crisstyle about his music. While his album never official dropped a single with Ice Cube - laced by Slip - did leak (listen below).

Crisstyle Frozen (2003) (Feat. Ice Cube ) (Produced by DJ Slip) (Unreleased)



The last time we covered Mafia IV Life President & CEO, Del Dog he was working on a Documentary with Shaquille O'Neal that was to feature behind the scene details and interviews with IV Life Records, one rare DVD documentary clip of Del Dog did emerge in 2009, the first minute of "Street Apostle" - watch it below.



We did outline in 2004 a IV Life Records discography which remains incomplete but you can see some of the legacy of that here.

Our thoughts at this time go to Del Dog's family and friends - RIP Del Dog from the DubCNN family.

[Hack Wilson - real]

I guess someone placed the call to Too Cool...

[LONDON!!]

rip

[mrtonguetwista]

R.I.P. Del

[Don Seer]

RIP


yeah we had a good connection via Scott & DJ Slip back then, with him I did their forum layout in IV Lifes colours, blue and gold.
its a shame they never took off, but looking back now it was just around the time the whole music industry, let alone the rap industry was starting to decline.
once the forum is moved i'll try find the colour scheme and get one up as an optional tribute template

[doggfather]

Rip

[Sccit]

RIP

[Hack Wilson - real]

so this is the guy Shaq hired to kidnap that guy who was blackmailing him?



RIP either way

[Bandida]

You would think that at some point in between street cred and legal money, you would acquire the elements necessary to retire from the hood life and comfortably and quietly enjoy the fruits of your labour....
Apparently this is not so...
From the cradle to the grave....
R.I.P.

[Don Seer]

so this is the guy Shaq hired to kidnap that guy who was blackmailing him?

yup..

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/16/local/la-me-shaq-investigation-20110616


del was also widely rumoured to have kidnapped Mack 10 and stuff him in the trunk of a car and held him for ransom
http://www.streetgangs.com/billboard/viewtopic.php?f=187&t=1223

[Will_B]

I guess someone placed the call to Too Cool...

King T?

[b.laden]

RIP . Is Too cool his nephew ?

[Gameforreal]

Rip

Didnt richie Rich use to be signed there ?

[Don Seer]

Didnt richie Rich use to be signed there ?

looked it up different label, that was "strapped 4 life records" not "iv life records"

[OriginalVersion]

R.I.P. Del-Dog