Domino

[awol22222]

He was Genuine Draft on the first Bangin' on Wax album.

[2euce 7even]

Domino was in the Evil Mind Gangstas with Big Syke

that was another domino, not that "gheto jam" one.

[KC-HOODSTA]

Domino was in the Evil Mind Gangstas with Big Syke

that was another domino, not that "gheto jam" one.

[Cavvy]

found this
It is 2012 and I'm wondering why Domino did not blow up like other LA Rappers.

Lets look at how Shawn Antoine Ivy started out as a Rapper and Singer. From RV's research, it has been discovered that two rival LA Gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, did the unthinkable by collaborating on a music project in 1993. The album titled 'Banging on Wax' featured members from the two notorious gangs and it was produced by Ron 'Ronnie Ron' Philips and rapper Tweedy Bird LOC. Though the album was recorded in two weeks, it turned out to be an underground hit with over 400,000 copies sold. Domino was one of the rappers on the album [ Domino performed under the stage name, Genuine Draft, on the LP ] alongside gang members like Sin Loc, Blue Ragg, Red Rag and Lil' Stretch. Domino's track was the first song on 'Banging On Wax' and he caught the ears of Hip-Hop afficionados with his style. The St Louis, Missouri, born artist could rap and sing at the same time. This unique ability set him apart from his contemporaries.

In December 1993, Domino came out with his debut album 'Domino'{ Outburst/Def Jam Records } and the world celebrated the birth of a new rapper. The album had a jazzy feel with thudding beats that brought the dance halls down. Listening to tracks like 'Ghetto Jam' and 'Long Beach Thang' makes you feel that the music is actually being recorded live in your listening space. Domino's songs also had good videos with beautiful ladies that made good eye candy. Have you seen the videos of 'Sweet Potato Pie' and 'Physical Funk'? You're bound to appreciate the fact that men cannot do without women. All the songs on Domino's first album were good and Gilliam [ The composer of most of the songs ] deserves some praise. Domino followed up with other albums 'Physical Funk' [ 1996, Outburst/Def Jam ]and D-freaked it [ 2001/Slipdisc ]. These two albums were not as successful as his first release and Domino gradually faded out of the music scene.

The reason given for Domino's musical demise is that West Coast Rap music fans felt that he stole Snoop Dogg's style. Snoop Dogg was just blossoming when Domino released his first album. This led to Domino's initial followers abandoning him for Snoop Dogg who was being promoted by Dr Dre and Death Row Records. The questions that comes to mind is this: Did Domino really steal Snoop Dogg's style? Or is he a victim of the politics and power play in the American Music industry? Having listened to Domino's songs, I don't think he sounds like Snoop Dogg. Afterall, every genre of music has more than five artists recording at the same time. To me, Snoop was more gangster than Domino. Domino's songs were mainly about having a good time, appreciating women and hanging with the guys in the hood. Snoop on the other hand glorified the gangster lifestyle on his early albums. Domino could have been pushed out of the scene due to the fact that powerful commercial interests on the West Coast Rap Scene might have perceived him as a threat to Snoop's rise in the Long Beach area. The fact that Snoop Dogg and Domino are both members of the Crips gang has not shaken this theory. So what really led to Domino's fall from grace to grass? This is the million dollar question that RV wants to answer as time goes on. No one can dispute the fact that Domino is a rapper that knows his onions. Maybe when he comes out with a new album, we'll get to know the truth behind his absence from the scene for so long.

[Cavvy]

dubcnn.com: So you wanna tell the story about Kurupt and Snoop again how they hooked up back in the day?

Domino: Yea I used to have a group called perfection and basically we was the muthafuckaz out the beach that kinda floated throughout all the showcases and management thats poppin shit now. We had umm this particular asscount showcase which was located at the rocks theatre anyway after the shit is
over we outside chillin and muthafucka walked up to me talkin bout he wanna freestyle.
He wanna battle me I aint no battler I can let you know, I dont do that shit but when it comes to paper im the tightest muthafucka in the town with the pen.
So my nigga snoop was the hottest muthafucka that I had ever knew.
So I let the dogg loose he started gettin on his ass real early like right at the dribble but Kurupt came and spit some shit that shut the crowd down.
You gotto let that be known man this shit was like big! Two muthafuckaz in their caliber. They went on for like 12 rounds. The crowd was like it's a draw and thats the first time I ever heared the crowd was like its a draw because theres always a winner and a looser in the streets. But they said this shit was a draw and thats the begining to that Kurupt and Snoop shit hottest muthafuckaz
on the west.

dubcnn.com: So that was back in 89 right?

Domino: Yea that was like 89.

dubcnn.com: Did Snoop contact you two years ago about possibly hookin up?

Domino: yea snoop left me a message him and Cat (Dj Battlecat) talkin about lets do this shit how we was doin it back in 87 and umm shit I called em but that nigga was busy or we woulda chopped it up, I was tryna get put the spot cuz we were suppose to slow that shit up with that reinventing the game, that shit went on for so many weeks you know the boy got shit he had to do gotto respect the game.
He got things and I got things so I didnt cross paths with him.