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Nottz
Person · male · United States · Norfolk · born 1977 · recording since 2005
American hip-hop producer
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Also known as D. Lamb · Dominick J. Lamb · Dominick Lamb · Nottz · Nottz Raw · 诺茨
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 11◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Nottz Presents DMP - The Mixtape
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography415 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1363263185
Biography
Dominick J. Lamb (born February 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Nottz (or Nottz Raw), is an American hip-hop producer and rapper from Norfolk, Virginia.
Life and career
Some of Nottz's earliest production work was on the Rawkus Records compilation Lyricist Lounge, Volume One, in 1998. From there he landed three tracks on Busta Rhymes' Extinction level Event LP, after Rhymes stumbled across one of his beat tapes.
Like many other hip-hop producers to emerge before the 2000s, Nottz samples from old (primarily soul) records and film soundtracks to reconstruct new beats. West Coast hip-hop icon, Dr. Dre, has named Nottz as one of his favorite producers, and has selected him as one of the few guest producers on his much delayed, yet anticipated Detox album that never was released.
Nottz assisted in the production of the singer Bilal's second album, Love for Sale.
Nottz has a group called D.M.P., which stands for "Durte Muzik Prahdukshun". They released an EP in 2004, a full-length album on Koch Records, titled Nottz Presents D.M.P., in 2005 and an album titled God Made Durt in 2013, under Raw Koncept.
In 2010, Nottz released his first solo album, You Need This Music
You Need This MusicSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Intro2:052Fair Warning3:293Blast That3:494Shine So Brite2:515You Need This Music3:576I Do It for Yawl4:127How Long Will It Last?4:118A Dream Come True6:339I Still Love You2:3510Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor)3:4811No Money Down4:0612Never Caught Slippin'4:3313The Cycle3:4714Right Here5:37, under Raw Koncept. The album features Nottz as an MC, as well as a producer. Nottz also worked with rapper Asher Roth on the collaborative Rawth EP, released as a free download, on December 27, 2010, under Raw Koncept and School Boy.
In 2011, Nottz worked with The Game on his fourth album The R.E.D. Album, after having three of his beats on The Game's two previous albums Doctor's Advocate and LAX. On June 15, 2012, Nottz and Kardinal Offishall released the collaborative mixtape A.M.T.R.I.M., which was offered as a free download.
In 2013, Blu and Nottz Raw released their collaborative EP, Gods in the Spirit
Gods in the SpiritSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Boyz II Men3:512Creme of the Crop3:383Crooks in Castles4:154End of the World3:575God Shit4:596End of the World (remix)3:10. That same year, Nottz worked with Kanye West to produce Pusha T's Nosetalgia, which features fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar.
On August 9, 2014, 9th Wonder announced that Nottz became a part of The Soul Council production team. A longtime admirer of his production work, 9th Wonder has spoken very highly of Nottz in the past. In 2010, he referred to Nottz as "the best beat maker on Earth right now" and claiming him as "the best producer in the game".
Studio and collaborative albums
You Need This Music (2010, Raw Koncept/Traffic)
Home Sweet Home (with Rapper Big Pooh, 2015, Mello Music Group)
Uno (with Umse, 2020)
Afrika (with Blu, 2023, Nature Sounds)
Sounds of Meadowbrook (2023)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (19 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
Nottz Presents DMP - The Mixtape
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:05:24
1Call The Ambulance4:032Bang Ya Hammerz3:403Born & Raised In The Ghetto3:574Durte Muzik3:285Freestyle3:176Mr. Smif-N-Wessun Man4:057So High3:398How Ya Wannit?3:339OHH!!!4:0110Get Live4:0911Cold3:4312Yeah, Yea, Yea4:1113My South Game4:0114Bang Dis3:4715Hear Me Knockin'3:4516Pop Em'3:5017Don't Wanna Give That Up4:152010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:33
1Intro2:052Fair Warning3:293Blast That3:494Shine So Brite2:515You Need This Music3:576I Do It for Yawl4:127How Long Will It Last?4:118A Dream Come True6:339I Still Love You2:3510Dontcha Wanna Be (My Neighbor)3:4811No Money Down4:0612Never Caught Slippin'4:3313The Cycle3:4714Right Here5:372015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 3:24
1Intro2Welcome Home3Preach4Jesus5300Z6Homemade (interlude)7Alone8Memory3:249Prom Season10Home Sweet Home (interlude)11I Don't Know12Fries13El Fin2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:13
1Some People4:002Masterpiece3:373Treat You Right3:164I’m Good3:305Marina3:496Get It3:277Vs4:038Wants3:009414 Words2:4910The Achievement7:42Gods in the Spirit, Titans in the Flesh
2018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:40
1Atlantis3:162Boyz II Men3:493Creme of the Crop3:474Crooks in Castles4:185To the East4:026Giant Steps4:537The Man3:578The Truth2:409End of the World4:0210Heaven on Earth3:5511God Shit4:5612Yesterday3:3213Boyz II Men (Diamond D remix)3:2414End of the World (remix)3:092018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:40
1Genesis (intro)0:472The Devil's in the White House3:583Bad Mood3:334Sunday Morning2:525W-HELL 66.6FM (interlude)0:546Belt Off (remix)3:127When All Else Fail3:498Pretty Little Liar4:479Yellow Lights (Aubrey DeGrey)4:3910Revelations (outro)1:092018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:15
1Trouble! (skit)0:592Black Spiders3:213Blind Folds4:194They Wanna Know3:435Spilled Milk4:266Sauce 4 da Floss3:497Highly Rated3:078Black Suns4:159That’s Him! (skit)2:0310Waitin’3:4611Pair of Dice4:5112Indicisiveness (skit)1:1313Hornets4:232020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:14
1Guck Ma Einer An3:152Tim Taylor4:153Woher Und Wohin3:124Alles Reduziert3:38520203:036Klick Klack2:587Ansonsten Alles Gut3:108Perfekter Zeitpunkt3:109Schornstein3:5610Resümee4:372023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:20
1Intro0:332B4:463L4:104A4:145C3:556K4:207T5:288A4:529R4:022023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 59:17
1WELCOME TO MEADOWBROOK WOODS3:102THE ROSCOE'S2:513MRS BUTTS crib2:514CEDARWOOD CT3:225MYERS RD3:496THE HART'S CRIB2:427ORANGEWOOD AVE2:498BRANCH RD2:519CP's CRIB2:0110BONNOT DR2:5011ARBOR AVE2:5912THE GARDENER's2:5713W. TANNERS CREEK RD.3:1214E. TANNERS CREEK RD.3:0515THE MAYO's2:3416LONGDALE DR3:0117ROSEMONT MIDDLE3:2518THE MAPP's2:5119SILVERWOOD CT.2:4220THE LAMB's3:152023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 3:35
1Kuwakaribisha (Welcome)2Jina Langu (My Name)3Mungu (God)4Matunda Marufuku (Forbidden Fruit)5Mama (Mother)6Marcus Garvey3:357My Nigga8Rangi (Colors)9Mungu (God) (remix)10Baba (Father)— · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 31:44
1Appendectomy3:162Doctor Latimer2:463B.I.E.5:004Hope & Belief4:045Billie L&H3:286Walter White3:277Jeff Long4:058BoomBlack Birds1:519WB&S3:47
EP · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | In My MindSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 27:181In My Mind3:16 2Blast That!3:54 3What Would I Do3:58 4Enforce the Law2:45 5The 1ne3:04 6You Need This Music3:18 7Turn It Up3:04 8Cars3:59 | 5 June 2012 | ||
| 2013 | Gods in the SpiritSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 23:501Boyz II Men3:51 2Creme of the Crop3:38 3Crooks in Castles4:15 4End of the World3:57 5God Shit4:59 6End of the World (remix)3:10 | 22 October 2013 | ||
| 2015 | Titans in the FleshSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 22:101The Truth2:40 2Heaven on Earth3:56 3Giant Steps4:54 4The Man3:56 5Atlantis3:17 6Atlantis (J57 remix)3:27 | 15 July 2015 | ||
| 2018 | The Prelude To HellSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 13:531Damnation (Intro)0:39 2For The Kids3:57 3Uhhnhh2:44 4Would You Luh Me3:07 5Belt Off3:26 | 12 October 2018 | ||
| 2021 | The NarrativeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 20:271Stay Down2:46 2Freedom3:10 3Roll Up2:37 4Reign3:39 5One3:37 6Dark Souls4:38 | 20 August 2021 |
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 2020 | Tim TaylorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:151Tim Taylor4:15 | 6 March 2020 | ||
| 2020 | Alles reduziertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:381Alles reduziert3:38 | 27 March 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Nottz head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 19 | 86.7th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMP(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nottz_Raw_Beatmaker.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6bb7c5ce-be26-4936-bb81-00cb2f223105discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6bb7c5ce-be26-4936-bb81-00cb2f223105core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3110109genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3110109seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottzbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottz
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: Hollandassiz · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3110109 · MusicBrainz: 6bb7c5ce-be26-4936-bb81-00cb2f223105
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