The D.O.C.'s rap career didn't end after the accident. He went to Atlanta where he had taken some stolen tracks meant for Dre and Cubes "Helter Skelter" rekkid and released them on his own with additional songs. After that he returned to Dallas, started a label (Silver Back Records, I think) and released a rekkid called Deuce, with a bunch of local DFW proteges on it, like Six2.

this news sits well with me, especially the part about a new Dre album.

Few people realize it, but Eazy E was discovered by Kim Buie, the same Island Records A&R rep who put together "The Sound of Deep Ellum" compilation album of Dallas bands twenty-two years ago.

At right around this same time, Kim found Eazy E and NWA playing at their weekly gig at a Compton, California roller rink. For months she stayed in daily contact with Eric and tutored him on the inner workings of the business. She also gave Dr Dre his very first remix job, the Decadent Dub Team song "Six Gun" from the "SoDE" compilation. It ended up on the soundtrack to the movie "Colors". KNON in Dallas was literally the first station anywhere to play "Boyz N' Tha Hood" on the radio. This is where Tray Curry (aka The DOC), first heard their music.

Ice Cube, who was the main lyricist for NWA and Eazy E, was torn between going to college or being a rap artist. He decided to go to school and things were put on hold for NWA for a few months. When their records started to blow up, he reconsidered and rejoined the group. During this short downtime, the potential value of Ruthless brand increased considerably.

When Eric first started Ruthless Records, Kim brought Island Records owner Chris Blackwell to the roller rink to see NWA. He made them an offer for a distribution deal for NWA, CIA (Ice Cube's first group), JJ Fad, and Eazy, but the guys decided to turn it down and ended up signing with Priority Records instead. If Blackwell had managed to land NWA, they would have been the third-largest selling artist on the Island roster, behind U2 and the Bob Marley catalog.

Buie also wanted to sign Edie Brickell, too. Chris Blackwell passed on the New Bohemians, so Kim forwarded their music to Teresa Ensenant, who then signed them to Geffen Records. (Blackwell sold Island Records a few years later.)

After signing the Buck Pets to Island, Kim co-produced an album for Etta James. She then moved to Capitol Records and signed Spearhead, and also worked with Mazzy Star and Butthole Surfers. Kim is now an exec at the Lost Highway label in Nashville.

Eazy E, bless his heart, was the first person I ever met who had his own cell phone.

No One Can Do It Better Is One of the most important hiphop cd's ever concocted. The firs time I heard that cd and DOC took a break in the middle of a song to take a piss and started back rapping that shit sent chills down my spine. I bought that album on casstte about 3 times and dont regret it. So many people sample DOCs voice like at basket ball games when they say YALL READY FOR THIS. and YEAHHHH

DOC is a living institution and he's from the dubb