Madd Dogg nickname(s):
Madd Dogg
Where was Madd Dogg born?
Idlewood, Los Santos
Madd Dogg body shape:
Athletic
What color are Madd Dogg's eyes?
Black
What color is Madd Dogg's hair?
Black
Is Madd Dogg gay or straight?
Straight
What is Madd Dogg's ethnicity?
Black
What is Madd Dogg nationality?
American
What is Madd Dogg's occupation?
Rapper
Madd Dogg claim to fame:
GTA San Andreas
Short Biography
Early CareerMadd Dogg was born and raised in Idlewood, Los Santos, and grew up in the crime-ridden Crystal Gardens housing project. Madd Dogg started rapping at a young age and got his big break when he performed at the Los Santos Forum in 1988. Jimmy Silverman witnessed the performance and signed Madd Dogg to Blastin' Fools Records. Alan Crawford, Madd Dogg's childhood friend became his manager and they both began working on his debut album.BreakthroughForgotten Legends explains that Madd Dogg first gained extreme popularity as a rapper, without any full albums, in the late 1980s. He quickly earned enough money to buy his mansion, pictured on his first two albums. In 1990, he released his debut album Hustlin' Like Gangstaz (parody of Above The Law's Livin Like Hustlers, produced by Dr. Dre and featured on Radio Los Santos) and Still Madd (parody of Ice-T's OG: Original Gangster, complete with a song "2:30 in the Afternoon" to parody "6 in the Morning").During 1990, he also began a relationship with Rochell'le, a bubbly, innocent female singer and label-mate on Jimmy Silverman's Blastin' Fools Records. A rumor exists that he was her ghostwriter for some of the more rap-oriented songs she released.Mainstream Status and DownfallIn 1991, he released 24 Carat Dogg and also a hit song 'A Dogg's b*tch', a duet with his girlfriend Rochell'le. It appeared on her album Leg$.At the beginning of GTA: San Andreas, Madd Dogg is still extremely popular, even having merchandise such as a clothing label Madd Tagg (The player can buy a Madd Tagg shirt for $30 at Victim.). Russell Simmons was the first person in hip-hop to have his own clothing line in 1992, called Phat Farm.Madd Dogg begins to sink into depression after his rhyme book went missing and his manager was killed (all of which were done by Carl Johnson, ironically his future manager, in attempts to jump-start rival OG Loc's music career). Outside of these attacks, he also struggled with "alcoholism and egomania" (as told by Lianne Forget), drug abuse, missing a Las Venturas concert, massive financial debt, as well as breakups with Rochell'le and his rap group "Doggy Boyz".Comeback and RetirementLater that year, he was forced to give his mansion to a Vagos drug lord, and was supposed to give a concert in Las Venturas before he went missing. When Carl Johnson discovers him, he had a room at the Royale Casino, and after he had gotten drunk and gambled away his fortune, threatens suicide before CJ saved him and sent him to rehab. Madd Dogg then hires CJ as his new manager, unaware that CJ ruined his career in the first place and rescued him out of guilt.As his manager, CJ begins by taking back his mansion and directing Madd Dogg to record a new album. He also takes back the original rhyme book from OG Loc. At the end of the game, possibly in early 1993, Forty Dogg is released and quickly achieves gold record status.In 1994, he released "the less-than-stellar" N.L.A.D.B. (Never Leave a Dog Behind), which would become his last album and direct him to retire. Since his retirement, he has focused more on ghostwriting and producing for other artists. As of 1998 and 2003, his albums Still Madd and Forty Dogg were digitally remastered.