Deric Angelettie

Deric Michael Angelettie (born July 31, 1968), also known by his stage names D-Dot, Papa Dot, and the Madd Rapper, is an American record producer.

[4] While attending Howard University in the late 1980s, Angelettie and Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence formed the hip hop duo Two Kings in A Cipher, and signed with RCA Records to release their debut album, From Pyramids to Projects (1991).

He joined Bad Boy Records' production team The Hitmen by 1995, after which he was credited on releases for artists including the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and Mary J. Blige, among others.

During his time at Howard University from 1986 to 1989,[7] Angelettie and colleague Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence formed the conscious hip hop duo, Two Kings in a Cipher, in 1988.

Angelettie began his work with Bad Boy Records in 1993 as an intern, and within five years, was named the unofficial captain of the label's in-house production team, the Hitmen.

His debut studio album, Tell 'Em Why U Madd, was released by Angelettie's label, Crazy Cat Catalogue[5] in a joint venture with Columbia Records in 1999; it contained guest appearances from 50 Cent and West.

Angelettie later appeared on MTVʼs reality show Making the Band 1 & 2,[13] co-hosted Hip-Hop Hold 'Em [6] on UPN,[18] and served as a consultant for the 2009 film Notorious[19] by Fox Broadcasting Company and Searchlight Pictures.