{"artistName":"Ed O.G. \u0026 Da Bulldogs","artistId":9991,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/009/0097c525f8444a99f13a65dc9496642e_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/009/0097c525f8444a99f13a65dc9496642e_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/009/0097c525f8444a99f13a65dc9496642e_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/009/0097c525f8444a99f13a65dc9496642e_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/009/0097c525f8444a99f13a65dc9496642e_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eDa Bulldogs, formerly united as Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs, is a hip-hop group from Boston, Massachusetts. Its members have included T-Nyne, Game (formerly Smooth Ice Gee), DJ Cruz, Black, Bulletproof Brett, Mr. Muff, Slim Dog, Shawn Booker, Lorenzo, Bruzer, Mo, Tyrone, Money 1, K. Diamond, Dream Nefra, and Joe. Most of these performers are referenced on the song \"Feel Like A Nut\" on the album \"Life of a Kid in the Ghetto.\" T-Nyne and DJ Cruz were originally from the group Fresh to Impress / FTI Crew (DJ Cruz, Jizzy Blow, Slick Rick, and Spoonie T), which merged with Ed O.G. to form Ed O.G. and Da Bulldogs.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEd O.G and Da Bulldogs was signed to Mercury Records until 1993 whereupon the members pursued separate music careers. Da Bulldogs is important as one of a small number of currently active Boston Golden age hip hop groups that contain old school members, and have had national and international distribution and touring.[citation needed]\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDa Bulldogs released a 12\" single in February 2001 called \"Bounce It/Livin' It Up\" and this was followed by a CD in 2003 called \"Almost Famous\". The single was distributed by Landspeed Records during their bankruptcy phase but went into second round domestic and overseas distribution. \"Almost Famous\" was distributed on Da Bulldogs' independent hip-hop label Needlepoint Entertainment, and featured T-Nyne, Game, Bulletproof Brett, and Edo G. The promotional 12\" single Livin' It Up was distributed sidestage at a Ja Rule performance before his release of the same name and was performed live by Bell Biv Devoe. It was played on Jam'n 94.5 WJMN (FM) by G Spin.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Ed+O+G+Da+Bulldogs","playStationPath":"/stations/105020642/play","stationId":105020642,"bioPath":"/music/Ed+O+G+Da+Bulldogs/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Ill+Al+Skratch","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/734/73495c7bf46acca468e6fb51b44b21be_md.jpg","artistName":"Ill Al Skratch","artistId":10017,"station_id":117038435},{"musicPath":"/music/9th+Wonder+Buckshot","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aff/aff7b3a15f5ea77374bdd1b966868aac_md.jpg","artistName":"9th Wonder \u0026 Buckshot","artistId":106741,"station_id":282139826},{"musicPath":"/music/YZ","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/598/598bbdf47499183be39d2ba4074908a9_md.jpg","artistName":"YZ","artistId":2679,"station_id":113701594},{"musicPath":"/music/K+Solo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2cc/2cc37518eb8f581e01432b8b13d9b032_md.jpg","artistName":"K-Solo","artistId":9996,"station_id":115666101},{"musicPath":"/music/KRS+One+Marley+Marl","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/59d/59daecd29eb9680b5ef167ab018158a9_md.jpg","artistName":"KRS-One \u0026 Marley Marl","artistId":106953,"station_id":281862215},{"musicPath":"/music/Three+Times+Dope","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/69f/69febdca0527bf87e83edde2da1d0de1_md.jpg","artistName":"Three Times Dope","artistId":2680,"station_id":113290286},{"musicPath":"/music/Finsta+Bundy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1b3/1b3cf9b1409e355e4905c9c3867ee692_md.jpg","artistName":"Finsta Bundy","artistId":448318,"station_id":401104148},{"musicPath":"/music/KRS+One+Buckshot","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0a2/0a2e9e5fd7f061217bb3ebbb1bdd7b45_md.jpg","artistName":"KRS-One \u0026 Buckshot","artistId":44232,"station_id":191539225},{"musicPath":"/music/Nygz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8fb/8fbb3d49626f60ed92720e9b1637ac05_md.jpg","artistName":"Nygz","artistId":129362,"station_id":284994252},{"musicPath":"/music/Kurious","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/186/186f2efd8525011f61171a73c92ab05e_md.jpg","artistName":"Kurious","artistId":10020,"station_id":116176539},{"musicPath":"/music/Lord+Finesse+DJ+Mike+Smooth","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7e3/7e3a02986050932f0b1006680a445278_md.jpg","artistName":"Lord Finesse \u0026 DJ Mike Smooth","artistId":108013,"station_id":281862755},{"musicPath":"/music/Prince+Ali","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e61/e61d1992147004aab56d0a28dcb6c712_md.jpg","artistName":"Prince Ali","artistId":135662,"station_id":286143981},{"musicPath":"/music/Akrobatik","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/746/7464e22ae0b207ef25c1cb3a09728499_md.jpg","artistName":"Akrobatik","artistId":110330,"station_id":282359648},{"musicPath":"/music/Wordsworth","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a98/a980572afbcb7e686d4e4cd43a8f7fe6_md.jpg","artistName":"Wordsworth","artistId":109009,"station_id":281863482},{"musicPath":"/music/Big+Noyd","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d20/d200cfed771c46c3a16586041aeab5db_md.jpg","artistName":"Big Noyd","artistId":10053,"station_id":113347880},{"musicPath":"/music/King+Just","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/83f/83f6a5d3c699a3ecfcb0d322af032bcf_md.jpg","artistName":"King Just","artistId":6875,"station_id":123338786},{"musicPath":"/music/Jigmastas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/111/111dcbf804900643549b751bd32dd51e_md.jpg","artistName":"Jigmastas","artistId":6409,"station_id":248749803},{"musicPath":"/music/Street+Smartz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ebd/ebdc6f852e910a648e153694a43df5c7_md.jpg","artistName":"Street Smartz","artistId":9113,"station_id":247687020}]}